University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center on Social Disparities in Health, San Francisco, CA.
Public Health Rep. 2014 Jan-Feb;129 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):5-8. doi: 10.1177/00333549141291S203.
"Health disparities" and "health equity" have become increasingly familiar terms in public health, but rarely are they defined explicitly. Ambiguity in the definitions of these terms could lead to misdirection of resources. This article discusses the need for greater clarity about the concepts of health disparities and health equity, proposes definitions, and explains the rationale based on principles from the fields of ethics and human rights.
“健康差异”和“健康公平”在公共卫生领域已经变得越来越熟悉，但它们很少被明确界定。这些术语定义上的模糊性可能导致资源配置不当。本文讨论了需要更加明确健康差异和健康公平概念的必要性，提出了定义，并基于伦理和人权领域的原则解释了其基本原理。
