"Health Equity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of their social position or other socially determined circumstance.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069576
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.350.500 N05.300.430.383
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Equity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Equity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Equity" by people in Profiles.
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Narayan AK, Foster N, Kadom N, Scott JA, Flores EJ, Broder JC, Yong-Hing CJ, Daye D, Kagetsu NJ, Burstin H. Six Steps to Improving Health Equity Using Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Tools. Radiology. 2025 Feb; 314(2):e232750.
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Lindley AR, Ricklefs C, Kost A, Patterson DG, Evans DV, Sturges D, Bennett IM, Cawse-Lucas J. Changes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Activities of Family Medicine Departments. Fam Med. 2025 Jan; 57(1):20-27.
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Yerram P, Edwards D, Norris KC, Molony D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Landry DL. Practicing health equity in kidney care by establishing improved access to timely disease management and kidney replacement therapy options: from providers to patients. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):48-54.
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Straiton D, Pomales-Ramos A, Broder-Fingert S. Health Equity and Rising Autism Prevalence: Future Research Priorities. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(4).
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Tai R, Mariyampillai M, Chekmeyan M, Rosen MP. Teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Health Disparities in Radiology Through a Morbidity and Mortality Conference Framework. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Sep; 21(9):1520-1522.
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Reagan L, Kitt-Lewis E, Loeb SJ, Shelton D, Zucker DM. Health equity for people living in correctional facilities: Addressing bias, stigma, and dehumanization. Res Nurs Health. 2024 08; 47(4):359-365.
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Calista JL. Increasing Health Equity Through Innovative Strategies: Addressing Health Disparities Among Adults With Limited English Proficiency. Med Care. 2024 Jun 01; 62(6):356-358.
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Szymczak JE, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Neetz RA, Hersh A, Presson AP, Lindenauer PK, Bernstein SJ, Muller BM, White AT, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Smith JD, Vaughn VM. Protocol for a parallel cluster randomized trial of a participatory tailored approach to reduce overuse of antibiotics at hospital discharge: the ROAD home trial. Implement Sci. 2024 03 04; 19(1):23.
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Guastaferro K, Sheldrick RC, Strayhorn JC, Feinberg E. Operationalizing Primary Outcomes to Achieve Reach, Effectiveness, and Equity in Multilevel Interventions. Prev Sci. 2024 Jul; 25(Suppl 3):397-406.
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Lines LM, Long MC, Zangeneh S, DePriest K, Piontak J, Humphrey J, Subramanian S. Composite Indices of Social Determinants of Health: Overview, Measurement Gaps, and Research Priorities for Health Equity. Popul Health Manag. 2023 Oct; 26(5):332-340.