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Health Equity Despite the many strides that have been made to improve health in the U.S., racial and ethnic disparities According to the CDC, health equity is achieved when are the most unyielding inequities experienced54. While every person has the opportunity to attain their full progress has been made around extending the length health potential and no one is "disadvantaged from and quality of life for everyone, there is clear evidence achieving this potential because of social position or that certain racial and ethnic groups—African American, other socially determined circumstances." Health ineq- Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, Asian and Pacific uities are reflected in differences in length of life; quality Islander—suffer a disproportionate burden of premature of life; rates of disease, disability and death; severity of illness and preventable death compared to Whites" disease; and access to treatment52. Below are social and health disparities that affect Af- rican Americans in the U.S. compared to non-Hispanic Equity and Equality Whites56 Equity involves trying to understand and give peo- Among Focus Group responders: ple what they need to enjoy full, healthy lives. Equality helps to ensure that everyone gets the same things in • Hispanic/Latinx participants stated that they notice order to enjoy full, healthy lives. Like equity, equality hate from workers when they go to certain offices promotes fairness and justice but can only work if ev- and agencies. eryone starts from the same place and needs the same things. Equality ignores factors such as language, place • Hispanic/Latinx participants stated that they feel un- of residence, sexual orientation and gender, race, socio- safe in the community due to being left uneasy after economic status, etc. -that can act as barriers. Under- certain marches (i.e. KKK march in Hillsborough). standing the differences between equity and equality is . Hispanic/Latinx participants stated that they have important to be able to recognize and respond to differ- gone to local agencies where no one looks at or ences in health and well-being that are unfair, avoidable addresses them at the check-in windows. and changeable53 Figure 12: Social Factors and Health Risks Some socil factors �� UnemploymentaLiving poverty 13m= health risks 25%1 9% 100% affect African 69% youngerages.Americans13% 25% Jt34 57% 45�a UP% 194(t 20% /° African American . 4% 5% U16% 9% 22%White18-34 35-49 50-64 18-34 35-49 50-64 18-34 35-49 50 64 AGES AGES AGES Im 25%1 19% 19% 16% z5% 50% � 20?0 20% 20% 43°I° 43% 199�0 18�a 35°Io 2694r 30% 29% id 12, 19�10 ° y 18-34 35-49 50-64 18-34 35-49 50 64 10-34 M9 50-64 18-34 35-49 56-64 AGES AGES AGES AGES 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 21