Two Steps We Can Take Now To Make Health Equity A Lasting Movement
By: Thomas G. Bognanno, President and CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities , Written for Forbes.com
Most would agree that the opportunity to be healthy and well is a basic human right. Where the complications arise are in the varying beliefs on how to achieve healthy people and communities. Calls for change in the health system have swept across the country over the past several years, with a renewed focus propelled by recent events like the pandemic and racial justice movements that drew the national spotlight. But like the tide, these waves often come and go without permanently changing systems and structures to advance health equity for all people.
At my organization, CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, we envision a world where all people are valued and live in communities where everyone has opportunities to achieve their best health. We believe that health equity and equity in general are possible when every person has the opportunity to attain their full potential. This happens when we give individuals what they need versus trying to give all people the same access to the same services, regardless of what they actually need.
Thomas G. Bognanno, President and CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
