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SUBMITTER: Furtado KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975259 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Furtado Karishma S KS Brownson Carol C Fershteyn Zarina Z Macchi Marti M Eyler Amy A Valko Cheryl C Brownson Ross C RC
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20180101 1
Health equity is a public health priority, yet little is known about commitment to health equity in health departments, especially among practitioners whose work addresses chronic disease prevention. Their work places them at the forefront of battling the top contributors to disparities in morbidity and mortality. A random sample of 537 chronic disease practitioners working in state health departments was surveyed on health equity commitments, partnerships, and needed skills. A small percentage ...[more]