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Module 1: Reflection on Health Equity
In what ways does health equity matter to you?
As a citizen
Receive the care I need
As a female, I will not be looked down at
Reduce exclusion
More power in decision making, and a fair division of work
Community
Commit to helping low-income and non-English speaking patients
Make sure elderly, women and racial/ethnic minorities are represented in clinical trials
Opportunity to enjoy life healthy and pursue one's life plans
Improve mental health related exclusion
Improve daily living conditions
Geographic area
Better access to primary care doctors and good hospitals
Reduce the experience of health inequities to poor or marginalized people, racial/ ethic minorities, and women
Healthy places will have healthy people
Promote good physical and psychological wellbeing amongst each other
In what ways does your profession or discipline concern itself with health equity?
As a physiotherapy assistant in a retirement home
Creating equal opportunities to be healthy
Not rushing the treatement to just say it was completed
Spending the time with each patient in order to get through the whole exercise program
Closely match services to the level of need
Involve everyone that wants to participate in the exercises
The home I work at, physio treatement is included in their package to make it more affordable for everyone
How does your role or organization influence the three dimensions of health equity?
Difference between equity and equality
As a physiotherapy assistant
I make sure to follow equity. It is not possible to have everyone have the same health outcomes
I work with many different individuals with different conditions and disabilities
Each patient has their own goals which we work to achieve
Some factors of health that are beyond our control and many of the patients understand that
We set SMART goals
Vicious nature of health inequities
Educate the employees
Employee handbook
Open and honest communication
Awareness of health inequities
Offering to discuss any instances of perceived unfair treatment
Communication is key
Company policies
Difference between equity in health and in healthcare
It is important as employers to understand the difference
We are educated on the difference
Physiotherapy tries to closely match service to the level of need
Make sure it is affordable for every socio-economic group
