Disparities in health that are a result of systemic, avoidable and unjust social and economic policies and practices that create barriers to opportunity.
The absence of differences in health between groups with differential exposure to those social and economic policies and practices that create barriers to opportunity
Differences in health status among distinct segments of the population including differences that occur by gender, race or ethnicity, education or income, disability, or living in various geographic localities.
Those inter-related social and economic factors that influence health.
Social determinants of health include, but are not limited to: socioeconomic status, discrimination, housing, physical environment, food security, child development, culture, social support, healthcare services, transportation, working conditions, and democratic participation.
Social justice is the equitable distribution of social, economic and political resources, opportunities, and responsibilities and their consequences.