Accessible Long Description: Health Equity Framework Graphic

This image is a circular, multi-layered diagram illustrating a framework for improving care for patients, caregivers, and communities through eight equity-driven actions in healthcare.

Center Circle (Yellow):

• Contains the text: "Improved care for patients, caregivers and communities"

• and is surrounded by icons of people, symbolizing the focus on individuals and communities.

Middle Ring (Teal):

Divided into eight segments, each representing a key action for healthcare organizations and individuals:

1. Build a more inclusive organization:

2. Collect and use equity-focused data:

3. Equip team members with critical skills:

4. Practice ongoing and responsive accountability:

5. Co-develop services to meet community needs:

6. Improve how services are delivered:

7. Catalyze equitable policy:

8. Shift power and create space for communities to lead:

Outer Ring (Grey): Categorizes the broader social systems influencing healthcare into:

• Institutional

• Interpersonal

• Internalized

Outermost Layer (White): Lists systemic forms of oppression that impact health equity:

• Colonialism

• Racism

• Cisgenderism

• Heterosexism

• Classism

• Ageism

• Sexism

• Ableism

The framework visually communicates how addressing systemic inequities and

implementing targeted actions can lead to more equitable healthcare outcomes