Health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to "attain
his or her full health potential" and no one is "disadvantaged from
achieving this potential because of social position or other socially
determined circumstances." Health disparities or inequities, are types of
unfair health differences closely linked with social, economic or
environmental disadvantages that adversely affect groups of people.
(Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social
Determinants of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).