HEC Health Equity Framework Image Description

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.