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Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix A: Glossary
Pages 323-328
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Although these individuals are also often described along with other racial and ethnic groups, the phrase "American Indian and/or Alaska Native" is distinct because it is used in the context of legally enforceable obligations and responsibilities of the federal government to provide certain services and benefits to members or citizens (and, in some cases, descendants) of federally recognized Tribal Nations.
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or other Pacific Islands, including all sovereign/independent Pacific Island countries, including the Compact of Free Association States. White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe or the Middle East or North Africa.
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Health equity: The attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities and historical and contemporary injustices and eliminate health and health care disparities.
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Population health includes health outcomes, patterns of health determinants, and policies and interventions that link these two. Race: A socially constructed, shorthand concept dating to the 15th century that categorized populations into an arbitrary, hierarchical classification framework, largely based on phenotypic characteristics, such as skin color.
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Social risks: Specific adverse social conditions associated with poor health and health care–related outcomes. Structural determinants of health: Macrolevel factors, such as laws, policies, institutional practices, governance processes, and social norms that shape the distribution (or maldistribution)
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