The goal of this group project was to improve health equity in Wood County. Health equity occurs when “[E]veryone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care” (Wood County Health Equity Report 2021). Health inequities are unjust because there ar...
Improving Wood County health equity via employee policies, hiring practices, and tribal partnerships
Metrics
- University University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Sustainable Development Goals 08 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- University Department Public Health
- Status Completed
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name Wood County