Health Equity

Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.” CDC, 2022. More.

One important step toward health equity is the promotion of health literacy. With funding from the National Library of Medicine G08 LM014109, the Refugee Reproductive Health Network promotes digital sexual and reproductive health literacy among Afghan and Arab refugees in Sacramento, California, and beyond.

Our Aims

Core Executive Team

Reproductive Health Equity Scholars

All Health Equity Scholars

2022-2023;

Pontea Doroudian, Amanda Hoang, Ameryl Loi, Laila Zaib, Sima Naderi, Israa Zaidi, Noor Abushaban

2023-2024;

Usra Wasil, Tariq Mukatash, Donya Mohammadi, Saria Nassar, Adiba Safiri, Gabriela De Lara, Razan Al-Obaidy, Nashrah Mariam, Layla Dalati, Amira Zayed, Taj Najjar, Roseanne De Guzman

2025-2026

Sarah Abdullah, Taia Abusham, Salma Fadda, Sarah Alkatib, Eden Nguyen, Eric Mnatsakanyan, Shaunzeh Shah, Lana Ashre, Samy Ayesh, Ilia Jorhadzedah, Natalie Sargisyan, Jade Hamati, Tolin Safadi, Henah Durrani

References

“What Is Health Equity?” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 July 2022, www.cdc.gov/healthequity/whatis/index.html#:~:text=Health%20equity%20is%20the%20state,health%20and%20health%20care%3B%20and.
“Health Literacy in Healthy People 2030.” Health Literacy in Healthy People 2030 – Healthy People 2030, health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-literacy-healthy-people-2030. Accessed 24 July 2023.
National Library of Medicine (NLM), NLM Strategic Plan for 2017-2027: A platform for Biomedical Discovery and Data Powered Health, 2017.