EFPC Survey – What is your take on Equity? Page 1 of 2What is your take on Equity ? (very short) Questionnaire on the role of Public and Primary Healthcare in achieving equity.Introduction. WHO and international organizations for healthcare and social care like EFPC and WFPHA have made striving for equity their key issues: how to achieve equity in health, in access and quality of healthcare. Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthy. 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. A strong Primary Care system, providing person-centered care, integrated with Public health and social care, is known to significantly improve populations’ health and reduce inequity. During COVID however, we sometimes faced the dilemma choosing between lives and equity, as the measures to prevent COVID infections affected worse the living circumstances as well as access to healthcare in people with low income or ow health literacy. These groups also suffered more from the infection: for instance in the Netherlands deaths due to Covid-19 infection were twice as high in the population with the lowest income compared to the highest income group. So, could we treat all our patients equally well in this challenging situation? What can we do in Public Health and Primary Care to achieve equity, also in these circumstances? What skills do professionals need, what conditions have to be met? How do local policies regarding organization of care and payments influence equity? Where should we put our resources? These questions we want to investigate with this on-line questionnaire and debate during an on-line World café on Equity during the Global Public Health week programme organized by WFPHA on April 6th We hope you will dedicate 10 minutes of your precious time to inform us about your take on equity.Personal characteristics | Age:*Please selectyounger than 40 years40 - 60 yearsolder than 60 years Country where you work:*Please selectAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua And BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia And HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Democratic Republic Of TheCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)CubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrance, MetropolitanFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard And Mc Donald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic Of)IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic OfKorea, Republic OfKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic OfMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia, Federated States OfMoldova, Republic OfMonacoMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts And NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent And The GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome And PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakia (Slovak Republic)SloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia, South Sandwich IslandsSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre And MiquelonSudanSurinameSvalbard And Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, United Republic OfThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad And TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks And Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis And Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabweProfession:*Please selectPrimary care professionalPublic healthcare professionalResearcherPolicymaker Patient/public representativeInformal carerOther, namely:Please selectmidwifeoccupational therapistsocial workerphysiotherapistlogopedicpsychotherapist dieticianpharmacistcommunity nursefamily doctordentistotherProfession:Profession:Member of EFPC*Please selectYesNoMember of WFPHA*Please selectYesNoMember of other international association*Please selectYesNoName of the International OrganizationNextII. StatementsWould you please indicate your opinion on the statements below; if you wish, you are very much invited to add a comment or explanation of your opinion. 1. The Covid-19 pandemic has increased inequity world wide*Please selectyesnosomewhatno opinionComments/explanations: 2. The Covid-19 pandemic preventive measures / policies in Europe have increased inequity*Please selectyesnosomewhatno opinionComments/explanations: 3. In order to achieve equity / prevent inequity, specifically in the light of a pandemic, in policy, the voice of the following groups should be more listened to / involved in policymaking: (More options are possible)*Public HealthPrimary CareSocial care Patients / citizen representativesPolitical pressure groups Communication expertsBehavioral expertsOther Specify:4. Professionals in Public Health and Primary Care should have the competences and necessary resources to adequately consider in their daily care the social determinants of health that influence access to and quality of healthcare (like poverty, discrimination, health literacy) *Please selectyesnosomewhatno opinionComments/explanations: 5. Locally, Public Health and Primary care professionals should work together and with citizen representatives to tailor services to the needs of the whole population. Community participation formats should be implemented adequately to tailor services to the needs of the population in their region.*Please selectyesnosomewhatno opinionComments/explanations: 6. National and International Public Health and Primary care professionals should address factors in the system, society and healthcare organisations that could enhance equity in health *Please selectyesnosomewhatno opinionAre you human?*BackSendThis field should be left blank Irene Cubells2022-03-02T08:59:54+00:00 Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterestVkEmail