Improving population health requires a commitment to:
A) Universal health care
B) Health equity
C) Public health
D) Occupational justice

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It is now understood that improving population health requires a commitment to health equity, as well as a holistic focus on both the social and biological determinants of health (Diez Roux, 2016). Framing health in terms of equity causes a shift of attention, from broad-based interventions that aim to improve the health status of the population at large to targeting those groups and communities most affected by disparities in social, economic, and physical environments-that is, the extrinsic and potentially modifiable factors that cause ill-health.

Improving Population Health Requires a Commitment To