DEFINING AND ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY IN GENOMIC MEDICINE
DEFINING AND ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY IN GENOMIC MEDICINE
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DOI：
10.18865/ed.29.s1.173
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Bonham, Vence L.
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作者：
Jooma, Sonya;Hahn, Michael J.;Bonham, Vence L.
基因组学改善健康的潜力随之而来的危险是，并不是所有人口都能公平地享受到这些好处。如果基因医学的实施不刻意侧重于健康公平，现有的健康差距可能会加剧。在基因组学的背景下定义健康公平意味着什么，并概述如何实现这一目标，对该领域的未来非常重要。改善卫生公平的战略包括解决不同人群在基因组研究中代表性不足的问题，调查如何在不同的医疗保健环境中部署基因组服务；以及服务不足的社区，增加劳动力多样性，支持传统研究中心以外的基础设施发展，以及让社区和医疗保健提供者参与进来。通过采用这些策略，基因组研究界可以促进基因组医学中的健康公平。
The potential of genomics to improve health comes with the peril that the benefits will not be equitably available to all populations. Existing health disparities can be exacerbated if the implementation of genomic medicine does not intentionally focus on health equity. Defining what health equity means in the context of genomics and outlining how it can be achieved is important for the future of the field. Strategies to improve health equity include addressing underrepresentation of diverse populations in genomic research, investigating how genomic services can be deployed in diverse health care setting; and underserved communities, increasing workforce diversity, supporting infrastructure development outside traditional research centers, and engaging communities and health care providers. By employing these strategies, the genomic research community can advance health equity in genomic medicine.