Which of the following statements best distinguishes 'health equity' from 'health equality'?
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A
Health equality provides everyone with the same resources, while health equity allocates resources based on need to achieve fair health outcomes.
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B
Health equity focuses on individual behaviors, while health equality focuses on community-level interventions.
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C
Health equality is achieved when chronic disease rates are the same across all populations, whereas health equity is achieved when everyone has access to a primary care physician.
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D
Health equality and health equity are interchangeable terms used to describe the absence of health disparities.