Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Equity

Affiliations

¹ Jean Edward is associate professor and assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing in Lexington. Contact author: jean.edward@uky.edu . The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Jean Edward. Am J Nurs. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 1;123(7):15.

doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000944896.53423.16.

¹ Jean Edward is associate professor and assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing in Lexington. Contact author: jean.edward@uky.edu . The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Abstract

A call to action for nurses.

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