Discrimination
Unfair or unequal treatment of people based on social labels such as race, gender, disability, or socioeconomic status.
Facilitation
The process of guiding discussions, meetings, or group activities to ensure effective participation and shared understanding.
Health disparities
Differences in health outcomes and access to healthcare that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantage.
Population health
The study of health outcomes in groups of individuals, including how social, economic, and environmental factors influence health disparities.
Positionality
An awareness of how a researcher’s identity, background, and social position influence their perspective and relationship with the research process and participants.
Social determinants of health
The conditions in which people are born, live, work, learn, and age that influence their health and quality of life—such as income, education, housing, and access to care.
Social exclusion
A process by which individuals or groups are marginalized and denied full participation in society, often resulting in reduced access to resources, opportunities, and rights.


