Explain your understanding of “competing interest” in health equity.

In the context of the health care system, it is asserted that an individual’s zip code is more important than their genetic DNA.

  • Explain your understanding of “competing interest” in health equity.
  • What does this mean and how does your understanding allow you to utilize social work knowledge and skills while working with clients (you may choose a current client that you are working with in your field practicum) who may have part of their identity impacted by factors of intersectionality.