health disparities
What does the term “health disparity” mean?
What is a difference in health outcomes between groups, often caused by unfair social or economic conditions?
Name one social factor that can influence someone’s health.
What is income / education / housing / food access / safety? (any of these)
What is oncology the study of?
What is cancer?
Which city agency collects health data in NYC?
the NYC Department of Health?
What does “health insurance” help pay for?
medical care like doctor visits, medicine, or hospital stays
racial group in the U.S. has the highest death rate from breast cancer
Who are Black women?
What does “food desert” mean?
What is an area with limited access to affordable, healthy food?
Cancer happens when cells do what uncontrollably?
What is divide?
Which borough has the highest uninsured rates?
queen$
What’s one reason people skip cancer screenings?
cost / fear / lack of access / no transportation / no time
Why might two neighborhoods in NYC just a few miles apart have different life expectancies?
What are differences in housing, income, healthcare access, and environment?
How does low education affect health?
What is it can lead to lower-paying jobs, less health knowledge, and less access to care?
True or False: All tumors are cancerous.
false
In NYC, these two factors heavily influence if someone lives near a hospital.
What are income and neighborhood?
Language barriers can make healthcare harder to understand. What can hospitals do to help?
provide interpreters or translation services
This Bronx neighborhood has some of the highest asthma rates in NYC, partly due to truck traffic and poor air quality.
What is Hunts Point?
Why might someone with a full-time job still avoid going to the doctor?
What is they may not have insurance, paid time off, or affordable care?
Which cancer has a strong link to smoking?
What is lung cancer?
This public hospital system serves many uninsured or low-income NYC residents.
What is NYC Health + Hospitals?
A person without a primary care doctor is more likely to go where for emergencies
the emergency room
Which NYC borough reports the highest rates of obesity and diabetes, partly tied to poverty and lack of healthy food options?
What is the Bronx?
This term describes neighborhoods without sidewalks, trees, or parks, which can raise risks for heart disease.
What is a “built environment”?
Which common screening test helps detect cervical cancer?
pap smear
True or False: Life expectancy in East Harlem is lower than in the Upper East Side.
true
What kind of clinic offers care regardless of immigration status or income
community health center