Terms
EPA is the acronym for
What is Environmental Protection Agency?
The appliance that exposes people in lower income areas to increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
What is a gas stove?
The family that lived in Puerto Rico for most of their marriage
Who is the Ruiz Family?
African Americans believed they were going to get a better life by doing this
What is migrating north?
The title of the book
What is Disparities of Urban Health?
Certificate earned in place of a diploma
What is a GED?
Identifying the presence of disparities, what the causes of said disparities are, and reducing disparities
How has health disparity research changed over the years?
Dr.Wallace has been collecting data for this long
What is 20 years?
Reason for such a massive migration
What is industrialization?
The author of the book
Who is Dr. Edward V. Wallace?
The name of the technique that Dr.Wallace use to get participation
What is Snowballing?
or
What is word-of-mouth?
The reason why people in low income areas continue to use and buy tobacco.
What is they are often too afraid to challenge the cultural norms in their community?
Mostly seen when living in low-income housing
(3 responses needed)
Answers can include...
What is:
human trafficking, substance abuse, gun violence, illegal drug activity, and prostitution
Outdoor air pollution because of 2 main factors:
(only have to name one reason)
What is:
increase in population in urban areas
or
rapid growth of energy-intensive industries
The target audience during Dr.Wallace's research
Who are African Americans and Hispanics?
The Implied Warranty of Habitability law
What is the document that places the responsibility on the landlord to maintain livable conditions for their tenants and ensure their property is protected from common pests
Overcrowding of urban neighborhoods has led to increased health concerns such as asthma and bronchitis due to what main cause
What is cockroaches?
Dr.Wallace's paid internship as a senior in college
What is the New York State Department of Health?
Unemployment, low paying jobs, homelessness, no voting rights, unsanitary housing for African Americans
What is conditions African Americans were met with in the North?
Name 3 cities that Dr.Wallace visited
Answers can include...
What is:
Birmingham, Alabama; The Bronx, New York; Cincinnati, Ohio; Ithaca, New York;Amherst, Massachusetts; Dover, Delaware
Government program that provides health insurance for low income individuals
What is Medicaid?
The underlying causes of health disparities
(Only need 2 answers, every additional is +50 points)
Answers can include...
What is:
individual behaviors
socioeconomic status
access to quality health care
geographical location
The number of families mentioned that were personally interviewed
What is 9?
Why were African Americans witnessed to practice social distancing later than whites?
They did not have the luxury to stay at home and work.
5 of the families mentioned
(every additional family named is +50 points)
Answers can include:
Who is:
the Hughes Family, Rosa Santoya, Eloise Stevenson, the Ruiz Family, Leston and Sheila Blackmon, the Whittredge Family, the Worley Family, the Rubio Family, the Colemam Family