Social Determinants
Equity/Inequity
Mini-Research Projects
UNST Goals
Bonus: Prof. Labissiere & Devyn
100

Define: "social determinant of health"

Conditions of the environment (live, play, work, etc.)

Outside factors not in your control

Social aspects of health

100

Define the word "inequity."

Lack of fairness or justice

100

Name two health disparities from the given list.

  • Disproportionate impact of COVID 19 on BIPOC communities (Health, financial, etc.)
  • Poor health status (physical, mental, emotional) among veterans
  • Childhood obesity among U.S. Latinos
  • Motor vehicle accident death rates in rural communities
  • Traumatic brain injuries among people experiencing homelessness
  • Depression in women
  • Suicide rates among LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) adolescents
  • Binge drinking among college students under the age of 24.
  • Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) among African American adults
100

Name two of the UNST goals.

Communciation

Inquiry & Critical Thinking

Diversity, Equity, & Social Justice

Ethics, Agency, and Community

100

What graduate program is Devyn in? 

Book Publishing

200

Give two examples of social determinants of health that were defined in the class.

Access to housing, food, health, transportation, safety, race, food prices, etc

200

From our in-class discussion, give two reasons why conversations about equity are hard.

Openmindedness, different perspectives, maintain power, privilege, capitalism/money hungry, health has turned into politics.

200

Fill in the blank: Your ____ ____ must discuss the social determinants of this health disparity.

Action steps

200

What is the purpose of University Studies? 

To facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, abilities, and attitudes which will form a foundation for lifelong learning among its students.

200

Fill in the blank: Yves Labissiere is a _____ _____ who works to understand how race, identity, language, difference, power, and privilege play a role in education and health systems.

Social psychologist

300

Define: "non-social determinant of health"

Social factors that are out of our control and/or not caused by others

300

Tied to our equity talk, what was the definition of "racism" that the class came up with together?

Systems that are set up to justify degredation and prejudice. 

300

Identify one discussion question that your project must answer. 

  1. What are the causes of this health inequity? 
  2. What are the social determinants of this issue and the numbers of people involved? 
  3. How do these elevated disease rates impact the quality of life of community members? 
  4. Does this disparity lead to other health issues or elevated disease rates? 
  5. How can society alleviate or cut this health disparity? 
  6. What can individuals do? What actions can the affected community take? 
  7. What can the public do?
300

Identify two Sophmore Inquiry courses other than HPHP. 

American Identities, Understanding Communities, Design Thinking, Environmental Sustainability, Families & Society, Freedom/Privacy & Technology, Gender & Sexualities Studies, Global Environment Change, Global Perspectives, Interpreting the Past, Knolwedge/Values & Rationality, Leadning Social Change, Popular Culture, Natural Science

300

How many years has Devyn been a peer mentor in UNST for (including this year)?

Four

400

Give two examples of non-social determinants of health that were defined in the class.

Air polution, where you live, work/mental health, race, genetics, inhereitance, etc.

400

Identify two points we discussed in class that could aid these difficult conversations. 

Intervention and education.

400

Fill in the blank: For this assignment, you will work to create a ____ ____ ____ that seeks to end a socially- determined health disparity.

Public health campaign

400

How many universities in the country have a UNST program model? 

2 - PSU and Southern Oregon University

400

At which university did Prof. Labissiere earn his Ph.D? (Harvard, Standford, Yale, or Univerisity of California)

University of California

500

Identify two social determinants and non-social determinants that fit in either/or that we talked about in class.

Race, SES, food, health, education

500

What does society gain if we overcome these difficult conversations?

Open-ended answer

500

What date are the mini-research projects (final drafts) due? 

Thursday of Week 10: December 2nd

500

What year was the UNST Program created?

1993

500

At which university did Prof. Labissiere earn his Bachelor of Arts? (Harvard, Standford, Yale, or Univerisity of California)

Yale

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