Health Care Access & Quality
In 2019, about 28.9 million people in the U.S. lacked this.
What is health insurance?
Quality education can improve decision-making about this.
What is health?
A neighborhood without access to healthy food is called this.
What is a food desert?
People of color with low incomes are more likely to live in environments with failing what?
What is infrastructure?
High deductibles and copays can make people effectively this.
What is underinsured?
School funding is largely based on this local source of revenue.
What are property taxes?
A neighborhood with more unhealthy than healthy food options is called this.
What is a food swamp?
One-third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer, and heart disease are linked to this environmental factor.
What is air pollution?
This body system’s care is often a hallmark sign of poverty in America.
What is oral health (dental care)?
Schools in poor districts often lack adequate staff in subjects like this.
What are math and science teachers?
Children experiencing hunger are more likely to perform poorly in this setting.
What is school?
Secondhand smoke, noise, and workplace hazards are examples of risks in this domain.
What is the built environment?
ural communities often lack these key providers, limiting primary and secondary prevention.
What are primary care providers (PCPs)?
Violence, bullying, and lack of school nurses can lead to issues in this area of health.
What are behavioral and mental health issues?
Lack of this can affect people’s ability to reach health care and grocery stores.
What is transportation?
Blue-collar workers are more exposed to these compared to white-collar workers.
What are occupational hazards?
One major strategy to improve access is this virtual approach to health care.
What is telehealth?
Having access to education improves a person’s chance of making this type of wage.
What is a living wage?
Job training programs and affordable childcare are examples of strategies to improve what?
What is economic stability?
Violence and unsanitary water supplies are examples of risks tied to this determinant.
What is neighborhood and social context?