Health Inequities and Disparities
What is Prejudice?
The attitudes and pre-judgements based on generalizations, often stereotypes, about a person or group of people based on their social identity?
True or False: We will see the SEM again after this unit?
True
What are Stressors?
The cause of stress.
People, things, events that cause people stress
True or False: Can intersectionality create additional privilege, discrimination, or oppression?
True
What are the levels of the Socio-Ecological Model?
Individual
Interpersonal
Institutional (Organization/School)
Neighborhood/ Community
State/National
Circle of Control includes...?
Circumstances/Issues/Problems that we have DIRECT control over.
Your thoughts, your words, your reactions, your behavior, your mood, internal stressors...
What are Health Disparities?
The difference in health between populations. Often used to describe the results or negative health outcomes that socially disadvantaged groups may face from uneven resource distribution.
True or False: You cannot use the SEM to help you identify risk and protective factors that can impact health and well-being
False
Circle of Influence includes...
Circumstances/Issues/Problems that we have INDIRECT control over.
These are the things we are concerned about and you can influence
Other people's thoughts, their actions, their choices, whether others like you or not....
What are Health Inequities?
Unfair and avoidable inequalities that are avoidable or and the product of human behavior, such as the uneven distribution of resources.
What is the SEM used for?
Used to demonstrate/explain how internal and external factors shape and influence the overall health and well-being of an individual
Circle of Concern includes....
Circumstances/Issues/Problems that we have no control over at all.
Things we may be concerned about but cannot influence or control
Your past choices, the media, death, war, politics
Between Health Inequities and Disparities, which one is the cause? Which one is the effect?
Health Inequities are the cause which occur due to oppression, discrimination, ism's (racism, sexism), and privilege.
Health disparities are the effect which results in different conditions and treatments affecting a different group of people.
If we could simplify the SEM and put it into 3 levels, what 3 levels would it be?
Individual
Interpersonal
Society (Community)
True or false: the two types of stressors have the same effects on us?
True
Internal and External stressors can have the same physical and psychological effect