Health Disparities
True or False: People of Color and low-income individuals are more likely to be uninsured.
True
Define the term 'social determinants of health'
Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes.
Name one hospital that is located on the West Side of Chicago.
RUSH Medical Center
What does HIV stand for?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
What is the name of the instructors and TA's
Explain what health disparities mean.
Health and Healthcare disparities refer to differences in health and healthcare between populations
True or False: Safety, Transportation, and Walkability are included in the determinants category, "Neighborhood and Physical Environment"
True
How many communities make up the West Side of Chicago
11
The name of the treatment regiment commonly used to treat HIV/AIDS
antiretroviral therapy
Pharmacy Desert
An urban pharmacy desert is defined as a low-income community or neighborhood with no pharmacy within a half-mile for those with limited vehicle access. For low-income communities with adequate vehicle access, the defining radius extends to a mile.
Which Chicago communities have the highest health disparities?
West and South Side
Name 4 of 6 Social Determinants of Health Categories
Economic Stability, Neighborhood and Physical environment, Education, Food, Community and Social Context, Health Care System
What organization provides support to students that have lost loved ones?
The Peace Warriors
HIV is transmitted when the _____ of an infected person comes in contact with the blood or mucous membrane of a healthy person.
blood or other bodily fluids
Where is the concentration of chronic illnesses in Chicago?
South and West
What is a food desert
an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food.
Which Chicago organization tries to reduce the number of gun violence incidents in the community?
CeaseFire
When is it appropriate to talk about someone's HIV?AIDS status?
When the individual has given consent
Name two of the factors that the COI measures.
availability of parks, resources for children, jobs, pre-school enrollment, affordable housing, education
What is the Childhood Opportunity Index
is a measure of relative opportunity across all neighborhoods (e.g., census tracts) in a metropolitan area.
Name three determinants within "Health Care System"
1.) Health Coverage
2.) Provider Linguistic and Cultural Competency
3.) Quality of Care
4.) Provider Availability
What were some ways that Oak Park became a racially integrated community with differing health outcomes in comparison to Austin?
Positive steering, formed Oak Park CHA housing, implemented laws preventing blockbusting
North, South, West
Do you have the power the make a change in your community?
YES