List the Points
Those who suffer from food insecurity are receiving much less minerals and vitamins- falling below the dietary requirements for: (list 3)
Homeless people experience high levels of: (4 points)
Alcohol/Substance abuse
Respiratory disease
1) Mental health problems
2) Prone to suicide
3) Accidents
4) Violence
Worry about running out of food and/or limited food selection due to a lack of money for food.
Marginal Food Insecurity
Which Province Has the highest rate of food Insecurity?
Nunavut
1 in ____ Canadian children under the age of 18 is affected by household food insecurity.
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Food Insecurity Can Contribute to: (5 Points)
House Conditions that cause Adverse Health Outcomes (7 points)
1) Presence of lead & mold
2) Poor heating
3) Draft
4) Inadequate ventilation
5) Vermin
6) Overcrowding
7) Living on the streets
Compromise in quality and/or quantity of food due to a lack of money for food.
Moderate Food Insecurity
In ______, the World Health Organization recognized shelter as a prerequisite for health.
1986
____% of households in Nunavut are food-insecure and almost ____ of these households were severely food insecure.
1) 57%
2) Half (50%)
Who is Most at Risk of Food Insecurity? (8 points)
1) Lower-income groups
2) Low-wage, short-term or precarious workers
3) Those working multiple jobs.
4) Single income homes
5) Those who rely on public income supports.
6) Renters rather than homeowners
7) Households with children under 18
8) Indigenous people
*Daily Double List the Points*
The Indian Act of 1876 stated... (4 points)
1) Disregard the land claims of Metis peoples.
2) Relocation of Inuit communities
3) Establishment of residential schools
4) Not honoring signed treaties
Miss meals, reduce food intake, and at the most extreme go day(s) without food.
Severe Food Insecurity
Affordable housing can be defined as housing that costs less than ____% of before-tax household income.
30%
_____% of the children in Nunavut live in food-insecure households.
78.7%
People with low health literacy are less likely to: (4 points)
1) Be able to identify their own medications.
2) Understand how to take their medications.
3) Understand the potential side effects.
4) People with low health literacy are more likely to misunderstand warning labels.
*Daily Double List the Points*
social exclusion has been shown to negatively impact mental health in the following ways: (6 points)
1) Depression
2) Anxiety
3) Poor sleep quality
4) Loneliness
5) Cognitive decline
6) Memory problems
the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society.
Literary
Approximately ___ million women live in poverty in Canada
3 million
Most food-insecure households are in the workforce. ___% reported their main source of income as wages or salaries from employment.
65%
and can you tell me what the implications of this stat are???
Why is housing important? (4 points)
1) Many studies show that poor quality housing and homelessness are clear threats to the health of Canadians.
2) Housing is a necessity for living.
3) Housing relates to a healthy lifestyle.
4) Unaffordable or insecure housing increases the risk of many health problems.
*Daily Double Definition*
refers to the physical, mental, and social well-being of defined groups of individuals and the differences (disparities) in health between population groups.
Population Health
is the ability to access, understand, evaluate, and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health in a variety of settings across the life course.
Health Literacy
*True or False*
Adults or children, people who suffer from food insecurity are simply not getting as many servings of fruits and vegetables and milk products compared to those in food-secure households.
True
more than 1 in ____ Canadian households are unable to find affordable and healthy homes.
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