Vocabulary
What does “Health Equity” mean?
Everyone has a fair chance to live a healthy life.
Name one common health issue disproportionately affecting African Americans.
Heart Disease
Give an example of a systemic cause that contributes to health disparities.
Housing Policies
What are some examples of poor mental health?
Depression, Anxiety
Name two social determinants of health.
Housing and Education
Define “Type 2 Diabetes.”
When the body cannot regulate sugar
Which group is more likely to experience Type 2 Diabetes?
Latino/a/e
How does environmental racism affect health?
People may be forced to live in unhealthy or unsafe neighborhoods
What health disparity is a major concern for Latino communities?
Type 2 Diabetes
How can education improve health outcomes?
If people have a better understanding of their health they can be healthier. Example: how to eat a healthy diet.
What is “Stigma”?
Feelings of shame
How does stigma affect mental health outcomes?
People are not willing to share their experiences
What role does historical trauma play in health inequities?
It can create stress and place people into unfavorable conditions
Name a health disparity faced by Native Americans.
Alcohol Related Illness
Why is housing important for health?
Where you live can influence your house such as living by a grocery store or living near pollution
Give an example of a “Social Determinant of Health.”
Where someone lives, works, goes to school
What does health disparity mean?
A difference in health outcomes that is linked to social or environmental inequality.
Why are systemic causes harder to address than individual behaviors?
Systemic changes involve laws and policies, where are harder to influence
What barrier affects Asian American mental health?
Stigma
How does access to nutritious food impact well-being?
Can prevent many health problems such as diabetes and heart disease
Give an example of historical trauma
Native Americans lost land and were forced into poor conditions; Black Americans faced slavery, segregation, and medical abuse.
Give an example of a health disparity
Asian Americans / Mental Health, African American / Heart Disease, Latinos / Type 2 Diabetes, Native Americans / Alcohol Related Illness
Name a policy change that could reduce systemic health disparities.
Building grocery stores in food deserts
What is a food desert? What health disparity is it connected to?
A neighborhood that does not have access to a grocery store (diabetes and heart disease)
What is one way public transportation influences health equity?
Can allow people to have more access to food, jobs, and education