Homelessness
Which of the following factors is a significant contributor to homelessness in Canada?
A) Lack of affordable housing
B) High educational attainment
C) Stable employment
D) Access to healthcare
Which of the following factors is a significant contributor to homelessness in Canada?
A) Lack of affordable housing
TRUE/FALSE: Preventative, Protective, & Health Promotion services were initially included in the criteria of the Canada Health Act
FALSE!
Preventative, protective, & health promotion services were not included in the criteria, they were often left unattended
TRUE/ FALSE, nurses are morally obligated and well-situated to take action to address social justice and health inequities on social media.
TRUE!
What downstream interventions can CHNs implement when interacting with homeless individuals? (SATA)
A) Building trusting relationships over time.
B) Preserving respect.
C) Acknowledging client concerns is important.
D) Mind reading clients
What downstream interventions can CHNs implement when interacting with homeless individuals?
A) Building trusting relationships over time.
B) Preserving respect.
C) Acknowledging client concerns is important.
What are some socio-political antecedents of Indigenous homelessness? (SATA)
A) Colonialism
B) Cultural genocide
C) Land loss
D) The destruction of Indigenous Land
E) Structural violence
What are some socio-political antecedents of Indigenous homelessness? (SATA)
A) Colonialism
B) Cultural genocide
C) Land loss
D) The destruction of Indigenous Land
E) Structural violence
All of the above!
A nurse utilizing personal energy and social/political capital to address upstream and downstream determinants of health would be said to engage in?
A)Political Action
B)Activism
C)politics
D)None of the above
A nurse utilizing personal energy and social/political capital to address upstream and downstream determinants of health would be said to engage in?
B)Activism
Activism is the actions a nurse engages in to change political/social issues. Political action on the other hand is using knowledge of “politics” and policy development to enact change.
What role can nurses play in addressing homelessness in Canada? (SATA)
A) Advocating for laws that ban people sleeping outdoor
B) Providing healthcare services in shelters
C) Ignoring the issue as it's not within their scope
D) Promoting luxury housing solutions
E) Advocating for affordable housing units
B) Providing healthcare services in shelters
E) Advocating for affordable housing units
The emerging approach known as inclusion health aims to target intervention to populations traditionally excluded from mainstream society, such as homeless individuals (Luchenski et al., 2017). Interventions include:
A) Case management.
B) Harm-reduction strategies.
C) Options for short-term recuperative care for homeless individuals.
D) Addressing housing and the social determinants of health.
E) All of the above
The emerging approach known as inclusion health aims to target intervention to populations traditionally excluded from mainstream society, such as homeless individuals (Luchenski et al., 2017). Interventions include:
E) All of the above
Based on this week's reading, what does it mean to be "at risk of homelessness"?
Refers to people who are not homeless but current situations is precarious or does not meet public health and safety standards.
How can healthcare institutions effectively address the gaps in care practices?
How can healthcare institutions effectively address the gaps in care practices?
Advocate for policy changes and incentives that encourage appropriate and safe patient discharges.
What action did the CHN take to empower Samantha within her community?
A) Leveraging social media for social engagement and network connections
B) Providing financial assistance
C) Offering counseling sessions
D) Connecting Samantha with a new living space
What action did the CHN take to empower Samantha within her community?
D) Connecting Samantha with a new living space
Identify upstream interventions to tackle Indigenous Homelessness.
A) advocating for increased minimum wage rates
B) increasing social assistance rates
C) affordable housing and childcare
D)All the above.
Identify upstream interventions to tackle Indigenous Homelessness.
D)All the above.
Which government approach focuses on providing housing support services to combat homelessness?
A) Criminalization
B) Harm reduction
C) Housing first
D) Mandatory shelter for vulnerable populations
Which government approach focuses on providing housing support services to combat homelessness?
D) Mandatory shelter for vulnerable populations
A common critique of social media activism is what is referred to as “Slactivism”. Based on our readings it means? (SATA)
A)The ‘feel good’ factor
B)No real change/impact offline
C)laziness to post
D)pro-posting
A common critique of social media activism is what is referred to as “Slactivism”. Based on our readings it means? (SATA)
A)The ‘feel good’ factor
B)No real change/impact offline
Slacktivism refers to online political activity that has no impact on political outcomes in reality but only serves to “increase the participants’ feel-good factor”
What does upstream CHN role look like? (SATA)
A) Advocating for policies that prevent people becoming homeless
B) Involving social determinants of health
C)Utilizing food shelters
D)Going to the emergency room for a cast
What does upstream CHN role look like?
A) Advocating for policies that prevent people becoming homeless
B) Involving social determinants of health
Which Ottawa Charter principles did the CHNs use in their interventions? (SATA)
a. Strengthen Community Action
b. Developing Personal Skills
c. Creating Supportive Environment
d. Building Healthy Public Policy
e. Reorient Health Services
Which Ottawa Charter principles did the CHNs use in their interventions?
b. Developing Personal Skills
c. Creating Supportive Environment
d. Building Healthy Public Policy
What kind of violence are mothers and children at risk for ? (SATA)
A) Physical violence
B) Emotional or psychological abuse
C) Sexual violence
D) Neglect
What kind of violence are mothers and children at risk for ? (SATA)
A) Physical violence
B) Emotional or psychological abuse
C) Sexual violence
D) Neglect
All of the above!
What are the interpersonal barriers that hinder nurses from engaging in activism? (SATA)
A) Lack of confidence in their public speaking skills
B)Inadequate educational preparation regarding policy and politics
C) Gender power dynamics-male dominated policy and political arenas
D) Adequate opportunities to partake in activism.
What are the interpersonal barriers that hinder nurses from engaging in activism? (SATA)
A) Lack of confidence in their public speaking skills
B)Inadequate educational preparation regarding policy and politics
C) Gender power dynamics-male dominated policy and political arenas
What does a downstream CHN role look like? (SATA)
A) Applying a bandage to a cut
B) Doing a comprehensive health assessment
C)Advocating for policies
D) Medication management
What does downstream CHN role look like?
A) Applying a bandage to a cut
B) Doing a comprehensive health assessment
D) Medication management
Using the health promotion model, identify one SDOH from the scenario and explain how you would solve it using the cube model.
Using the health promotion model, identify one SDOH from the scenario and explain how you would solve it using the cube model.
There's more than one correct answer!