Education and Literacy
Education levels have a direct impact on health outcomes by influencing what?
Health literacy, chances for employment, and income.
What are early life experiences?
Early-life trauma, poverty, and discrimination.
What does racism impact in society?
Racism has an impact on housing, work, education, and healthcare.
What is food insecurity?
A lack of reliable access to enough nourishing food.
What factors are required for adequate housing?
Stable, secure, and reasonably priced housing.
Higher educated people are usually more likely to obtain what?
Information on treatments, disease prevention, and nutrition.
What do negative childhood experiences lead to?
Higher lifetime risks of mental illness, substance abuse, and chronic illnesses.
How does long-term stress brought on by racism impact one's physical health?
By increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and mental health problems.
How is food insecurity related to health?
It is linked to negative physical and mental health consequences.
How does housing relate to good health?
Adequate housing lowers exposure to risks including mould, insects, and overcrowding, which may worsen respiratory conditions, stress, and infectious diseases.
Higher health education leads to what?
Healthier lifestyles and fewer health inequalities.
Who do negative childhood traumas impact?
Individuals and communities as they shape development, personality, and worldview.
How has discrimination negatively impacted Indigenous populations in Canada?
Discrimination has limited their access to social justice, healthcare, and healthcare education.
What are the negative consequences of food insecurity?
Food insecure people may rely on less expensive, less nutritious food options, which puts them at higher risk for diabetes, obesity, and malnutrition.
Why should adequate housing matter to everyone?
Housing security is essential for both individual and community health because it lowers stress, improves mental health, and offers stability that improves academic and professional results.
Why might people make educated decisions about their health?
Education promotes critical thinking, independence, and self-advocacy.
Why should we support children's growth and development?
1. help society lower healthcare expenses
2. enhance the quality of the workforce
3. advance the general stability and well-being of society.
Why should racism matter to everyone?
It makes equal access to opportunities and resources possible, which is crucial for lowering health inequalities and building stronger, healthier communities.
Why should food insecurity matter to everyone?
Addressing food insecurity can support children's growth and development and lower the cost of chronic diseases and healthcare expenses.
Where does inadequate housing come from?
Poverty and low income, insufficient affordable housing, discrimination and housing inequality, and neglect of maintenance and infrastructure.
Why should health education and literacy matter to everyone?
Because it provides the potential for better employment, income, and quality of life for future generations, it is fundamental to ending cycles of poverty and improving community health.
Where do early-life experiences come from?
Early-life trauma, difficult upbringing influenced by parents, and socio-economic factors.
Where does racism come from?
Racism comes from early systemic inequalities and marginalization.
Where does food insecurity come from?
Food insecurity is caused by structural inequalities such as poverty, injustice, and lack of access to healthy foods.
How can we improve the housing crisis?
Build affordable housing, repurpose under-utilized buildings, and maintain current infrastructure and housing.