Inequalties in Health Flashcards

Question

Whos more at risk for IMR

Answer 1

Lower income people, and mothers with less education

Answer 2

Linking social disadvantage to individual physical and mental health social origin and childhood conditions influence later life health outcomes through physiological and biological pathways Social forces like discrimination can generate stressors that acrivate adrenal horomones which can have adverse affects on the human body.

Answer 3

Diseases that are constantly present within a population, things like hepatitis and Stis

Answer 4

The rapid spread of a disease to a large population ,community , region, within a short period of time

Answer 5

A disease that spread rapidly to many countries and across continents, think of covid 19

Answer 6

Liike how aids was cosntructed as endemic only for gays, injectiond rug uses, etc, but now its a pandemic because of how many people it effects.

Answer 7

1 in 5 canadians direct experiences with a mental illness

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Youth men poorer individuals have worse mental health homneless indibiduals more likelyh to have disorders

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When a person has more than one disease or condition at the same time

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Mental illness and suhbstance abuse are leading causes of disability in canada cost of mental illness is over 50 billion per year unemployment rates are high for people with most severe mental illnesses

Answer 11

There is a hyperattention on illegal substances which causes us to ignore social problems caused by legal substances our views on drugs often depend on who uses them Cocaine and MDMA vs Crack or Meth Wealth and Racial Disparities

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Suicide second leading cause of death for 15to24, leading cause of death for children aged 10-14 Suicide rartes highest among indigenous people.

Answer 13

There are inequaltiies in the likelihood of cotnracting and dying from a pandemic between high income and low income countries, neighbourhoods, and persons people living in impooveriished areas black people and those in asian ethnic groups more likely

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Sexual Minorities report worse mental health than cis counterparts lesbians and bisexual females are the most disadvantaged

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Observed time path in which health of immigrants just after migration but worsens with additional years in ne country

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Sickness threatens the ability of society to work effectively, widespread illness undermine society social insitutions resposniblke for perserving the health of socieities members institutiuons use social control to deter unhealthy behaviours and encourage healthy behaviours

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Health and medical services are goods that are unequally distributed among different social groups health inequalities are the result of income, economic, and social inequaltities, inequalties exposed vulneravble populations to harm

Answer 18

Ideas meanings and labels for healthy and illness are socally constructed and expressed in peoples interactions with one another symbolic meaning attached to mens health rather than womans

Answer 19

Historically men have controlled womens bodies, as fathers husbands, and employers. theyve also controlled womens bodfies as physicisians by defining how women sysmptoms and their expreiences might be interpreted. medicing has been based on male bodies and mens symptoms tend to dismiss womens health complaints

Answer 20

When vaping first came out was seen as benefit not seen more negative. role in society?- social cohesion, smokers occupy sick role gives new social roles caused dysfunctions kills too many people

Answer 21

Who benefits from vaping? manufactuerers portrayed as cool in media- false consciousness Cigarette companies know its bhad yet continue to sell why? profit.