Midterm Exam Flashcards
health disparity
health outcome that is seen to a differing extent between populations
differences in health outcomes that
are closely linked with social,
economic, and environmental
disadvantage — are often driven by
the social conditions in which
individuals live, learn, work, and play
health
state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
healthcare
the prevention, treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being; services
offered by the medical and Allied health
professions
equivalent phrases to “health disparity”
health inequality and health inequity
healthcare disparity
differences between groups in health insurance coverage,
access to and use of care, and quality of care
diversify biotech research
address systemic biases, create diverse teams, prepare the next generation
prioritize under-researched areas
geographic differences, ancestral background, biological sex, increase funding
community-based design
community engagement, healthcare access, diversify testing groups
cystic fibrosis receives 3x more funding per patient than…
sickle cell disease
examples of understudied populations
children and the elderly, racial and ethnic minority groups, sexual and gender minorities, the incarcerated, pregnant
understudied/underfunded diseases
women’s health, eating disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, depression
sex-based determinants
disease, pathophysiology, manifestation, response to treatment
gender-based differences
disease perception, help-seeking behavior, use of healthcare, decision-making, therapeutic response
gender
perceptions, interactions, family roles, physical activity, behavior, power dynamics, risk-taking
biological sex
x-inactivation, y-specific genes, bone shape, density, center of gravity, metabolic regulation, sex steroid hormones, organs, hormones, reproductive proccesses
