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Module 11 - Challenges Ahead Flashcards

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What did Covid-19 test?

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  • Our ability to effectively respond to and cope with a major disease threat
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Who is more stressed out than ever?

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  • North Americans
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What is on the rise?

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  • Anxiety
  • Loneliness
  • Depression
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What is on the rise in Canada?

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  • Binge Drinking
  • Methamphetamine Use
  • Opioid Use
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What are Americans more likely to die from more than a car crash?

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  • Opioid Overdose
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What has been on the rise in social media?

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  • False content with misinformation
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What is misinformation linked to?

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  • Reduced engagement in health precaution
  • Increased susceptibility to Covid-19
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What was social media linked to in the early stages of the pandemic?

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  • Higher spread of Covid-19
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What are the benefits of tech and social media?

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  • Health monitoring
  • Remote access to care
  • Apps to promote good health productivity
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What played a crucial role in keeping us connected during the pandemic?

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  • Technology and social media
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What enabled governments and health agencies to continue functioning effectively?

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  • Technology and social media
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What are smartphone use and push notifications associated with?

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  • Greater stress
  • Increased Cortisol Output
  • Reduced connectivity in areas of the brain related to control
  • Withdrawal symptoms when stopped
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What may lead to significnat improvements in well-being?

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  • Limit social media use to 30 min per day
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What is psychological inoculation?

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  • Pre-bunking fake news
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What might psychological inoculation be a vehicle for?

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Conferring large-scale psychological resitance against misinformation and disinformation

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What is growing globally?

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  • Inequality
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What does inequality do?

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  • Stifle Growth
  • Restrict Earning Potential
18
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Why have people with disabilities been disadvantaged during Covid-19?

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  • Lack of accessible health resources
  • Worsening inequality
19
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What has increased Covid-19 risk among indigenous Canadians?

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  • Systemic Inequities
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Why are people who already face discrimination more vulnerable during the pandemic?

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  • Lack of social connectedness
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Who has been hit harder from the pandemic around the world?

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  • Poorer neighbourhoods
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What does indigenous health research involve?

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  • Fostering a positive relationship with Indigneous communities
  • Working harder to heal the wounds of the past
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What does climate change as a public health issue involve?

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  • Rising atm. / oceanic CO2
  • Rising Temperature
  • Rising Sea Levels
  • Melting Ice Caps, Glaciers
  • Environmental Degradation
  • Extreme Weather
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Why is Climate Change a risk to health?

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  • Flooding, storm surges, sea-level rise
  • Extreme heat, droughts, fires
  • Breakdown of infrastructure, water supply
  • Reduced agricultural productivity
  • Increased malnutrition/related disorders
  • Infectious and insect-borne disease
  • Loss of ecosystem & biodiversity
  • High STRESS
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What is ecological grief?

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  • Intense feelings of grief resulting from climate-related losses to valued species, ecosystems, and landscapes
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What is expected to become more common as climate change worsens?

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  • Ecological Grief
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What was perceived climate change as a threat to personal health correlated with?

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  • Greater anxiety/depression
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What was anxiet/depression correlated with climate change as personal threat higher for?

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  • high empathy
  • Collectivistic cultural orientation
29
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What has historically been associated with increased violence and crime?

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  • Less rainfall
  • Higher temperature
  • Drought
30
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Who is disproportionately impacted by climate change?

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  • Vulnerable and socially marginalized populations
31
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What will climate change worsen in communities around the world?

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  • Economic inequality
32
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Health is a state of complete well-being, including?

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  • Physical
  • Mental / Emotional
  • Social
  • Cultural
  • Spiritual / Existential
  • Environmental
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