Poverty/Homelessness

Question 1

Determinants of health

Answer 1

income, gender, biology, age

Question 2

Social Determinants of health

Answer 2

food, income, social status, social support, employment

Question 3

Absolute poverty

Answer 3

inability to obtain necessities for health, no income, begging

Question 4

Low income cut off

Answer 4

20% of income on food, shelter, clothing

Question 5

What is low income a risk factor for?

Answer 5

type 2 diabetes, hypertension, COPD, asthma and co-mordidities, infant mortality and decreased access

Question 6

What is indigenous health at risk for?

Answer 6

diabetes, heart problems, arthritis, cancer, hypertension

Question 7

Absolute homelessness

Answer 7

Individuals living in the street with no physical shelter of their own

Question 8

Sheltered homelessness

Answer 8

in shelters, need occasional or consistent shelter

Question 9

Hidden homelessness

Answer 9

would not assume, bounce from house to house, “couch surfing”, sleeping in cars, a friends house

Question 10

Where is there intersectionality

Answer 10

poverty and gender, race, education

Question 11

Health care with homelessness

Answer 11

1. Mortality & unintentional injuries
   - pregnancy
2. HIV/AIDS
3. Musculoskeletal disorders & chronic pain
4. Hunger & nutrition
5. Skin & foot infections
6. Infectious disease –Dental Problems
7. Respiratory Illness - Bronchitis/Pneumonia
8. Chronic disease & disorders
9. Sexual & Reproductive Issues
10. Mental Health Issues
11. Substance Abuse

Question 12

Racialization of poverty

Answer 12

poverty is disproportionately concentrated and reproduced among racialized group members

Question 13

Race

Answer 13

is a social construct (people are designated as different & subjected to differential and unequal treatment

Question 14

Health is political? What is Neoliberalism?

Answer 14

Political & economic ideology (1970’s)
Intersecting factors contributing to poverty, homelessness and food insecurity
Contributes to increased rates of poverty, homelessness, food security
Shifts focus away from political and structural causes

Question 15

What are the most common mental illness?

Answer 15

Anxiety disorders (panic, OCD, PTSD, Stress Phobias)

Question 16

Psychoactive Drugs

Answer 16

Psychoactive drugs are divided into categories according to their effect on the central nervous system and the experiences the drugs may induce:
- Depressants (e.g., alcohol, heroin)
- Stimulants (e.g., nicotine, cocaine, caffeine, amphetamines)
- Cannabis
- Hallucinogens (e.g., LSD, Ecstasy, PCP)
- Inhalants
- Caffeine: insomnia, irritability, anxiety, GI, headaches

Question 17

Harm reduction

Answer 17

Rethink programs that focus attention on dangerous health problems
REFOCUS efforts to progressive change by identifying SDOH, coordinate efforts
GOAL: reduce harm, strengthen capacity, reduce incidence of disease

Question 18

What does supervised injection sites offer?

Answer 18

Supervision of injections
Emergency response to drug overdoses
Injection related First Aid (wounds)
Assess and referral to PHC services
Harm reduction teaching & counselling
Access to condoms, needles, injection equipment
Education and Referrals