Quiz 4 Flashcards
Some societal impacts are coded as
Policies, procedures, laws
Other topics of importance are
Ageism, religious discrimination, diet culture, mis and dis information campaigns, ableism
Explicit bias
Intentional bias individual is consciously making decisions and value judgements about other groups
Implicit bias
Unintentional - don’t realize their thoughts is driven by experiences or stereotypes internalized
Implicit bias does impact actions but..
Does not force our actions
Other forces that drive our actions
Situational changes
Personality
Values
Policies
Protocols we follow
The effect size of implicit bias on actions is
.2
Policies and protocols can either
Diminish or increase influence of implicit bias
Political division..
Show distrust in institutions and messengers - including public health and medical institutions and communications
When trust in institutions decreases…
Trust in messages from those institutions and willingness to act on messages decreases
Those who lost trust in institutions during covid
Were less likely to be vaccinated than those who trusted institutions or individuals
Strongest examples of political division
war
Forement health provider in war-torn regions
Doctors without borders
Example of medical and public health infrastructure being rebuilt after war
RWANDAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Religiosity
Strong societal force that impacts health
When the community is highly religious..
It has overall strongly positive relationship with health outcomes
Stronger outcomes for (religious)
People who are highly involved in their religious practice
Religiosity improves health for the overall community but.
If someone of same faith feels marginalized within faith, they have worse outcomes, particularly mental health
Classism
Idea that members of one social or economic class are better than others
November 2019 study rate pain levels of individuals
Those rated at lower perceived class were perceived as having less intense pain, less credible pain, pain more attributable to psychological factors
Traditional cultural practices
Myriad language, arts, food, healing practices, family organization, roles
Ties to culture can be..
Empowering and provide social capital
Disconnection form culture can be
Traumatic - indigenous persons during boarding school era
Haiti - authors found placing themselves in role of learners
They gained rich insights from ecology of ways of thinking and acting - should be cornerstone of the future of health promotion