Unit 11

Question 1

why do we study SDoH?

Answer 1

To better understand:

Question 2

Polices impact …

Answer 2

health equity and well being

Question 3

Do we screen everyone for poverty?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

what health conditions is poverty a risk factor for?

Answer 4

diabetes

Question 5

Who is the agent?

Answer 5

who gets what, where, when and how

Question 6

public policy involves a ______ _____ to pursue a ______ _______ of action

Answer 6

deliberate decision

Question 7

How can we become an ally ?

Answer 7

Be informed - Reputable sources

Question 8

Knowledge is inextricably linked to _______ …nurses have the capacity to both exercise and resist ______, making nursing care inherently a political activity.”

Answer 8

power

Question 9

what are the main actions of public policy?

Answer 9

1.Share concepts included in the course text

Question 10

What is the bottom line of public policy in terms of defining the problem?

Answer 10

how we define a problem determines our actions

Question 11

• neo-liberal period

Answer 11

early period (1867-1930)

Question 12

individualism in health presumes ____ which limits space for ________.

Answer 12

choice

Question 13

What is a risk of individualism in health?

Answer 13

Structural barriers downplayed - lifestyle approach to health promotion/prevention

Question 14

When nursing duties and loyalties conflict with societal power structures and nurses blindly adhere to policies rooted in structural racism, patients are ___________________________

Answer 14

no longer the center of care

Question 15

What determines how you treat patients/clients?

Answer 15

how you understand health

Question 16

positivism in health sciences is a reliance on …

Answer 16

quantitative approaches

Question 17

positivism in health science is fixed on …

Answer 17

individual risk factors

Question 18

positivism in health sciences commitment to …

Answer 18

objectivity

Question 19

the foundations of public policy are, at their essence, …

Answer 19

value judgements and ideologies

Question 20

PLURALISM

Answer 20

governments adopt good policy ideas

Question 21

POLITICAL ECONOMY

Answer 21

policies serve the “economic elites”

Question 22

When it comes to someone’s well-being, _________, _____________ and _______ __________ can have a major impact on a person’s overall health.

Answer 22

poverty

Question 23

What are some examples of housing policy recommendations from Raphael et al and RNAO?

Answer 23

Raphael et al. (2020) suggest:

Question 24

July 2023, Over 200,000 teachers in six Canadian provinces remain without an ______ _______ _________.

Answer 24

active collective agreement

Question 25

The privileged person looks at the lived reality of the less privileged and assumes that the world works for _____________________________________.

Answer 25

others the way it works for themselves

Question 26

what is the national housing strategy?

Answer 26

a 10 year $55 billion plan creating a new generation of housing in canada giving more canadians a place to call home

Question 27

benefits of the national housing strategy

Answer 27

Cut chronic homelessness by 50%

Question 28

status quo vs with pharmacare?

Answer 28

status quo - 51.6

Question 29

_______ in society

Answer 29

power

Question 30

SDoH distribution determined by government/societal _______

Answer 30

ideology

Question 31

Welfare state-how society views _______________________________.

Answer 31

what it owes members by virtue of citizenship or residence

Question 32

Canada’s electoral system a barrier to welfare state development

Answer 32

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Question 33

How can we as nurses become a formidable ally to public policy change?

Answer 33

Recognize and dismantle white supremist ideology