Unit 2 - Week 5

Question 1

what are some examples of inside and outside circle characteristics of the circle of power and privilege?

Answer 1

inside= white, bio male, youthful, christian, married, fit, upper class, parent, educated, english, heterosexual, cis gendered
outside = racialized, diabled, elder, female, immigrant, LBGTQ+

Question 2

health inequity are differences in health that are ______, _______, and _______

Answer 2

avoidable, unjust and unfair

Question 3

social inequities are….

Answer 3

when a person is treated unfair because of their race, gender, class, orientation or immigration status

Question 4

what are some reasons for health disparities?

Answer 4

social economic and environmental conditions, genetics

Question 5

health equity is achieved when everyone can reach their full health _______

Answer 5

potential

Question 6

what are the 4 environmental factors that impact the health system and EDI? explain each

Answer 6

1. current climate = the inequities that exist from a social justice perspective
2. policy and law = how and who forms them, people making them should not have bias ideologies
3. education = what gets taught and how that information is used within the health care setting
4. systems and structures = hierarchies and access to power and privilege

Question 7

what is NOT an environmental factor that impacts the health system and EDI
a) climate
b) education
c) systems and structures
d) policy and law
e) population size

Answer 7

e)

Question 8

1. ________ rates for Indigenous people are 50% higher than non-indigenous
   a) obesity
   b) chronic inflammation
   c) heart disease
   d) diabetes
2. Black women died in pregnancy related causes at a rate __x higher than white women

Answer 8

c), 3x

Question 9

explain each impact on health systems from a lack of EDI
- stereotype and bias
- lack of diversity among health care providers, researchers and policy makers
- gaps in education programs
- research that is not diverse
- lack of funding for research and healthcare supports that address structural issues of inequity
- absence of demographic data to show inequities exist
- overall apathy and disregard towards marginalized people

Question 10

what is Jordan’s principle?

Answer 10

a principle that ensures all Indigenous children regardless if they live on or off reserve have access to adequate health services and that there are no gaps in funding for health care

Question 11

what is correct about Jordan’s principle?
a) applies to only first nations children who are on reserve
b) Does not apply to all government services for first nations children like special education, dental, therapy etc
c) the federal government has implemented the principal
d) ensures that Canada will make a medical decision based on requests for indigenous children within 12-48 hours

Answer 11

d)

Question 12

T/F: the provincial government extends their education and welfare on reserves.

Answer 12

F. the provincial government expects the federal government to, but the feds regularly don’t

Question 13

transphobia exists within a context of ________

Answer 13

cisnormativity

Question 14

Answer based on the health outcomes for trans people:
1. there is higher risk for ____ for trans people:
a) obesity
b) HIV
c) diabetes
d) increased mental health

2. trans people are ___x more likely to attempt
3. __ in ___ trans ontarians experienced an unmet health need in the last year because they were trans

Answer 14

1. b
2. 25x
3. 1 in 3

Question 15

what are the 4 barriers to health equity for trans people?

Answer 15

1. individual level
2. interpersonal level
3. organizational level
4. societal/ institutional level

Question 16

classify each example with the barrier associated for trans people:
a) feelings of mistrust towards healthcare services
b) unsafe physical healthcare environment
c) lack of provider competency or shortage of specialists who know how to provide for trans people
d) medical paperwork that is not inclusive
e) lack of trans-specific training for health professionals
f) gender dissonance -stress from incongruence between birth sex and gender identity
g) can’t access gender affirming surgery
h) institutional erasure - can’t select their gender as an option

Answer 16

a) individual
b) organizational
c) interpersonal
d) organizational
e)societal
f) individual
g) societal
h) societal