SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (EXAM 2)
QUESTIONS WITH PASSED ANSWERS/NEWEST
UPDATE
Define terms: politics, policy, social policy, public policy, political economy -
...(ANSWERS)....Politics: Struggle of the distribution of resources and
opportunities in society.
Policy: Overall plan embracing general goals and acceptable procedures.
Social Policy: How the government and society as a whole address the wellbeing
of that society's members.
Public Policy: Decisions/actions taken by the government in some official or legal
form to do with the particular problem or concern.
Political economy:
Explain Rose's "Population Principle" and why this underscores the need for policy
approaches to population health - ...(ANSWERS)....The population principle is a
landmark concept that mathematically demonstrated in cardiovascular disease
Give examples of U.S. public/social policies and social protection programs that
impact health - ...(ANSWERS)....Public Policies- would be civil rights laws, family
medical leave act, Americans with Disability Act. Social Policy- would be the
Affordable Care Act. Social protection programs would medicare/medicaid, social
security income, SNAP benefits.
Explain what must be balanced for socially-just policy - ...(ANSWERS)....
, What does research show to be the most health-supporting political economies? -
...(ANSWERS)....
Identify our best models of "the good society" today and the
characteristics/policies these countries share. Assess the U.S. in this context. -
...(ANSWERS)....less social spending, higher rates of poverty, lesser social
mobability, larger income inequality gap
Describe the relationship between social spending and health. -
...(ANSWERS)....even though in the us we pay more for health more than any
other country when it comes to education, subsidizsed housing and more we rank
very low.
Identify the policy entry points in the Diderichsen model for increasing health
equity? Apply examples. (Example: Civil Rights legislation seeks to decrease social
stratification.) - ...(ANSWERS)....
Have a general grasp of place differences in life expectancy at the country, state,
and local level - ...(ANSWERS)....
Based on our models for understanding health disparities, explain what drives
these differences by place - ...(ANSWERS)....
escribe the main findings and policy implications of Chetty's work on life
expectancy among the poor in U.S. cities - ...(ANSWERS)....The main findings were
income and life expectancy, health behaviors, local policies, and the geographic.
QUESTIONS WITH PASSED ANSWERS/NEWEST
UPDATE
Define terms: politics, policy, social policy, public policy, political economy -
...(ANSWERS)....Politics: Struggle of the distribution of resources and
opportunities in society.
Policy: Overall plan embracing general goals and acceptable procedures.
Social Policy: How the government and society as a whole address the wellbeing
of that society's members.
Public Policy: Decisions/actions taken by the government in some official or legal
form to do with the particular problem or concern.
Political economy:
Explain Rose's "Population Principle" and why this underscores the need for policy
approaches to population health - ...(ANSWERS)....The population principle is a
landmark concept that mathematically demonstrated in cardiovascular disease
Give examples of U.S. public/social policies and social protection programs that
impact health - ...(ANSWERS)....Public Policies- would be civil rights laws, family
medical leave act, Americans with Disability Act. Social Policy- would be the
Affordable Care Act. Social protection programs would medicare/medicaid, social
security income, SNAP benefits.
Explain what must be balanced for socially-just policy - ...(ANSWERS)....
, What does research show to be the most health-supporting political economies? -
...(ANSWERS)....
Identify our best models of "the good society" today and the
characteristics/policies these countries share. Assess the U.S. in this context. -
...(ANSWERS)....less social spending, higher rates of poverty, lesser social
mobability, larger income inequality gap
Describe the relationship between social spending and health. -
...(ANSWERS)....even though in the us we pay more for health more than any
other country when it comes to education, subsidizsed housing and more we rank
very low.
Identify the policy entry points in the Diderichsen model for increasing health
equity? Apply examples. (Example: Civil Rights legislation seeks to decrease social
stratification.) - ...(ANSWERS)....
Have a general grasp of place differences in life expectancy at the country, state,
and local level - ...(ANSWERS)....
Based on our models for understanding health disparities, explain what drives
these differences by place - ...(ANSWERS)....
escribe the main findings and policy implications of Chetty's work on life
expectancy among the poor in U.S. cities - ...(ANSWERS)....The main findings were
income and life expectancy, health behaviors, local policies, and the geographic.
