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Health Disparity
A population specific difference in health indicators. It is inequatable if it is associated with social disadvantage that puts an already disadvantaged group at further disadvantage
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Gender - Health Paradox
Men experience more life threatening chronic disease, while women live longer but have more nonfatal acute chronic conditions
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Men and Women Life Expectancy
Men = 75.1 Women = 80.2
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Heart Disease
Similar for blacks and whites in 50s and 60s but 30% higher for blacks in 2000
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Cancer
Blacks lower than whites in 50s but 30% higher in 2000
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Infant Mortality Rate
Blacks/American Indians have highest rate, Whites/Asian Pacific Islanders/Hispanics have a low rate
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Theory of Cumulative Advantage
People who begin their life with greater resources continue to have opportunities to accumulate more of them, while those others fall further behind
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Convergance Theory
Old age is the great leveler, the gap between the rich and poor narrows with age
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Social Determinants of Health - SES
Education, income, occupation, wealth
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Social Determinants of Health - Neighborhoods
Safe access to sidewalks allows for exercise, access to fast food or healthy food, enviornmental toxins, and lead exposure in children
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Elderly Stereotypes
Physicians biased stereotypes for elderly: complex health problems, chronic diseases, communication difficulties, and medicare regulations
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Psychosocial Factors
Sense of control over life. Lower levels of control are associated with poor financial security. Mental health and physical health are often linked
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