Online Exercise #2 is meant to integrate the video clips you watched above and by integrating the video clips, I hope that you will apply what you’ve learned about SDoH from the readings to the conditions of life and their drivers that were presented for Mary Gwai (second and the last video clips)
Watch 1: Unnatural Causes: Health in America:
The U.S. is one of the richest countries in the world, yet we rank 29th for life expectancy and spend more than twice what other countries spend per capita on health care. Why aren’t we healthier?
As you watch, consider the influence of social conditions and policies on our health outcomes.
Watch 2: Unnatural Causes: There is no such thing as Small Stuff:
As you watch, consider how neighborhood disadvantages/social factors limit Marys lifestyle and choices as you watch.
Mary Turner, featured in “In Sickness and In Wealth,” lives in a poor neighborhood in Louisville, KY. With three teenage children, a disabled husband, and health issues preventing her from working, she must budget carefully to support her family. In a video, she discusses the daily choices she faces, giving a glimpse into life at the lower end of the U.S. socio-economic spectrum.
Watch 3: Living in a Disadvantaged Neighborhoods is Bad for your Health:
“Why is your street address such a good predictor of your health? As Southeast Asian immigrants like Gwai Boonkeut increasingly move into neglected urban neighborhoods where African Americans have long suffered, their health is being eroded as well. What can be done to create a neighborhood that promotes health rather than destroys it?”
Initial Post:
Answer the following questions. Be specific and mention/reference specific videos where appropriate. Linking ideas in the videos to specific concepts in Module 2 assigned readings is encouraged. At least one such linkage is required in your answer. Your initial post should be about 200-300 words.
Dr. David Williams argues that health campaigns focused solely on changing individual behavior are nave because the choices of individuals are often limited by the environments in which they live.
- What social, built environment, and economic conditions described in the film clips support and encourage healthy choices?
- What social, built environment, and economic conditions described in the film clips constrain and discourage healthy choices?
- Which of those conditions (supporting or constraining) have nothing to do with individual choices?
