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Reflection of Racism & Health Disparities
Loue S. Community health advocacy. & Racism
Questions
Video - The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation
watch the video and answer the following questions.
Question 1. Define the term health disparities from your own understanding.
Question 2. Define the term racism, from your own understanding.
Question 3. After completing all 4 hours of the APHA webinar series on racism and health, which of the four videos, or which part of the series, do you feel was the most helpful for you in understanding how racism might influence health disparities?
Question 4. Was there part of the video series you felt was the least helpful in understanding this phenomenon?
Question 5. What is something you learned from watching the videos you did not know before, watching the series, regarding health disparities?
Question 6. After watching the series, how do you think racism may contribute to or influence health disparities, from your perspective?
Question 7. Explain the difference between equity and equality. How do you feel this concept affects health disparities?
Question 8. What does the Bible tell us about Social Justice, if anything?
Question 9. Since thinking about this series and what you have learned, what are three practical steps you think you can or should take as a public health professional, to address disparities as a public health professional?
Question 10. What are three practical steps you think you can or should take as public health student, right now, to address disparities?
Question 11. What is a Biblical Verse or principle you feel speaks to how we should operate in our communities to address disparities.
Question 12. Of the theories we have learned, what is one social/behavioral theory of public health you would use to address health disparities?
Question 13. Explain how you would use they theory you identified above to reducing disparities through programs or services in the community.
Question 14. Would you recommend this series to other students to watch, why or why not?