Racism & Health Disparities

Reflection of Racism & Health Disparities

Loue S. Community health advocacy. & Racism

https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/webinars/racism-and-health

Questions

Follow the link to watch the video and answer the following questions.

1. Define the term health disparities from your own understanding.

2. Define the term racism, from your own understanding.

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?

4. Was there part of the video series you felt was the least helpful in understanding this

phenomenon?

5. What is something you learned from watching the videos you did not know before,

watching the series, regarding health disparities?

6. After watching the series, how do you think racism may contribute to or influence

health disparities, from your perspective?

7. Explain the difference between equity and equality. How do you feel this concept

affects health disparities?

8. What does the Bible tell us about Social Justice, if anything?

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?

10. What are three practical steps you think you can or should take as public health student,

right now, to address disparities?

11. What is a Biblical Verse or principle you feel speaks to how we should operate in our

communities to address disparities.

12. Of the theories we have learned, what is one social/behavioral theory of public health

you would use to address health disparities?

13. Explain how you would use they theory you identified above to reducing disparities

through programs or services in the community.

14. Would you recommend this series to other students to watch, why or why not?