Understanding Disparity and Social Determinants of Health

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  1. 2. Due to the objective nature and perception of _________, we should strive to never underestimate or make assumptions about our client’s experiences that they deem troublesome.
  2. 5. While research has shown that ethnic minorities are more likely to pursue aggressive end-of-life care interventions rather than hospice care or other palliative care options, further research is needed to illuminate possible ________ issues and factors related institutionalized racism. (Hint: macro practice)
  3. 9. As a social worker, one should strive to empower clients and their right to ______________________________________ as it relates to health care decisions.
  4. 11. Only a ______ of black patients are enrolled in hospice care, compared to over half of white patients.
  5. 13. As social work practitioners, we should strive to operate from a _____________ model, rather than a medical model, when caring for clients.
  6. 15. ____________ exists when there are differences or inequalities present. An example of this could be inequality related to income and racial differences; “African-American men earn less than 75% of what White men earn” (Xanthos et al., 2010, p.13).
  7. 16. “You just go there and die” is an example of a common _______ of hospice care.
  8. 17. When working with clients and assisting them in making health care decisions, it’s important to be mindful of how their __________ influences certain decisions and aspects of care.
  9. 19. Social determinants of health are those that are directly influenced by a person’s ____________________.
  10. 20. A person’s ______________ or spirituality may greatly influence their health care decisions.
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  1. 1. It’s important to ____ individuals how they would like to approach making health care decisions.
  2. 3. An individual’s ______________________ status is an example of a social determinant of health.
  3. 4. ______________________ is a social determinant for health as it enables individuals to get to necessary destinations in a safe and reliable fashion.
  4. 6. Inadequate and unsafe ___________ can not only create stressors that impact an individual’s mental health, but also have detrimental physiological impacts.
  5. 7. _____________ greatly influences a person’s end of life care costs, increasingly so for Blacks and Hispanics who are more likely to live in urban areas.
  6. 8. As an attempt to resolve health disparities that African Americans experience, a social worker can advocate for clients by in their agency in hopes of creating a greater __________________ change. (Hint: macro practice)
  7. 10. Although an individual may have access to care, we should also be concerned with the _________ of care a client receives.
  8. 12. It is important to remember the incredible amount of _____ older adults may experience when addressing and treating mental health concerns. Examples: death of a spouse or close friend, making sense of one’s own mortality, loss of physical or psychological function and ability, retirement and employment changes, etc.
  9. 14. Community ___________________ is another way in which social work practitioners can work to alleviate health disparities experienced by ethnic minorities.
  10. 18. We can __________ our clients by allowing them the freedom to tell us their stories.