SOC 205 Lecture Notes - Cortisol, Asthma, Syphilis
Document Summary
The american paradox: over trillion on health care, shorter often sicker lives than most industrialized nations, 30th life expectancy, fever/aspirin problem. Aspirin- solution to the illnesses: disparities by race and class in the u. s. either way, 83,000 deaths attributed to race [premature deaths, 727 [airplane] crash daily every year. Race and health: health inequality: difference in quality of health care achievements of various individuals and groups. Non-elderly uninsured rates by race/ethnicity (2008: latino 34, american indian 32, african american 21. 3, asian 18, white 13. 1% Race and chronic conditions (african americans: adult obesity. Race, coverage chronic conditions (native americans: obesity, tobacco use, diabetes, higher rates of diabetes mortality than whites, heart disease, cancer, mental health problems, substance abuse, higher rates of suicide. Eating: wealth, health care linked to employment, nutrition, obesity and poverty, food deserts , transportation. In detroit, the poorest african americans live 1. 1-1. 5 miles further from the nearest supermarket than the poorest whites.
