SYG-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Social Constructionism, Infant Mortality
Health & Disease PART 2
Topics for Discussion:
A brief look into how U.S. healthcare systems and services rank among other countries.
Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the U.S.
The Social Construction of Illness
Where do we stand? US Health Rankings
The following data compares health care spending, supply, utilization, prices, and health
outcomes across 13 high-income countries:
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2015/oct/us-health-care-from-
a-global-perspective
Copariso of “pedig as % of Coutries’ GDP: What does this tell us?
What stands out here?
What is interesting about this? Exhibit 1: Despite spending more on health care, Americans
have fewer hospital and physician visits. U.S. public spending on health care is high, despite
covering fewer residents.
What is oe of the U.“’s largest health-related crises'?
If we’re goig to do better for our patients, we need to create a health care system that
addresses the needs of everyone, especially our sickest patients, and those who struggle to
ake eds eet.
Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: What the Patterns Tell Us
Braveman et. al (2010)
Describes socioeconomic disparities in the United States across multiple health indicators and
socioeconomic groups.
Examines health indicator rates across multiple income or education categories, overall, and
within racial/ethnic groups.
Using recent national data on 5 child health indicators: (infant mortality, health status,
activity limitation, healthy eating, sedentary adolescents)
And 6 adult health indicators: (life expectancy, health status, activity limitation, heart
disease, diabetes, obesity)
Key Findings/Conclusion for this Reading:
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Document Summary
A brief look into how u. s. healthcare systems and services rank among other countries. The following data compares health care spending, supply, utilization, prices, and health outcomes across 13 high-income countries: Australia, canada, denmark, france, germany, japan, netherlands, new zealand, Norway, sweden, switzerland, the united kingdom, and the united states. http://www. commonwealthfund. org/publications/issue-briefs/2015/oct/us-health-care-from- a-global-perspective. Exhibit 1: despite spending more on health care, americans have fewer hospital and physician visits. U. s. public spending on health care is high, despite covering fewer residents. Socioeconomic disparities in health in the united states: what the patterns tell us. Describes socioeconomic disparities in the united states across multiple health indicators and socioeconomic groups. Examines health indicator rates across multiple income or education categories, overall, and within racial/ethnic groups. Using recent national data on 5 child health indicators: (infant mortality, health status, activity limitation, healthy eating, sedentary adolescents) And 6 adult health indicators: (life expectancy, health status, activity limitation, heart disease, diabetes, obesity)
