HUMSS Understanding Culture: Social Inequality

People born in urban areas or to dominant cultural/religious groups often have advantages over those from rural areas or minority groups.

The Department of Science and Technology, Region IX, delivered specimen collection booths to COVID-19 facilities in Region IX to help frontliners.

A booth used by healthcare professionals to safely collect samples (like nasal and throat swabs) from COVID-19 patients for testing.

The City Health Office, Mindanao Central Sanitarium, Labuan Public Hospital, and Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City were among the facilities receiving SCBs.

Hospitals in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and other regions also received the SCBs.

The SCBs were developed through the collaboration of FAME, DOST-PCIEERD, and DOST-PCHRD.

A government program providing conditional cash grants to the poorest families to improve the health, nutrition, and education of their children (0-18).

Financial assistance given to families only if they meet certain conditions, such as sending their children to school and taking them for regular check-ups.

Providing monetary support to extremely poor families to address immediate needs.

Breaking the cycle of poverty by investing in the health, education, and overall well-being of poor children.

A set of international development goals, with the aim of tackling specific issues across nations.

The uneven distribution of resources and opportunities amongst countries.

Initiatives by the government to address social inequalities.

Unequal opportunities and treatment within a specific community or region.

Unequal opportunities and treatment across the entire country.

Unequal opportunities and treatment between different countries.

A task to create a visual representation of government programs addressing social inequalities and explaining them.

Creating solutions to reduce unfair differences in a community.

Expressing thoughts and ideas creatively in poetic form.

Unfair differences between groups in a community, often tied to resources, opportunity, etc.

Providing ideas on how to tackle social problems within a specific area.

A poem structure with four separate sections.

An assignment or task designed to be completed from home.

Differences in economic resources, income, and quality of life within a society

Unequal distribution of resources and opportunities between countries.

Initiatives taken by governments to address social inequalities, often involving policies and financial support.

Working to reduce disparities in economic assets, income, and quality of life in a society, across localities (local), national and global levels.

A composition expressing your ideas and opinions in writing format.

Different levels where government programs can tackle social inequality.

Important ideas or takeaways from a discussion or text.

Unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and social status among different groups in society.

Booths equipped for safe COVID-19 specimen collection to improve testing efficiency.

Educational materials used for learning, often in a specific context, like during a pandemic.

Materials protected by copyright laws that prevent unauthorized use or distribution.

The governing body of the Philippines.