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What are the social determinants of health?
What is the impact of income inequality on health?
What is the Precariat?
How is education linked to health?
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What does income serve as a marker for?
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What does the Bartley typology refer to?
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How does food insecurity impact health?
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What is the impact of societal factors on health inequities?
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What is the difference between equity and equality in the context of healthcare?
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Which factors contribute to the social gradient in health?
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What does the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) cover?
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Who is excluded from coverage under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)?
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What challenges may vulnerable groups, such as the homeless, face in obtaining an OHIP card?
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In the Canadian context, who has primary jurisdiction in health care administration and delivery?
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What does Primary Health Care (PHC) encompass beyond traditional health care?
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What are the consequences of toxic stress, especially in children?
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What shapes the quality and distribution of health factors?
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What role does individuals' understanding of health information play?
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What do welfare states provide through public policies and systems?
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What is the impact of income levels on health outcomes?
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What does the Canadian Health Act ensure?
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What principles is the Canadian Health Act based on?
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How is Medicare in Canada financed?
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What does Universal Health Coverage in Canada aim to do?
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Who is involved in health care financing in Canada?
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What does the Lalonde Report emphasize?
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What did the Lalonde Report highlight as determinants of health?
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What does the term 'jurisdiction' refer to in the context of health care?
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What are the provisions related to billing and user charges for insured health services?
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How is private funding for health care in Canada paid?
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How does the federal government provide funding to provinces and territories for health care?
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What is the financing source for public funding of health care in Canada?
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What is the Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) in Canada?
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What does relative poverty in Canada refer to?
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What role did Tommy Douglas play in the Canadian healthcare system?
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What is the impact of bigger income gaps in Canada?
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What is the social gradient in Canada?
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What does autonomy in healthcare allow competent adults to do?
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What is the social safety net in Canada designed to do?
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What is the impact of power on income, income distribution, and health in Canada?
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What is the focus of health care delivery in Canada?
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What is the impact of inequity in Canada on low-income households?
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What is absolute poverty in Canada?
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What is the Gini Coefficient used to measure?
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What do upstream approaches focus on in relation to health?
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What is the Market Basket Measure (MBM) used to assess?
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How does poverty impact health according to the text?
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What is the Government of Canada's definition of poverty?
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What does the Low Income Measure (LIM) assess?
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What are the hardest hit populations by poverty according to the text?
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How does economic inequality impact health according to the text?
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What does poverty screening involve according to the text?
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What impact can unemployment and job insecurity have according to the text?
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What is precarious work according to the text?
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How does income influence health according to the text?
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Study Notes
Understanding Poverty and Its Impact on Health
- Absolute poverty is defined as having an income below the absolute minimum level needed to afford basic necessities.
- The Government of Canada defines poverty as the condition of lacking resources, means, choices, and power to maintain a basic level of living standards and participate in society.
- Upstream approaches focus on collective strategies to address social determinants of health (SDoH), while downstream approaches target the immediate health needs of marginalized populations.
- The Gini Coefficient is used to measure income inequality, ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (perfect inequality).
- Economic inequality can significantly impact health, lifespan, and societal wellbeing, with a wide gap between rich and poor affecting trust and life expectancy.
- Hardest hit populations by poverty include women, children, older adults, homeless individuals, and racialized groups.
- Market Basket Measure (MBM) and Low Income Measure (LIM) are used to assess low income based on specific standards and household size.
- Poverty increases the risk for various diseases, and childhood poverty can have lasting impacts on health throughout an individual's lifespan.
- Income influences health through underinvestment in human and social capital, as well as psychosocially mediated effects.
- Poverty screening involves identifying poverty as a risk factor, intervening, and connecting individuals to necessary resources.
- Unemployment and job insecurity can lead to material and social deprivation, mental and physical health problems, and disruption of daily routines.
- Precarious work, including part-time, temporary, and self-employment, is prevalent in Canada, particularly affecting women, youth, seniors, and workers without positions.
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Test your knowledge about the impact of poverty on health with this quiz. Explore topics such as absolute poverty, Gini Coefficient, social determinants of health, and the effects of economic inequality on marginalized populations. Learn about poverty screening, upstream and downstream approaches, and the lasting health impacts of childhood poverty.