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Mind Map #5 Reading #2 Health is Political - Coggle Diagram
Mind Map #5 Reading #2 Health is Political
Author's purpose: To explain how the political system in this country impacts our health system.
commission recommendations
improve daily living conditions
tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources
measure and understand the problem and asses the impact of action.
Health is influenced by biology, genetics, individual behaviors, access to needed health services, social factors, and policies.
scientific evidence about health being political is contradictory and worrisome.
"The health of Latinx persona in the US is influenced by Latinx persons having less power to shape economic, social, and political systems.
An important factor of Latinx health is being marginalized as a minority group and the limited access to political power.
This must be recognized and addressed.
Critical questions?
Are we doing enough for latinx people?
What needs to change?
What can individuals not in the health field do in order to help Latinx people achieve the healthcare they want?
"Health inequities are unnecessary, avoidable, unjust, and unfair distribution of health determinants."
Some health inequities are attributable to biological variations or free choice and other are attributable to the external environment.
More Latinx people need to be elected into offices to help bring about this change.
communities need to mobilize and build partnerships with public health to spread the word about this unfair issue.
Community mobilization has been seen to address issues such as sexuality education, chronic diseases, HIV prevention, and exposure to environmental risks.
effective community mobilization requires strong and charismatic leadership and the involvement of critical stakeholders.
There is a long road ahead to improve Latinx health but there are tools in the US to make these necessary changes.
WHO promotes "health in all policies"
founded on health related rights and obligations and is designed to ensure accountability of policy makers for population health of all individuals of policy making