HED 204 Socioeconomic Status and Mental Health Discussion

The chapter on mental health in your book mentions two opposing views on social justice and mental health. Please select one of the two and write at least three paragraphs about the one that you chose. Include your own opinion in your explanation.

HED 204
WEEK 4
CHAPTERS 16-20
• THESE SLIDES ARE TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR BOOK. WHEN THERE ARE FILL INS OR QUESTIONS
PLEASE DO THEM NOW SO YOU CAN BE BETTER PREPARED FOR TESTS OR DISCUSSIONS.
CHAPTER 16 MENTAL HEALTH
• There is a strong correlation between
socioeconomic status and mental health. This is
measured in terms of education, income,
occupational social class and the association with
depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
• LOW EDUCATION LEVELS OR LOW INCOME IS RELATED TO HIGH RATES OF DEPRESSION.
• YOUR BOOK MENTIONS SEVERAL STUDIES THAT REVEAL THIS TREND.
• SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS ALSO MORE PREVALENT IN THOSE WITH LOW INCOME JOBS. SO WHICH
CAUSES WHICH? DO THEY NOT HAVE GOOD JOBS BECAUSE OF THEIR ADDICTION PROBLEMS
OR ARE THEY DEPRESSED OVER THE LOW REWARDING JOB WHICH LEADS TO ADDICTION??
SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH
• BE FAMILIAR WITH THE RELATIONSHIP DESCRIBED IN YOUR BOOK IN CHAPTER 16.
• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN SOCIAL CLASS AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS?
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• ONE FACTOR THAT I SAW DURING MY WORK AS A NURSE IS THAT OFTEN PEOPLE WHO DID NOT
HAVE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE DID NOT HAVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THE INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS FOR INSTANCE WOULD NOT TAKE PATIENTS WHO WERE ON
MEDI-CAL.
MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES AND CULTURE
• IN SOME CULTURES IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR A MENTAL HEALTH
ILLNESS. THEY WILL NOT GO TO A PSYCHOLOGIST OR COUNSELOR.
• SOME LIFESTYLES LEAD TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS BEING A FOSTER CHILD,
BEING A REFUGEE, BEING PLACED INTO AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY AFTER BECOMING AN
ORPHAN…THESE PEOPLE REALLY NEED ADVOCATES!
MENTAL HEALTH
CHAPTER 17 ASSAULTIVE VIOLENCE AND WAR
• VIOLENCE CAN COME FROM INTIMATE PARTNERS, SPOUSES, PARENTS, PEERS, THE WORKPLACE,
SUICIDE OR SELF INFLICTED, SEXUAL ASSAULT, NEGLECT, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, WAR CRIMES,
TERRORISM….
• MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIE IN WARS ARE NOT SOLDIERS!
• THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESTABLISHED A VIOLENCE EPIDEMIOLOGY BRANCH IN THE
1980S.
CHILDREN
• WHAT ARE THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF WAR ON CHILDREN?
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• WATCH THIS VIDEO
• VIDEO
GROWING UP WITH WAR: CHILDREN OF SYRIA
• OFTEN CHILDREN ARE FORCED TO TAKE ON AN ADULT ROLE DURING WAR
• THEY ARE EVEN REQUIRED TO FIGHT IN THE WARS
• THEY MAY HAVE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN THE ADULTS DIE IN THE WAR
GENOCIDE
• KNOW THE DEFINITION IN YOUR BOOK
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• SHOULD THE UNITED NATIONS BE PERMITTED TO INTERVENE?
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CULTURAL NORMS
• HOW CAN PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS CHANGE CULTURAL NORMS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO THE
CITIZENS?
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CHAPTER 18
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
• EXPLAIN THE INEQUITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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• WHEN YOU GO TO A NEIGHBORHOOD CAN YOU TELL WHAT THE INCOME LEVEL OF THE
PEOPLE IS? JUST BY LOOKING AROUND AND WALKING ON THE SIDEWALKS, IF THERE ARE
ANY?
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CHAPTER 19 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
• JOB DISCRIMINATION
• ACTUALLY GETTING HIRED
• BEING ABLE TO PROMOTE
• WORKING THE “GOOD SHIFTS”
• BEING PAID WELL FOR THE WORK DONE, AND INCOME INEQUALITIES
• BENEFITS
• WORK ENVIRONMENT, BREAKS
• OSHA
• WHAT DIFFERENCE HAS OSHA MADE?
• LABOR LAWS? WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DO THEY MAKE?
• ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES IS ANOTHER AREA
WHERE INJUSTICE OCCURS
• WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION?
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OTHER WORKPLACE ISSUES
• WHAT ABOUT DISCRIMINATION? SEXUAL HARASSMENT? LABOR UNIONS?
CHAPTER 20 ORAL HEALTH
• SADLY MANY OLDER PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE DENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE INCLUDED IN THEIR
HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. THEY SUFFER WITH PAIN FROM DENTAL PROBLEMS AND MAY EVEN
LOSE WEIGHT BECAUSE IT HURTS TOO MUCH TO EAT.
• LOOK AT THE DEFINING ORAL HEALTH PARAGRAPH IN YOUR BOOK. WHAT DOES GOOD ORAL
HEALTH ALLOW YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO?
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ORAL DISEASE
• A NEGLECTED EPIDEMIC!
• SCHOOL PROGRAMS?
• SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR FREE DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN THE USA OR IN CALIFORNIA.
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FOOD AND TOBACCO INDUSTRY
• HOW HAS THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AFFECTED ORAL HEALTH? WHICH AGE GROUP IS MOST
AFFECTED? HOW ARE PEOPLE WHO FALL BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL AFFECTED?