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the two population health patterns wrt immigration
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HIE
deterioration of HIE (across time + generations)
deterioration of HIE (across time + generations)
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what is HIE
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immigrants are typically healthier than native population
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what measures has HIE been found
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adult mortality, mental health, chronic conditions, disability/functional limitations, risk behaviours
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what are the two ways immigrant health erodes over time
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convergence
overshoot
overshoot
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variation in HIE over lifetime
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children, maternal health, birth outcomes are mixed
elderly have worse health
elderly have worse health
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why is there variation in HIE across life stages
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social selection
salmon bias
social support
-acculturation
-racialization
-structural factors
salmon bias
social support
-acculturation
-racialization
-structural factors
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what is social selection
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positive selection of healthy immigrants
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what are individual and state level actors in social selection
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individual age, SES, diet vs immigration guidelines
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what is salmon bias
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less healthy/unsuccessful immigrants go home
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what is a migration stream
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a community in new country that are all from the same city kinda vibe
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what is social support
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communities of similar culture people - has advantages
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what is acculturation
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adopting negative health behaviours/diet of native population
stress of adjusting
stress of adjusting
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what is racialization
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being categorized as a certain ethnic group, adopting that racial stratification/hierarchy
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what are some structural factors that lead to HIE erosion
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poverty, housing, health care, work conditions, anti-immigration political climate
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what are some general trends in geography and health
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southeast USA and northern Canada are most unhealthy
rural areas are more unhealthy
rural areas are more unhealthy
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a reason why rural areas are less healthy
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rural mortality penalty, where rates of CVD and diabetes lowered in cities faster than in rural areas
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the ways place affects health
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reflects history of place
place affects social dets
risks/resources in built env
individual risks + behaviour
social climate
climate + natural disaster
place affects social dets
risks/resources in built env
individual risks + behaviour
social climate
climate + natural disaster
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describe the stroke belt
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slavery in the south led to a lack of education, economic, political structure
led to current disparities in health
led to current disparities in health
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how does redlining affect contemporary health
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poverty due to property depreciation due to redlining
affected education quality, access to health food, quality of buildings and water, etc
affected education quality, access to health food, quality of buildings and water, etc
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what are some things that are downstream social determinants of place
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socioeconomic mobility (good schools, jobs)
health food, public services, health care
crime + policing
health food, public services, health care
crime + policing
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what in the built environment affects health risks/resources
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exposure to toxins, quality of infrastructure, noise + light pollution, green space
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definition of built environment
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built by humans, for human use
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what individual risks/behaviours are affected by place
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smoking, exercise, diet, alcohol use
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what is the social climate
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social networks, norms, trust for cooperation for mutual benefit
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what is collective efficacy
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social cohesion among neighbours combined with their willingness to intervene on behalf of the common good
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what things differ between peoples response to natural disasters
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ability to prepare + evacuate
ability to understand warnings
reconstruction
repair of social fabric
ability to understand warnings
reconstruction
repair of social fabric
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how can natural disasters affect health
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stress
malnutrition, infectious disease, generators to CO poisoning
malnutrition, infectious disease, generators to CO poisoning
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how does low SES affect response to natural disasters
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more financial loss and less prepared for evacuation