Policies such as the “three strikes” rule in California and mandatory minimum sentences have been discussed in connection to the racial and ethnic disparities in correctional facilities.

Civic engagement (i.e., voting, volunteering) and participating in community gardens are all examples of the neighborhood and built environment dimension of Healthy People Social Determinants of Health.

In the livable Alexandria webinar, Sosseh Prom, who works with managing housing campaigns and advocacy efforts at the African Communities Together organization talked about the ways in which housing impacts the wider ecosystem. Which of the following descriptions best illustrates what she was saying?

  The “wedding cake model” is one way to represent the UN Sustainable Development goals. What does the bottom layer of the model represent?

Match the example with correct term/concept

The U.S. is a developed/industrialized country with a very low income inequality gap. Due to this low gap between the rich and poor there is less violence, less obesity, equal life expectancies across income brackets, and more social cohesion/trust  

In class we covered physical conditions, social conditions and services in neighborhoods. Having access to early childhood development programs, which is connected to health and other social determinants of health, represents a feature of social conditions in neighborhoods.

_____________ are legal and regulatory restrictions that limit or prohibit people convicted of crimes from accessing employment, business and occupational licensing, housing, voting, education, and other rights, benefits, and opportunities. They are recorded on the NICCC. These make re-entry into society more difficult for individuals who were once incarcerated. Thus, often contributing to more negative health outcomes as well.

There is a positive relationship between Allostatic load and experiencing discrimination (although more research is needed to better understand the relationship). Research suggests that the contribution of psychosocial stressors, such as repeated discrimination is positively correlated with the physiologic dysregulation of the body and its stress response system.

The following image suggests that your ____________ is more important than your genetic code.