REACTION PAPER- Unnatural Causes The documentary series “Unnatural causes In sickness and In wealth” explores how socio-economic conditions affect population health and how certain communities come together and work together to improve and extend their health and life expectancy. Throughout the series the common denominator remains that the amount of wealth a person has influences their level of health, overall wellness and level of stress in their everyday life. The higher a person is on the Hierarchy level, the more they earn and the less they worry about basic amenities.…
The future of all Americans: It is time for a change 306,000 individuals over the age of 50 are living in the streets (Negaunee, 2016). This statistic is a heartbreaking reality; our elderly are valuable gems that provide great benefits to our society. Wanda Witter is an ungrateful example of the injustice and maltreatment that the elderly face within the social security system in this nation. Julie Turner is an empowering individual creating social awareness and advocating for a social problem affecting this nation. Julie Turner’s ethical stand on the case of Wanda is admirable.…
Health is not based on how wealthy you are, it's based on how intelligent you are! In my opinion, you don't have to be wealthy in order…
The Gilded Age, from 1860s-1900s, is considered a time of economic growth, industrialization, and wealth. Slavery had ended after the Civil War, and factories and machines were replacing the farms. Like all things gilded, under the bright, shining facade of the Gilded Age, there were darker things hidden beneath. Greed, corruption, and poverty were prevalent everywhere, without having to look far to find it.…
Many people today, especially students, have a lot of stress put on them that is not taken very seriously by others. But could this stress be leading to both mental and physical health problems that are unknown by many and affecting people greatly? Stress is pressure or tension exerted on a person for different reasons. In this case, the pressure and tension are causing health problems that people are unaware of. Even though stress is not something you can see itself, there are many signs and effects of stress that you can see.…
Individuals pass away three, five, even ten years sooner than in others based on where they reside. Growth of coronary illness and cancer is double the rate in a few territories as in others. In America, the rich health gradient demonstrated that more than 70% of wealthy American report great to magnificent wellbeing, twice the same number of as poor Americans and middle levels, great wellbeing declines considerably. Moreover, this data means there is an opposite rise of chronic sickness.…
Inequality in Health Care: A Sociological Analysis As costs of health care increases faster than the U.S. economy can keep up, more and more low-income individuals are unable to afford necessary medical care. Consequently, numerous studies have been conducted to examine the relationship between income inequality and health care coverage. Many of these studies have found that those who are unable to afford suitable health care are more likely to delay care, to get less care, and to die when they get sick (Feder, 2009). Using the data provided by the Central Texas Sustainability Project (CTSIP), this paper seeks to identify and analyze patterns between socioeconomic status and health care coverage through the use of two different sociological…
In one graph in Alameda County Public Health Department article, Economic Inequality: A Growing Threat to Public Health, it showed a correlation between the amount of money you make and the risk of you dying earlier in life. Ranging from 10K to 100K it showed that the closer you got to making 100K or more the lower your risk of dying prematurely was. The wealthier people tend not to stress about paying bills and meeting life’s basic needs. Where on the other side of the spectrum lower class people tend to be stressed about how they will be paying bills, finding health care provider that they can afford. Constantly being stressed can lead to many other problems like depression and stress on the…
Emotional Intelligence is defined as “the ability to identify, use, understand and manage your emotions in positive and constructive way.” (Lewis, 2012). And is broken down into four key components. These components are self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management, all playing separate but equal roles in what makes someone emotionally intelligent. For example, self-awareness is someone being aware of their own emotions in a given situation, while self-management in the control of emotions while being socially aware.…
The dominant Ideology in America has many forms and the form in which I see it is that “You are not free unless you are financially free. I first heard that term at a summer business conference in Syracuse, New York. Ever since then it struck a cord in the way I thought about money. My understanding of the Dominant Ideology has been a source for motivation, a cause of stress, and a chance for being a role model.…
The movie In Sickness and in Wealth, gives an eye opening realization to the effect of our health based on our socioeconomic status. It appears to create a domino effect, the lower income you have the greater risk you have for health problems and a shortened life span. The health care system in the United States has many flaws. The United States spends two trillion a year on health care, almost half in the world, yet has one of the lowest life expectancy rates. Today, the top one percent of Americans owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined (Staff, 2008).…
Stress refers to two different things: “situations that will trigger physical and emotional reactions, and the reactions themselves.” (Insel 23) The reactions…
Credibility: In a National Health Interview Survey there was a thirty-three point seven percentage increase in mortality in people who thought stress as a large portion of their life in comparison to people who did not (Keller et al. , 2012). Relevance to Audience: The mindset that we as individuals have towards stress has as a direct association between our physical and mental health. Preview…
The concept of stress has been around for many years. One concept of stress was recognized by Walter Cannon. Walter cannon proposed the phrase “flight or fight response,” when faced with a situation we can automatically determine how we feel. As said in the journal of traditional medicine society, “feeling annoyed, overwhelmed, upset, excited or threatened determines what we can do about it. If we decide that the demands of a situation outweigh our coping skills, we are likely to unconsciously label it stressful.”…
Grade 12 research gathering and interpretation of information Task one Stress task Cassandra Kirby-Smith 12.5 Part A- Defining stress 1. Stress has many definitions, but one that is pertinent to maintain well-being is that of a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.…