3. Why do you think obesity should or should not be treated as a disease? Do...
3. Why do you think obesity should or should not be treated as a disease? Do you think it is really a disease? If so, is it a mental and/or physical one? 4. Define social determinants. Should health care workers focus more on the social determinants or medical issues of obesity? Explain why you think one focus would work better than another. 5. Explain "Health at Every Size Principle". Do you agree with this principal? Do you think health or...
Define obesity. Look up the BMI ratio that defines obesity, Write down the different types of obesity and define each with 1 sentence. Explain why 1/3 of Americans are obese? Define stigma. Explain if obesity is a stigma amongst your social group. Explain how media (pick one: TV, movie, magazines, etc.) defines obesity. Remember to explain an explain of each situation, give a short scenario. Why do you think obesity should or should not be treated as a disease? Do...
4. Define social determinants. Should health care workers focus more on the social determinants or medical issues of obesity? Explain why you think one focus would work better than another. 5. Explain "Health at Every Size Principle". Do you agree with this principal? Do you think health or size matter more in a person's life, as person's social life, and a person's health?
How do you think the social determinants of health of a given patient population should influence how we think about healthcare value delivery? What role might HIT play in that context? For example, in one my past roles we found that certain social determinants were strongly correlated with a tendency to be non-adherent to drug therapy for chronic conditions.
Think about the following conditions, which are commonly diagnosed and treated in today's society: Hypertension High Cholesterol Obesity Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Repetition Strain Injury Attention Deficit Disorder Restless Leg Syndrome Prostate Cancer Screening Irritable Bowel Syndrome Social Phobia Erectile Dysfunction Pick one of the above mentioned conditions to think about. 1. Do you think it fits the category of disease mongering or selling sickness? Why? Why not?
Think about the following conditions, which are commonly diagnosed and treated in today’s society: Hypertension High Cholesterol Obesity Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Repetition Strain Injury Attention Deficit Disorder Restless Leg Syndrome Prostate Cancer Screening Irritable Bowel Syndrome Social Phobia Erectile Dysfunction Pick one of the above mentioned conditions to think about. 1. Do you think it fits the category of disease mongering or selling sickness? Why? Why not?
How ‘healthy’ is your city/town and why do you think this? What are the connections between your town/city and social determinants of health such as poverty, education, violence and so forth? What policies need to change to make your city/town more healthy What do you think about Evelyne's point about not calling physical isolation 'social distancing'? in Saudi Arabia
Think about the following conditions, which are commonly diagnosed and treated in today’s society: Hypertension High Cholesterol Obesity Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Repetition Strain Injury Attention Deficit Disorder Restless Leg Syndrome Prostate Cancer Screening Irritable Bowel Syndrome Social Phobia Erectile Dysfunction Pick one of the above mentioned conditions to think about. 1. Do you think it fits the category of disease mongering or selling sickness? Why? Why not? 500 words
Think about the following conditions, which are commonly diagnosed and treated in today’s society: Hypertension High Cholesterol Obesity Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Repetition Strain Injury Attention Deficit Disorder Restless Leg Syndrome Prostate Cancer Screening Irritable Bowel Syndrome Social Phobia Erectile Dysfunction Pick one of the above mentioned conditions to think about. 1. Do you think it fits the category of disease mongering or selling sickness? Why? Why not? 500 words
Think about the following conditions, which are commonly diagnosed and treated in today’s society: Hypertension High Cholesterol Obesity Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Repetition Strain Injury Attention Deficit Disorder Restless Leg Syndrome Prostate Cancer Screening Irritable Bowel Syndrome Social Phobia Erectile Dysfunction Pick one of the above mentioned conditions to think about. 1. Do you think it fits the category of disease mongering or selling sickness? Why? Why not? 500 words