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watch this 57 minutes video. and write to answer following question.
1. Professor Leonard Syme defines control of destiny as the “ability to influence the events that impinge on your life.” Why is this ability an important factor for health?
a. What stories from Corey Anderson’s life exemplify a high demand / low control job and stressful home situation?
b. What stories from Jim Taylor’s life illustrate how wealth, power and status translate into better health?
2. Dr. Adewale Troutman says that he promotes individual responsibility, but always within the context of social determinants. Why does he link the two? What is missing if we focus exclusively on individual responsibility? How does this exclusive focus affect possibilities for change?
3. Whitehall study director Sir Michael Marmot says, “If inequalities in health were a fixed property of society, then you’d say, ‘We can’t do anything about it.’ But that’s not the case. The magnitude of inequalities in health changes over time. It can get rapidly worse, and if it can get rapidly worse, it ought to be possible to make it rapidly better.” Describe how the policies below might promote better health for everyone. What other policies or social changes might you add to this list:
Guaranteed paid vacation
Living wage (vs. minimum wage)
Job training & placement
Paid parental or caretaker leave
Assistance for quality housing
Universal health care
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