PPHS 511- Week 3

what is white saviorism

concept that privilege want to save under privileged groups, stemming from this belief of supriority 

what is the white savior industrial complex

big emotional experience that validates privilege 

explain the concept of social determinants of health

non-medical conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, profoundly influencing health outcomes and health equity

—> CAUSED BY STRUCTURAL DRIVERS ( political, social, cultural..) shape our health outcome and access 

explain the coin model

privilege←system of inequality—> oppression

—> stresses the systemic routes of the issues

ex: system of inequality: sexism, racism… 

how is coined model applied to global health 

GH focuses on how to get oppresses to the privileged side of the coin

—> WRONG, need to focus on dismantling the systems of inequality 

—> the privilege need to understand the systems that have allowed them to be there

what is intersectionality and coin theory

multiple identities can shape your lived experiences ( the sides of the coin)

—> can have oppression AND privilege

How should you take into consideration intersectionality

recognize diversity in age, gender, sexuality… 

need to understand how these different factors affect your health access

what is biological embedding 

stressful experiences ( discriminattion..) alters your nerodevelopment and biology 

—> concept of “weathering” is intergenertional and leads to disparate health outcomes

ex: black women lived experiences affect health outcomes 

how does gin and tonic relate to Global Health

british soldiers took quinone to treat malaria and afdded gin ( quinone found in tonic)

give example of how global health rooted in colonialism

1. malaria! driving force for tropical medicine

docs trying to find cures to protect soldiers abroad 

new goal of global health

achieving advancing and achieve health equity

what is the foreign gaze

the way researchers, particularly from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), shape their work for external audiences—northern donors, editors, reviewers, and institutions.

—> Elitism of academia 

what are different ways we adress decolonization and reconliation in canada

symbolic: land acknowledgment

impactful: sharing power with indigenous peoples

what are the origins of epidemiology

transatlantic slave trade—> the ships created the perfect environment to study spread of diseases

stats eugenics and racism? 

founded on eugenics and racism 

Galton founder of stats 

Pearson also 

fisher 

NOT OBJECTIVE WORK 

what can we do to adress global health issues

1. strength based lens

—> when reading literature what lens are you using

—> join student organizations where you can talk about this

2. become an ally

3. move from saviourism to allyship

what is an ally

active consistent, and unlearn and reevaluate

advocacy and activisim 

powerful tools to push for change 

methods: polcy recommendation, public awareness campaigns 

activisim 

direct action to challenge injustcies and push for change 

ex: protests, demonstrations, boycotts, strikes 

—> need to recognize it is a privilege 

the three C of critical allyship and solidaroty

collaborations

communication

connection

what is ableism

discrimination in favor of nondisabled people.

why is ableism a global issue

We live in an inaccessible society 

ableism in health is a global structural injustice

disabled people face systemic exclusion 

stigma 

barriers to equitable care 

where do the systemic issues around ableism stem from? 

rooted in eugenics movement and forced sterilization of people with disabilities 

what is the disaparities of disabilities in GN vs GS

GN have 90% access to proudcts vs 3% in LMICs

—> LMICs lack access to the technology

concept of perfect ability?

termination of down syndrome eradication: 100% on Iceland

—> lack of understanding that people can live full lives