Theme 4 ~ Power, Perspectives, and Action

Quetelet Index

Description population stat not a health tool , this was about patterns goals not people 

Representativeness of data

No difference for all people, narrow sample treated as universal truth (basis can exist even when numbers are correct)

Population tool on individuals

Category error, now used to determine care, goal doesn't make sense

Data Basis

Systemic distortion in the sample data that comprises it representativeness 

Data Justice

Encompass the acknowledgement of the growing influence of data its collection and how its used in society

Cumulative effects

pros and cons are overarching ex richer get richer

Unconscious (implicit) basis

Internalized stereotypes that affect basis

Individual basis

Based on personal experiences and your indirect community you basis, can also reinforce broader stereotypes

Systemic basis

shared stereotypes, can also affect individual

Equality

All members of society are given identical and equal things (universal rights)

Equity

acknowledgement that certain members of society experiences more barriers and challenges than others

Justice

overarching efforts to adjust and repair systems with barriers, goal is to fix the underlying issues