Section: Module 11: Lesson 2: Issues of Class and Poverty | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Articulate the impact of socioeconomic status on patients’ health status and health behaviors.
    • Demonstrate critical thinking about the needs of patients who face socioeconomic disadvantage and articulate creative approaches to clinical care that are sensitive to the challenges they face.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Explaining Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviours: A Review of Biopsychological Pathways Involving Stress and Inflammation URL
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      Read the following sections "2.1. Social inequality in health" "2.2. Social inequality in stress" "2.3. Social inequality in health behaviours,"'5.2. Different SES indicators may reflect different types of resources and adversities which may tap into different causal explanations of health behaviours" (31 minutes)

      Science Direct- Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews - 2021