Community Health

First Video: Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) Anti-Violence Program in Richmond, California Duration: (7:00) User: n/a – Added: 7/3/08 YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvKJNhEgN0k After viewing the video, answer the following questions, using supporting statements from class discussions, text book, and articles. “How do you make an unhealthy neighborhood healthy?” • What makes a neighborhood unhealthy to begin with? • What are the challenges involved in trying to improve neighborhood conditions? • How can a disinvested community be revitalized without triggering the increases in rent and home prices that displace poorer residents and lead to gentrification? Please, find some information about New York City. So, it can be related to the questions. How to make an unhealthy neighborhood healthy or how to improve neighborhood, and disinvested community be revitalized without triggering the increases in rent and home prices. Second Video: Video: Identifying Health Disparities (by Shayna Bailey, from Khan Academy MCAT Video Competition) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOIFIN-LJRw (cut & paste into your browser) 1. In your own words explain what is a health disparities. 2.What are the three basic needs of a human being? 3.How does discrepancy in any one of these areas affect health? (basic needs) 4.How many quadrants is the city of Washington DC divided into? 5.Pick two quadrants describe and explain what happens in each. 6.How do the health outcomes differ between the people who live in south east Washington DC to north west Washington DC? 7.What kind of food does someone buying from a corner store might be looking to purchase, and how could those foods affect their health? Summarize points made from 5:13 to 8:52 in the video