How do you define health?

2. Why do some people refer to the health care system as “the sickness care system”? Do you agree or disagree with this term?

3. Cross-sectional research shows that, on average, people with disabilities second-ary to illness or injury have lower socioeconomic status than people without dis-abilities. How could longitudinal research help to explain whether this is because people of lower socioeconomic status are at higher risk of developing disabilities, or because disability leads to loss of income and thus lower socioeconomic status? In a population health model, how might lower socioeconomic status increase the risk of disability secondary to illness or injury?
4. Th e Commission to Build a Healthier America found that non-Hispanic Whites were more likely to be in very good or excellent health than were other groups nationally and in almost every state. In addition, non-Hispanic Whites had better health status than adults in any other racial or ethnic group at every level of edu-cation, but all groups showed a gradient in health by educational level. What are some of the determinants that are likely contributing to this disparity in health between non-Hispanic Whites and other groups after controlling for diff erent edu-cational levels?
5. It is possible that a community’s County Health Rankings would suggest that the biggest driver of poor health in that community is unemployment. How would you present the case to your nonprofi t hospital board that the biggest commu-nity benefi t contribution the hospital could make would be to join and support an initiative to increase job openings in the community, rather than holding health fairs or off ering educational lecture series?