AY Honor Social Determinants of Health Answer Key

Social Determinants of Health

Skill Level

2

Year

2024

Version

03.04.2025

Approval authority

North American Division

1

Define the following terms, as they relate to health:

1a

Advocacy

1b

Access

1c

Vulnerable populations

1d

Poverty

2

Briefly explain five key areas within the social determinants of health (SDoH):

2a

Economic stability

2b

Neighborhood and built environment

2c

Social and community context

2d

Healthcare access and quality

2e

Education access and quality

3

Watch a video or explore a website that explains briefly about “Social Determinants of Health.”

4

Find the demographics related to SDoH in your area. Compare your findings with those of nearby areas.

5

Share at least one “social determinant of health” that you have observed in your community or in society in general. Create a visual showing how this SDoH is affecting people.

6

Find a video or educational article of interest to you, regarding negative health outcomes caused by the quality of SDoH. After viewing/reading, discuss the connections between at least two “social determinants of health” and how they can trigger negative health outcomes in a population.

7

Read the following Bible texts, then choose two that you believe best match what you will do to help the vulnerable and how this honors God.

7a

Deuteronomy 15:7, 10

7b

Proverbs 19:17

7c

Proverbs 22:9

7d

Proverbs 31:8-9

7e

Isaiah 58:10

7f

Matthew 5:1-12

7g

Matthew 25:40

7h

John 5:3-10

7i

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

7j

1 Timothy 6:18

8

Discover what the Adventist Church has officially stated on the topics of “Global Poverty” and “Commitment to Health and Healing.” Evaluate ways you think the church as a whole (or your local church) has succeeded in these goals. Brainstorm a list of specific things you think your club, group or church could do to assist the global church in these goals.

9

Do one of the following:

9a

Create an educational presentation about the Social Determinants of Health for a younger group. Give the presentation.

9b

Focus on one area of the SDoH and find an organization you could assist who is working to improve a community's access to resources. Report to your church board, pastor, or other adult group what you did to assist.

9c

Have a community leader who functions in a capacity related to Social Determinants of Health to come and speak to your group. Prepare 8-10 interview questions and provide them to this leader prior to the event. Summarize what they shared.

9d

Invite a community advocate professional to come speak to your group about what advocacy means and how being an advocate can help improve social determinants of health for a community. Summarize what they shared.

9e

Research what online organizations are doing to advocate for disadvantaged populations that are not experiencing full access to SDoH. Write a letter or create a pros and cons chart outlining your potential willingness (or lack of willingness) to support their cause.

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