Cultural Empowerment


 

Review the following two video transcripts:

“Bad Sugar” which explores the causes and effects of diabetes within two Native American communities.

https://www-tc.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses/assets/resources/badsugar_transcript.pdf and

“Place Matters” which connects the dots between health, wealth, and zip codes.

https://www-tc.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses/assets/resources/place_matters_transcript.pdf

After reviewing both video transcripts, discuss how the factors listed below can influence health behaviors and health status. Support your discourse with examples from the video.

  1. Culture
  2. Ethnicity
  3. Race
  4. Socioeconomic status

What can communities do to change the narrative and reduce health inequalities using the examples of “Bad sugar” and “Place matters” videos?