This assignment has three parts to it, please make sure when answering them that you head them with the appropriate part number.
PART 1
respond to the questions below in 2-3 sentences each:
1. How easy or difficult do you think it is for other health professionals to talk openly about racism? Why?
2. What do you think would happen if we as health professionals do not have open conversations about racism and health?
3. We already know that racism and discrimination are bad, why should the public health and social work fields study the health impacts of racism and discrimination?
PART 2
Read this article from the Washington Post and then respond to the following questions:
Article: Beyonce and Serena Williams.pdf
1. What are two key statistics stated in the article that you find striking regarding Black/White differences in maternal health?
2. What role do education and income play in shaping these differences?
3. According to the article, what role does racism play in shaping these differences?
4. What about the way the article was written helped communicate its messages to the general public?
PART 3
Think about a neighborhood that you have spent a lot of time in. It could be a neighborhood where you live/lived, a friend’s neighborhood, or a neighborhood that you travel through or visit. In 6-7 sentences, respond to the following:
What aspects of the physical space are health-promoting?
What social aspects make it health-promoting?
What about the neighborhood does not make it health-promoting? “
