Essay prompt:
In the film “Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth,” Dr. Adewale Troutman says: “I do push personal responsibility. I do push self-determination in health. But it has to be seen in the context of the broader issues of social determinants, which are the major forces that shape the health outcomes of people and communities.” What are the social determinants of health and how do they affect the health of individuals and communities?

Your essay should

be 4-5 pages long (minimum 1250 words)
have a clear thesis statement
use at least FIVE separate readings or videos from the class
have references in either APA, MLA or Chicago style

Here is a list of the class material from the first four topics. Use material from THIS LIST ONLY in your paper. (You will need full citations.)

Kleinman, “Meanings of symptoms and disorders”
Zaharias, “What is narrative-based medicine?”
Video: “My Life, My Story” https://youtu.be/fpzgVlExS20?si=Dj0heNE7pHr6it4d
Payer, Medicine and Culture excerpts
Videos: “French health care” and “How French Health Care Compares to the US”  
https://youtu.be/HGqiNplU2m4?si=xx5BoFhrCUUnR5hH
https://youtu.be/MHzUCToycks?si=Trrw1uba_3_v9C8g
Farmer, “On suffering and structural violence”
Video: “Unnatural Causes”
https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/62769?vp=ou
Zhang, “Discrimination in pain medication”
Wailoo, “Pain gap”
Bever, “From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women’s pain”
Martin and Montagne, “Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth”
Videos: “Racial bias in hospital algorithm” and “Bias in medicine”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/racial-bias-in-widely-used-hospital-algorithm-study-finds

Readings are listed by author in files