FEAR AND HEALTH

fear and health

Topic 2 DQ 1

Question to be answer using 100-200 words, 1-2 references.

According to the assigned article, “Health Disparity and Structural Violence: How Fear Undermines Health Among Immigrants at Risk for Diabetes,” narratives tell the story of the interconnectedness between fear and health. Thematically, the issue of fear is a dominant feature that affects how an individual approaches day-to-day living and health. Explain the relationship between fear and health identified by the researchers in the article. Do you agree that structural violence perpetuates health disparity?

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https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61812-1

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According to Page-Reeves, et al., (2013), the Hispanic group which is a minority group in the United States is used to show the connection between health and fear. For the group being classified as minority access to health care facilities is limited due to the structural forces that inhibit this process. Communication barriers also play a part where there is the emergence of fear and misunderstanding in the process of trying to establish a proper treatment guideline for the diabetes disease. Lastly, it is the issue of cultural disconnect among the different people…
(200 words)
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