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Older PopulationOlder Population
Disadvantaged Disadvantaged
Predominantly advantaged Predominantly advantaged
Feminization of povertyFeminization of poverty
PoliticsPolitics
Determinants of Health Determinants of Health
GenderGender– Biological distinctionBiological distinction– Socioeconomic rolesSocioeconomic roles– ExperienceExperience– Care giverCare giver– Barriers to health careBarriers to health care– Live longerLive longer– Health care Health care
Gender VariationsGender Variations
MENMEN
Life expectancyLife expectancy Health behaviors Health behaviors Alzheimer’s deathsAlzheimer’s deaths Heart diseaseHeart disease SuicideSuicide Fatal illnessFatal illness
WOMENWOMEN Outnumber menOutnumber men Life expectancy Life expectancy Chronic conditionsChronic conditions Live aloneLive alone Lower median Lower median
incomeincome Caretaking roleCaretaking role DependentDependent Mental illnessMental illness
Women and Health Care Women and Health Care
PaternalismPaternalism Provider focusProvider focus Women’s concernsWomen’s concerns Shared featuresShared features Mismatched focusMismatched focus
Inappropriate Health CareInappropriate Health Care
PatronizedPatronized DiscountedDiscounted OvermedicatedOvermedicated Information withheldInformation withheld Treated unnecessarilyTreated unnecessarily Focus on reproductionFocus on reproduction Excluded from research Excluded from research
Health Care IndustryHealth Care Industry
Reactive to proactiveReactive to proactive
Organ-centric to gender-basedOrgan-centric to gender-based
early access to lifelong continuumearly access to lifelong continuum
Women Centered CareWomen Centered Care
Gender differencesGender differences Reduce inequalitiesReduce inequalities Defining problemsDefining problems DiversityDiversity EmpowermentEmpowerment Women’s valuesWomen’s values Holistic Holistic Operationalize policiesOperationalize policies
Ethnicity and AgingEthnicity and Aging
Immigration (1900’s)Immigration (1900’s) 4% of seniors can’t speak English/French4% of seniors can’t speak English/French 12% speak another language (home) 12% speak another language (home) 3% aboriginal identity- aged 65+3% aboriginal identity- aged 65+ over 1 in 4 seniors is an immigrantover 1 in 4 seniors is an immigrant 11% immigrant seniors live with family11% immigrant seniors live with family 6% of seniors – part of visible minority 6% of seniors – part of visible minority by 2025 minority elders- 25% of aged by 2025 minority elders- 25% of aged
pop. pop.
Immigrant populationImmigrant population
EthnicityEthnicity
Social differentiation based on cultural Social differentiation based on cultural criteria (concepts, habits, institutions)criteria (concepts, habits, institutions)– Geographical originsGeographical origins– LanguageLanguage– ReligionReligion– TraditionsTraditions– ValuesValues– FoodsFoods– Perceptions of distinctivenessPerceptions of distinctiveness– Internal heterogeneityInternal heterogeneity
Leading Health ProblemsLeading Health Problems High blood pressureHigh blood pressure Coronary Heart DiseaseCoronary Heart Disease CancerCancer DiabetesDiabetes Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Disease Stroke Stroke Cirrhosis Cirrhosis TraumaTrauma InfectionInfection EtiologyEtiology
EthnicityEthnicity
AssimilationAssimilation
AcculturationAcculturation
Relocation in late lifeRelocation in late life
Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism
Barriers to Health CareBarriers to Health Care
Communication (verbal/nonverbal)Communication (verbal/nonverbal) Access Access FearFear Health beliefsHealth beliefs ValuesValues Socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic status
Health BeliefsHealth Beliefs
BiomedicalBiomedical
Magico/religiousMagico/religious
Naturalistic/holisticNaturalistic/holistic
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