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Is Poverty the Greatest Predictor of Health Status?
Barbara T. Baylor, MPHMinister for Health Care Justice
Justice and Witness Ministries
United Church of Christ
October 19, 2009
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Objectives:
Some understanding of the Poverty and how it is measured and computed
Some understanding of health status Raise awareness about the extent and
cost of health inequities Some understanding of the Social
Determinants of Health
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Faces of Poverty
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Poverty & Health Overview Loss of purchasing power Poor housing Overcrowding, greater liability to accidents
in cramped homes and in the street Violence Diet (even if adequate in quantity may be
deficient in quality and lacking in expensive “protective” foods such as food and vegetables.
Community Health in the 21st Century. Patricia Reagan and Jodi Brookins-Fisher
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Higher rates or premature death Tend to die younger Frequently ill Had less time disability free Less happy Endure inadequate housing, clothing and
food Workplaces that are frequently
hazardous Limited recreational opportunities Inaccessible health system
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2009 Poverty Guideline48 Contiguous States and D.C.
Persons in the Family
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Poverty Guideline
$10,830
$14,570
$18,310
$22,050
$25,790
$29,530
$33,270
$37,010U.S. Census Bureau
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Money income
Includes earnings, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, public assistance, veterans’ payments, survivor benefits, pension or retirement income, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, income from estates, trusts, educational assistance, alimony, child support, assistance from outside the household, and other miscellaneous sources.
Noncash benefits (such as food stamps and housing subsidies) do not count.
U.S. Census Bureau
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Before taxes.
Excludes capital gains or losses.
If a person lives with a family, add up the income of all family members. (Non-relatives, such as housemates, do not count.)
U.S. Census Bureau
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Poverty thresholds are the dollar amounts used to determine poverty status
Each person or family is assigned one out of 48 possible poverty thresholds
Thresholds vary according to: Size of the family Ages of the members The same thresholds are used throughout the
United States (do not vary geographically) Updated annually for inflation using the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
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If total family income is less than the threshold appropriate for that family, the family is in poverty all family members have the same poverty status for individuals who do not live with family members,
their own income is compared with the appropriate threshold
If total family income equals or is greater than the threshold, the family (or unrelated individual) is not in poverty
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Family A has five members: two children, their mother, father, and great-aunt.
Their threshold was $26,338 dollars in 2008. (See poverty thresholds for 2008)
Suppose the members' incomes in 2008 were:
Mother: $10,000
Father: $ 7,000
Great-aunt: $10,000
First child: 0
Second child: 0Total family income: $27,000 U.S. Census
Bureau
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Compare total family income with their family's threshold. Their income / Threshold = $27,000 / $26,338 = 1.03
The income divided by the threshold is called the Ratio of Income to Poverty.
Since their income was greater than their threshold, Family A is not "in poverty" according to the official definition.
U.S. Census Bureau
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The poverty thresholds were originally developed in 1963-1964 by Mollie Orshansky of the Social Security Administration. Published in a January 1965 Social Security Bulletin article.
Orshansky based her poverty thresholds on the economy food plan — the cheapest of four food plans developed by the Department of Agriculture
Source: Brief Overview of the U.S. Poverty Threshold. DHHS. Gordon M. Fisher
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Some Health Facts
47 million uninsured (25 million underinsured; 5 million uninsured.
Spend approx. $6,697 per person on health care in this country. Over 2 Trillion dollars
Among the worst health outcomes of any industrialized nations
Greatest health inequities. High Chronic conditions
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The Social Determinants of Health
The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
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Social Determinants of Health
Jobs Working conditions Education Housing Social inclusion Political power
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What is Health Equity?
Those differences in population health that can be traced to unequal economic and social conditions and are systemic and avoidable – thus inherently unjust and unfair.
Source: Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
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The Mystery:
Given our wealth and medical advances, why does the United States rank 29th in the world for life expectancy (as of December 2007)?
What are the connections between healthy bodies and healthy bank accounts and race/ethnicity?
Source: Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making us Sick?
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Themes to Consider:
Class status correlates with health outcomes
Our economic, social and built environments shape health
People who are middle to lower on the class pyramid are exposed to more health threats (material deprivation and chronic stressors) and have less access to the opportunities and resources needed to control their destinies.
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People middle to higher on the class pyramid have access to more power and resources and in general live longer, healthier lives.
Chronic activation of the body’s stress response wears down our organs over time and increases disease risk.
Racism also threatens health, both “upstream” and independent of class.
Social and economic policies have reduced health inequities in the past and in other countries. Unnatural Causes
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Layoffs, unemployment, and job insecurity have a negative effect on health.Public policies that provide a social safety net can buffer unemployed workers and their families from economic disruptions and uncertainties that affect health.
Societies that take a “we’re all in this together’ approach to policy have better health outcomes than those that leave individuals and communities to fend for themselves. Unnatural Causes
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“The choices that people make are shaped by the
choices they have.”
Source: Unnatural Causes: Is Equality Making Us Sick?
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“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in
health care is the most
shocking and inhumane.”
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.