Exam 29: Poverty, Homelessness, and Food Insecurity

What proportion of homeless people are women in Canada?

Which of the following are barriers to accessing health care for people experiencing homelessness? Select all that apply.

Provide an example from the 12 determinants of health related to either poverty or homelessness.

Which economic ideology is known to have a significant impact on health? Select all that apply.

Poverty does not equally affect all groups of people. Racialized populations are more likely than nonracialized populations to be poor. Which of the following statements are true of racialized populations and poverty? Select all that apply.

List recent facts about food insecurity and food bank use in Canada.

Cathy is a community health nurse who is working to advocate for national policies that reduce the cost of nutritious food What level of prevention is Cathy working at?

Poverty can be determined by many criteria. One criterion is, any family that had to spend more than 20% of its income than the average family on food, clothing and shelter. What criterion of poverty is this?

List 9 specific health and social issues for the people experiencing homelessness.

Which of the following statements are true about household food insecurity in Canada? Select all that apply.