Homework answers / question archive / Queens University HEALTH 101 Week 3: Income and Poverty 1)The work done by KFL&A Public Health about the affordability of eating a healthy diet shows •             that everyone on social assistance should be able to afford a basic, nutritious healthy diet if healthy eating is a priority •             hat social assistance rates are too low for individuals and families to meet the average costs of basic needs, including food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and personal care items, and therefore can be considered to be set below absolute poverty lines •             that it is reasonable to that expect people on social assistance in KFL&A might feel deprived of a lifestyle that we would consider “normal” or “typical” for Canadians •             the Fraser Institute’s poverty line most accurately reflects the poverty level in Kingston and area •             all of the above except (a) •             only (b) and (c) 2

Queens University HEALTH 101 Week 3: Income and Poverty 1)The work done by KFL&A Public Health about the affordability of eating a healthy diet shows •             that everyone on social assistance should be able to afford a basic, nutritious healthy diet if healthy eating is a priority •             hat social assistance rates are too low for individuals and families to meet the average costs of basic needs, including food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and personal care items, and therefore can be considered to be set below absolute poverty lines •             that it is reasonable to that expect people on social assistance in KFL&A might feel deprived of a lifestyle that we would consider “normal” or “typical” for Canadians •             the Fraser Institute’s poverty line most accurately reflects the poverty level in Kingston and area •             all of the above except (a) •             only (b) and (c) 2

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HEALTH 101

Week 3: Income and Poverty

1)The work done by KFL&A Public Health about the affordability of eating a healthy diet shows

•             that everyone on social assistance should be able to afford a basic, nutritious healthy diet if healthy eating is a priority

•             hat social assistance rates are too low for individuals and families to

meet the average costs of basic needs, including food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and personal care items, and therefore can be considered to be set below absolute poverty lines

•             that it is reasonable to that expect people on social assistance in KFL&A might feel deprived of a lifestyle that we would consider “normal” or “typical” for Canadians

•             the Fraser Institute’s poverty line most accurately reflects the poverty level in Kingston and area

•             all of the above except (a)

•             only (b) and (c)

2.            The main point of the story described in Appendix 2 of The Cost of Poverty about Ali, a young man whose family came to Canada as refugees from Somalia, and his struggles to get out of poverty by pursuing post- secondary education, is that

•             anyone who works hard in Canada can escape poverty

•             Ontario’s system of student loans, OSAP, is effective in helping people access post-secondary education

•             racism can keep people trapped in poverty

•             there are significant institutional barriers that can keep people trapped in poverty

•             (c) and (d)

3.            A Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) or Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) that would reduce or largely eliminate poverty in Canada

•             has been proven to cost too much money and the benefits cannot justify the expense

•             will primarily have overall negative effects because it will reward

people to be lazy and not take paid employment, as was demonstrated by the Mincome experiment

•             would have no impact on population health but could improve individual health by making money available for healthy food

•             would eliminate the need for all other forms of social supports for

people living in poverty

 

•             would expand to the working age population the universal income security measures already in place for Canadian seniors and children

 

4.            When Dr. Rudolph Virchow stated that “physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor,”

•             he meant that the most effective physicians should also have a law degree

•             he meant that physicians see firsthand the devastating effects of

poverty because poverty very often leads to poor health; thus, physicians should advocate for improved living conditions for the poor, and for the political conditions that would empower the poor to have a stronger voice and more control over their lives

•             he was referring to the 19th  century, when there were not many lawyers, and physicians could make some extra money by representing poor people charged with crimes

•             he meant that physicians should report the crimes that poor people commit

•             only (b) and (c)

•             all of the above

5.            According to Ryan Meili

•             the private sector is best at providing housing for all members of our society

•             public investment in affordable housing is a waste of taxpayers’

money

•             getting people into short-term housing, like homeless shelters, is much more cost-effective than building housing for the long term

•             diabetic patients like Don Bouvier would be able to control their

diabetes if they would prioritize healthy food over paying the rent

•             none of the above