Questions #1 and #2 address two of the major course themes of power and control, and poverty, geography, and health and how these themes create vulnerability and how understanding the embeddedness of power, control, poverty, geography and health help us understand how health disparities are created and maintained. Question #1. (20 points) In the previous weeks we reviewed literature which discussed how power and control impact health to create vulnerability in some populations in groups. In this essay, after reviewing the following reading, “Where health disparities begin: the role of social and economic determinants – and why current policies may make matters worse” by Woolfe and Braveman (2011), discuss how power, control and social capital may impact the health of residents living in Dallas, Denton, Johnson, Kaufmann, and Tarrant counties to create vulnerability among them. Your discussion should include the following elements: • Definition (based on course materials) of vulnerability • Review the US Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) data for “all ages in poverty” and “median household income.” • Review the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) data for “age” and “racial.” • Compare and contrast which county you think has the most and the least social capital based on the data presented, and why. • Your response should mention 1-2 of the social and economic determinants mentioned in the Woolfe and Braveman article. • Your responses should also include elements drawn from the Gladwell book “Blink” Chapters 1-4, (i.e., thin-slicing, making snap decisions) and other relevant course readings. Question #2. (20 points). Each author provides very unique views and discussion about poverty, geography, and health. After reviewing the following readings, “Understanding the Rural-Urban Difference in Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the United States” by Keyes et al., (2013) and “Toothless” by Murakawa (2011), discuss how poverty, geography, and health are related. Your discussion should include the following elements: • Definition (based on above readings) of poverty • Identify two (2) additional social factors which may be related to poverty, geography and health. • In your discussion of the articles, be sure to compare and contrast how each author discusses the topic. • Lastly, your responses should also include elements drawn from the Gladwell book “Blink” Chapters 1-4, (i.e., thin-slicing, making snap decisions) and other relevant course readings

Questions #1 and #2 address two of the major course themes of power and control, and poverty, geography, and health and how these themes create vulnerability and how understanding the embeddedness of power, control, poverty, geography and health help us understand how health disparities are created and maintained. Question #1. (20 points) In the previous weeks we reviewed literature which discussed how power and control impact health to create vulnerability in some populations in groups. In this essay, after reviewing the following reading, “Where health disparities begin: the role of social and economic determinants – and why current policies may make matters worse” by Woolfe and Braveman (2011), discuss how power, control and social capital may impact the health of residents living in Dallas, Denton, Johnson, Kaufmann, and Tarrant counties to create vulnerability among them. Your discussion should include the following elements: • Definition (based on course materials) of vulnerability • Review the US Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) data for “all ages in poverty” and “median household income.” • Review the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) data for “age” and “racial.” • Compare and contrast which county you think has the most and the least social capital based on the data presented, and why. • Your response should mention 1-2 of the social and economic determinants mentioned in the Woolfe and Braveman article. • Your responses should also include elements drawn from the Gladwell book “Blink” Chapters 1-4, (i.e., thin-slicing, making snap decisions) and other relevant course readings. Question #2. (20 points). Each author provides very unique views and discussion about poverty, geography, and health. After reviewing the following readings, “Understanding the Rural-Urban Difference in Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the United States” by Keyes et al., (2013) and “Toothless” by Murakawa (2011), discuss how poverty, geography, and health are related. Your discussion should include the following elements: • Definition (based on above readings) of poverty • Identify two (2) additional social factors which may be related to poverty, geography and health. • In your discussion of the articles, be sure to compare and contrast how each author discusses the topic. • Lastly, your responses should also include elements drawn from the Gladwell book “Blink” Chapters 1-4, (i.e., thin-slicing, making snap decisions) and other relevant course readings