Section 1

• There are three levels of advocacy: individual, community, global
• Global health should be communicated with science and advocacy. Scientific findings and hard data can be used with real life experiences from advocates to implement strategies and interventions. Scientists can test the success of these interventions
• Scientific data is used as evidence, and advocacy involves communicating scientific data to inform awareness about global health issues
• The gap in global health is described as populations the the lowest income having high levels of illness and premature mortality compared to high income
• One example of a gap in health is the difference of life expectancy at birth. The lowest average was 53 years, and the highest was 85
• Gaps in global health exists because of social determinants. They are the circumstances people grow, work, live, and age, and their accessibility to healthcare which allow them to deal with illness
• The social gradient is a concept of health that occurs both within and between countries. As wealth increases, so does health, do to purchase of healthy foods, or attaining clean and safe living conditions
• The social gradient, for those who are employed, can be broken down into various "social classes" based on educational level and occupational position. Lowest income workers tend to work more labour intensive jobs, contributing to poor health
• The poverty trap explains how people who are in poverty are trapped in poverty until an external intervenes by providing them with money and resources. If an individual decides to work more labour intensive, they might get sick and have to skip work.