Vulnerability and Resilience: Use and Misuse of These Terms in the Public Health Discourse

Chae, David H.; Snipes, Shedra Amy; Chung, Kara; Martz, Connor D.; LaVeist, Thomas A.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2021.306413

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“…ευάλωτος, ευπαθής, τρωτός] by origin of vulnerability (biological, environmental, social/economic) and achieve clarity in public discourse, which eventually may have been supportive to policymaking (Soultatou, 2020). The conceptual misuse of vulnerability is also observed by Chae et al . (2021) with reference to the cases of susceptibility and vulnerability, which are often used interchangeably.…”

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“…ευάλωτoς, ευπαθής, τρωτός] by origin of vulnerability (biological, environmental, social/economic) and achieve clarity in public discourse, which eventually may have been supportive to policymaking (Soultatou, 2020). The conceptual misuse of vulnerability is also observed by Chae et al (2021) with reference to the cases of susceptibility and vulnerability, which are often used interchangeably. However it is interesting that Flaskerud and Winslow (1998, p. 69), for instance, view it as "social groups who experience limited resources and consequent high relative risk for morbidity and premature mortality" even before the WHO's explicit definitions in 2002 and 2020.…”

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Refugees as a key representation of vulnerability: politics and biopolitics

Soultatou

2022

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PurposeThis article aims at the sociological inquiry seeking to identify meanings ascribed to the term of vulnerability by official spokespersons, to explore a novel public health policy with reference to vulnerable populations and to trace its enactment with particular attention to vulnerable populations in Greece; finally a case of contest among the state and the civil society over refugees' rights will be located against public health politics and biopolitics in the context of the pandemic Covid-19.Design/methodology/approachThe interpretivist perspective towards analysis of textual data is adopted. Discourse analysis and content analysis are applied to analyze four sets of data.FindingsThe main findings show: (1) ambiguity over the terminology, (2) insufficient policy design and policy enactment towards the protection of vulnerable populations' health, (3) an illuminative case of contest among civil society and the state against infringement of refugees' human rights which may interpreted in terms of a tradition of solidarity.Originality/valueThe Foucauldian notion of biopolitics provides the grounds to understanding how market prevails over life at the expense of those in greater need, and how the state, serving homo economicus, intensifies instead of alleviating health vulnerabilities.

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Refugees as a key representation of vulnerability: politics and biopolitics

Soultatou

2022

JHASS

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“…Community‐based interventions that take sense of community into account can thus take an effective and strengths‐based approach to promoting health equity, by incorporating and bolstering a community's preexisting paradigms of membership, influence, integration, and fulfillment of individual and community needs. Black communities in the United States have historical and cultural traditions which incorporate a sense of community into organizing for community wellness and for advocacy (e.g., Black faith organizations, Black cultural holidays), and research and scholarship about HRQoL promotion would do well to recognize these as existing assets of Black resilience (Chae et al, 2021 ) and building blocks for further empowered health justice initiatives.…”

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“…promotion would do well to recognize these as existing assets of Black resilience(Chae et al, 2021) and building blocks for further empowered health justice initiatives.…”

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The role of sense of community in improving the health‐related quality of life among Black Americans

Wippold

Garcia

Frary

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Black Americans have the lowest life expectancy and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL; a strong predictor of premature mortality) of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. Low rates of physical activity and engagement in healthy eating are two known contributors to low HRQoL. Black Americans are more likely to live in environments that inhibit engagement in these two contributors. The present study examined sense of community as a buffer against the adverse effects of low physical activity and healthy eating on HRQoL among Black Americans. A sample of 290 Black American adults were recruited for the present study. Results indicate that sense of community buffers against the adverse effects of low physical activity on HRQoL. The results of the present study can be used by health promotion interventionists and policy‐makers to improve HRQoL and reduce premature mortality among Black Americans.

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“…African Americans/Black Americans, prevention, health promotion Black older adults are extraordinarily resilient given the structural impediments that they experience (Chae et al, 2021). These structural impediments include a lifetime of experiencing many forms of discrimination such as overt and covert acts of racism (LaFave et al, 2022) and residing in food swamps and deserts (i.e., neighborhoods with few options for healthy foods; Cooksey Stowers et al, 2020).…”

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Impact of the Health-Smart Holistic Health Program: A CBPR Approach to Improve Health and Prevent Adverse Outcomes for Black Older Adults

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Wippold

Roncoroni

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Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion

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Black older adults experience poorer health and health-related outcomes than their non-Hispanic White counterparts. Novel, tailored strategies to promote health and prevent adverse health-related outcomes that are aligned with the preferences and values of Black older adults are needed given the limited effectiveness of “one-size-fits-all” approaches. The present study evaluated the impact of a 9-week, community-based participatory research-informed program called the Health-Smart Holistic Health Program for Seniors that aimed to improve health and prevent adverse outcomes among Black older adults by targeting body mass index (BMI), loneliness, food insecurity, and physical and psychological health-related quality of life. Participants ( N = 139) were community dwelling, economically disadvantaged Black older adults living in an underserved area. Results indicated that from pre-intervention to post-intervention there were (a) significant decreases in BMI, loneliness, and food insecurity and (b) significant increases in the participating seniors’ psychological and physical health-related quality of life. Most of these changes were maintained at a 3-month post-intervention follow-up. These results have implications for similar efforts attempting to prevent adverse health outcomes among Black older adults, a high-risk and understudied group. Such efforts should be tailored and should address factors at multiple levels.

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Vulnerability and Resilience: Use and Misuse of These Terms in the Public Health Discourse

Cited by 19 publications

References 20 publications

Refugees as a key representation of vulnerability: politics and biopolitics

Refugees as a key representation of vulnerability: politics and biopolitics

The role of sense of community in improving the health‐related quality of life among Black Americans

Impact of the Health-Smart Holistic Health Program: A CBPR Approach to Improve Health and Prevent Adverse Outcomes for Black Older Adults

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