Political Economy of Health and Development

Website Created By: Parmeetpal Dhillon

Created for: Ms. Rokiya

This website provides an interactive quiz and my personal annotated PDFs as further resources to supplement the deep connections made in the Sketchnote Assignment. I hope you like it!



Interactive Quiz - Remember to Submit!

1. What is the main focus of the political economy approach as described by Birn et al. (2017)?




2. Fill in the blank: The behavioral approach often ______________ individuals for their health outcomes.

3. According to the text, which healthcare system is an example of the political economy approach?




4. Which major barriers are highlighted in the rural healthcare context described in the PDF?




5. Fill in the blank: Birn et al. (2017) criticize the ______________ approach for commodifying health.

6. What global health agency is mentioned for addressing social determinants of health?




7. What was the key focus of the Alberta Eugenics Board’s assessments?




8. Fill in the blank: ______________ reforms in Cuba led to a health system aligned with the political economy approach.

9. Which traditional practice was highlighted as a critique of the biomedical model in the text?




10. Fill in the blank: The ______________ approach blames health outcomes solely on individual or household decisions.



Attachments of Annotated PDFs

Please note, the following PDFs were annotated informally to highlight and brainstorm possible connections to the main text chosen. Some comments may show as blank if Adobe Acrobat is not used.