EXW 450 Module 2 Quiz 2

Question 1

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The United States has very minimal difference in health outcomes (health disparities), especially when compared with other countries.

True

False

There are significant differences in health outcomes among groups in the U.S.

Question 2

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Addressing the complex factors that influence health through incorporating health considerations into strategies is known as:

Health in all policies.

None of these.

Principle of strategic action.

Program schedule code system.

Social determinants of health.

Question 3

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The most pervasive or powerful influence on health for the most number of people is:

Personal Responsibility

Critical Development Junctures

All of these depending on the group of people and the type of behavior.

Policy

Question 4

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Which of the following are actions that health advocates can take to influence policy?

convene interested parties

provide data

all of these

educate the public

Question 5

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How can the current public health problems best be addressed?

Emphasizing compunction guidelines for minimum required benefits.

Improving health in communities via policy

All of these are best practices in addressing current major public health problems.

Individual interventions to make healthy choices

IncorrectQuestion 6

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Which of the following is NOT an example of policy?

A principle.

Organizational decision adopted by a governing body.

A cerulean reference to encouraging socialization.

Organizational plan for action.

Question 7

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A high GINI coefficient would mean that:

A society has high income inequality.

A region has a high number of liberal regimes.

A state has a high number of public services.

A group of people has high food needs.

A country has a high deficit.

Question 8

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Chronic stress increases the production of which primary stress hormone?

Human growth hormone

Thyroxine

Leptin

Cortisol

None of these.

Question 9

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Socioeconomic status is:

Measured by educational attainment, income or employment.

A measure of person’s worth in society.

All of these may be components of socioeconomic status.

Determined by a formula based on personal factors.

Question 10

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The relationship between income and health (risk of disease and death) is influenced by income. Higher income level of a community or group is associated with: (Choose ALL that apply.)

More years of education which provide opportunities for higher wage jobs with health supportive benefits.

More instances of deteriorating infrastructure.

Increased number of health concerns.

Enhanced health literacy which contributes to an increased likelihood of changing or adopting new health behaviors.

Safer, more rewarding work.

There is a collinearity between relevant factors that influence the relationship between health and income. Having an educated, affluent population supports a stable government, infrastructure and healthcare. More years of education are likely to contribute to jobs with more control and higher wages, and to enhanced social support and the kinds of psycho-social abilities that increase sense of personal control. Additionally, more years of education appear to be associated with lowered cortisol production and lower risk of hypertension.

Question 11

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Roughly how long someone will live can be predicted based on:

level of income

where someone lives

the high school graduation rates in an area.

A and C.

All of these

Question 12

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Chronic elevated cortisol levels, resulting from chronic stress is associated with:

Insulin resistance.

Coronary heart disease.

All of these.

Diabetes.

Question 13

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There are differences in health outcomes and life expectancy between countries who have lower gaps between the poor and the wealthy and those that have wide gaps between the poor and the wealthy.

True

False

Question 14

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Inequality is defined as:

All of these.

Differences in opportunity or life chances.

The dynamic relationship between society and naturalistic studies.

Egalitarian organization aimed at promoting rights.

Resource distribution criteria.

Question 15

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Which of the following is a true statement?

The best way to improve health is to teach people to make better choices.

Poor people tend to be healthier because they do not have the stressors of their wealthier counterparts.

Wealthy people tend to be healthier mainly because they can afford superior healthcare.

None of these are true.

Health improves along every step up the income and social ladder.

Question 16

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In Tammy’s story, Tammy is:

None of these.

An example of a person who could get out of poverty is she would work harder.

A person who was born into poverty.

A woman who squandered her opportunity.

Question 17

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The idea of the social gradient indicates:

that everyone making a middle class wage and above has about the same risk of disease and death.

that risk of disease and death decreases at each step up the social ladder across the entire society.

none of these describe the social gradient

that the wealthy have increased risk of disease and death due to stress.

The idea of the social gradient is the basic principle that those who are higher in the hierarchy of a society have better less morbidity and mortality risks than those who are lower in the hierarchy at each step up the social ladder. There is no single “income” beyond which everyone has the same health outcomes and risk (unless it is those at the very top of a social hierarchy).

Question 18

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Which of the following statements is accurate?

Wealthy people and those who live in poverty have approximately the same life expectancy.

People who live in poverty are less likely to experience early illness or dealth.

None of these are true.

Health improves as income increases.

As income decreases health improves.

Question 19

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The gradient in health is affected by:

Socioeconomic & political factors.

All of these.

Motivation and drive.

Code of civility.

IncorrectQuestion 20

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According to the text, income the most powerful population–level health predictor. Why might this be?

Being poor is stressful.

All of these.

Available resources.

Policy.

PartialQuestion 21

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Which of the following health outcomes are influenced by level of income? Check all that apply.

Individual capitalistic aftereffects.

Life expectancy.

Rank-and-file opportunity cost fettle outcomes.

Mental Health.

Chronic disease rates.

Quiz Score: 18.67 out of 21

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