EXW450 Module 1 Quiz 1

Question 1

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Which of the following is an example of a health disparity?

Correct!

A reduced life expectancy for one group when compared with another group.

All of these.

The ability of some ethnicities to excel at some sports.

The prevalence of spicy food consumption seen among some ethnic groups.

Question 2

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Examples of resources that enhance quality of life and significantly influence health include all of the following EXCEPT:

Emergency services.

Access to education

Correct!

Behavioral judgments and filch prevention techniques.

Environments free of life-threatening toxins.

The incorrect answer is a “non-answer” i.e. it has no meaning. Dedicating time to learning the material, as opposed to trying to “spot” the correct answer will help answer these questions correctly.

Question 3

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From a social determinants of health standpoint, the most effective approach to address health would be:

Incentivize medical procedures.

Correct!

Modify the conditions that are making people sick.

Withhold services until people make better choices.

Address self-control and self-regulation.

This is a critical thinking question. These precise examples may not have all been given, but the concept has been emphasized across resources that the conditions or circumstances where we spend our time, have a significant influence on health and well-being. Addressing these environments will improve health and well-being for the whole community.

Question 4

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The social determinants of health are:

European based forms of universal access to health care.

government policies designed to control individual health behaviors.

external factors, such as support groups, that affect health and health outcomes.

Correct!

the circumstances in which people are born, worship, work and live.

Question 5

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The context in which people live affects:

Well-being

LIfe expectancy

Health behavior

Correct!

All of these

There is much evidence that context matters! Knowledge does not necessarily translate to action or behavior modification/change.

Question 6

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What are the social determinants of health? (Choose all that apply.)

Ideologies that determine fitness levels.

Medical procedures designed to address illness.

Correct!

The conditions that affect health and quality-of-life.

Lifestyle impulses that determine ability.

Dedicating time to learning the material, as opposed to trying to “spot” the correct answer will help answer these questions correctly. There is only one correct answer. None of the in-correct options are even close.

Question 7

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According to the text and the social determinants of public health video, what three factors impact population and individual health status and longevity?

Germs, contagious disease and lack of ambulation.

All of these.

Correct!

income, education and occupation

Allergens, creative cositve and acute belligerence.

Question 8

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The social determinants of health include ALL of the following EXCEPT:

Job and educational opportunities.

Culture

Resources.

Correct!

All of these social determinants of health.

The Healthy People website, as well as other places in the course, such as class slides contain this information.

Question 9

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All of these are true of health inequities EXCEPT: (i.e. which of the following statements is false or inaccurate?).

Health inequities involve unnecessary suffering.

Correct!

Health inequities are unavoidable.

Health inequities are differences in health outcomes between different populations.

Health inequities are unfair.

Part of the definition of health inequity is the avoidable difference in the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. These differences are rooted in circumstances that promote poor health. Circumstances can be modified.

Question 10

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The best way to improve health for the most people is through:

Counseling and judgement.

Verdant interpersonal trust.

Correct!

Reducing poverty.

All of these.

Review class slides and the health impact pyramid.

Question 11

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The social determinants of health:

Blame bad genes for most illnesses.

Monitor student learning by testing and evaluation.

You Answered

Seek to redress discrimination and investigate the health impact from benchmarks that measure enforcement of rights.

Correct Answer

Promote health through physical and social environments.

Question 12

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The historical approach to improving the health of populations is by addressing individual level factors like biology and motivation has been very successful, which is why Americans have better health outcomes than any other population.

True

Correct!

False

Question 13

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The relationship between rising societal affluence and declining death and birth rates is known as:

The social determinants of health.

The social ecological model.

Correct!

The demographic transition.

Nutrition etymology.

None of these.

Well done! From the text chapter one!

Review the text chapter one!

Question 14

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Individual and population level analyses are generally the same.

You Answered

True

Correct Answer

False

Question 15

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According to the text, a reliable summative measure that indicates the health of a community and the availability and quality of healthcare is:

Correct!

None of these.

Epidemiologic transition.

Crude death rates.

Premature regulation.

Infant mortality, deaths of children less than one year of age, is a frequent measure of the health of a population. The rate is calculated by dividing the number of infant deaths by the total number of live births occurring in one year multiplied by 1000.

Question 16

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If you were designing an intervention using the social-ecological model, addressing personal factors that was focused on increasing fruit consumption on your campus, which of the following would you do?

You Answered

Work with the food service people to take cake and cookies off the menu.

Correct Answer

Have a taste testing set up in the Student Center and give out free samples of different fruits.

Remove all of the vending machines that offer junk food snacks.

Request that the number of nutrition courses offered each semester be increased.

The ecological model emphasizes the dynamic interactions between people and personal, sociocultural and physical environmental factors that influence health. Addressing multiple levels of influence increases the chance that an intervention will be successful. People are embedded in communities. Consider the goal of this intervention and the multi-layered approach

Question 17

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Since the 1970’s interventions have been attempting to get people to change their behavior and make healthier choices. These interventions have been targeted mainly at individual factors and have:

None of these.

mainly been successful, since people are making healthier choices and consuming more fruits and vegetables.

Correct!

mainly been unsuccessful at helping people improve their health by making better choices.

have been neither successful or unsuccessful, depending on the community.

The powerpoints clearly discuss the lack of change in exercise, fruit and vegetable consumption and exercise adherence.

Question 18

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The U.S. spends more money on healthcare than any other country and this results in the best outcomes in nearly every area.

You Answered

True

Correct Answer

False

Question 19

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Health outcomes, or the way that health and well-being of groups of people are measured include:

Maternal mortality.

Life expectancy.

Infant mortality.

Correct!

All of these.

Question 20

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Many health-related issues are not responsive to treatment and therefore are excluded from the formal health care system.

Correct!

True

False

Quiz Score: 16 out of 20