HTW QUIZ 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Eliminating avoidable social and economic practices and policies that create barriers to improving the
health of certain demographic groups leads to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health equity
True or false: There are major biological differences between races that strongly determine health
outcomes for various groups. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
Rationale:
Biologically distinct races do not exist within the human species. Genetic traits are passed down by
individuals, not "races." It is more accurate to view race as a social rather than biological category.
Which of the following best defines the term health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Health is the overall
condition of a person's body, mind, and social well-being
The discipline that focuses on the health of the masses in contrast to the health of individuals is known
as ______ health. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Public
Social determinants of health are ______ factors that affect one's health. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅external environmental
What is the primary benefit to population health of studying health outcomes among demographic
groups? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅identifying differences in health outcomes between groups and
finding opportunities for intervention
Which of the following is an example of community health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a town's
decision to build a neighborhood recreational park
A population achieves health equity when all people - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅have an equal
opportunity to attain their full health potential.
The Healthy People 2020 initiative emphasizes the need to reduce - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅differences in health outcomes between populations.
, Variations in health outcomes between racial groups are most strongly tied to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅a social structure that provides unequal access to resources.
Public health efforts include both - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health promotion and disease
prevention
Which of the following best exemplifies someone who chooses societal responsibility over individual
choice? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ed decides not to smoke in his backyard because there are
children playing next door.
Which of the following factors are considered social determinants of health? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅employment status
income
transportation
Which of the following are behavior choices that affect a person's individual health? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅smoking status
level of physical fitness
Community health refers to activities intended to improve the health outcomes of people who -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅live in the same geographic region.
Susan knows that changing her eating behavior will help her reduce the risk of obesity. To which of the
four perceptions of the Health Belief Model does this correspond? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅perceived benefits of specific action
Eliminating avoidable social and economic practices and policies that create barriers to improving the
health of certain demographic groups leads to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health equity
True or false: There are major biological differences between races that strongly determine health
outcomes for various groups. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
Rationale:
Biologically distinct races do not exist within the human species. Genetic traits are passed down by
individuals, not "races." It is more accurate to view race as a social rather than biological category.
Which of the following best defines the term health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Health is the overall
condition of a person's body, mind, and social well-being
The discipline that focuses on the health of the masses in contrast to the health of individuals is known
as ______ health. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Public
Social determinants of health are ______ factors that affect one's health. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅external environmental
What is the primary benefit to population health of studying health outcomes among demographic
groups? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅identifying differences in health outcomes between groups and
finding opportunities for intervention
Which of the following is an example of community health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a town's
decision to build a neighborhood recreational park
A population achieves health equity when all people - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅have an equal
opportunity to attain their full health potential.
The Healthy People 2020 initiative emphasizes the need to reduce - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅differences in health outcomes between populations.
, Variations in health outcomes between racial groups are most strongly tied to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅a social structure that provides unequal access to resources.
Public health efforts include both - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health promotion and disease
prevention
Which of the following best exemplifies someone who chooses societal responsibility over individual
choice? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ed decides not to smoke in his backyard because there are
children playing next door.
Which of the following factors are considered social determinants of health? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅employment status
income
transportation
Which of the following are behavior choices that affect a person's individual health? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅smoking status
level of physical fitness
Community health refers to activities intended to improve the health outcomes of people who -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅live in the same geographic region.
Susan knows that changing her eating behavior will help her reduce the risk of obesity. To which of the
four perceptions of the Health Belief Model does this correspond? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅perceived benefits of specific action
