PUBH 6003 QUIZ 2 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● what are the determinants of health?
Answer: the range of personal, social, economic & environmental
factors that influence health status
●● what are the several broad categories Determinants of health fall
under?
Answer: Policymaking.
social or environmental factors.
health services.
individual behavior.
biology and genetics.
●● policies at the local, state, and federal level affect individual and
population health; how to improve population health example?
Answer: increasing taxes on tobacco sale, can improve population health
by reducing the number of people using tobacco products
●● some policies affect entire populations over extended periods of time
while simultaneously helping to change individual behavior
, Answer: example, 1966 Highway Safety Act & National Traffic &
Motor Vehicle Safety Act authorized the Federal Government to set and
regulate standards for motor vehicles and highways
●● 1966 Highway Safety Act and National Traffic & Motor Vehicle
Safety Act led to what?
Answer: an increase in safety standards for cars, including seat belts,
which in turn, reduced rates of injuries and deaths from motor vehicle
accidents
●● the social determinants of health reflect what?
Answer: social factors and the physical conditions in the environment in
which people are born, live, learn, play, work & age.
●● social determinants of health are also known as
Answer: social and physical determinants of health, and they impact a
wide range of health, functioning & quality of life outcomes
●● what are some social determinants?
Answer: availability of resources to meet daily needs, such as
educational and job opportunities, living wages, or healthful foods;
social norms and attitudes, like discrimination; exposure to crime,
violence, social disorder, such as presence of trash; social
support/interactions; exposure to mass media, emerging technologies,
like internet and phones
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● what are the determinants of health?
Answer: the range of personal, social, economic & environmental
factors that influence health status
●● what are the several broad categories Determinants of health fall
under?
Answer: Policymaking.
social or environmental factors.
health services.
individual behavior.
biology and genetics.
●● policies at the local, state, and federal level affect individual and
population health; how to improve population health example?
Answer: increasing taxes on tobacco sale, can improve population health
by reducing the number of people using tobacco products
●● some policies affect entire populations over extended periods of time
while simultaneously helping to change individual behavior
, Answer: example, 1966 Highway Safety Act & National Traffic &
Motor Vehicle Safety Act authorized the Federal Government to set and
regulate standards for motor vehicles and highways
●● 1966 Highway Safety Act and National Traffic & Motor Vehicle
Safety Act led to what?
Answer: an increase in safety standards for cars, including seat belts,
which in turn, reduced rates of injuries and deaths from motor vehicle
accidents
●● the social determinants of health reflect what?
Answer: social factors and the physical conditions in the environment in
which people are born, live, learn, play, work & age.
●● social determinants of health are also known as
Answer: social and physical determinants of health, and they impact a
wide range of health, functioning & quality of life outcomes
●● what are some social determinants?
Answer: availability of resources to meet daily needs, such as
educational and job opportunities, living wages, or healthful foods;
social norms and attitudes, like discrimination; exposure to crime,
violence, social disorder, such as presence of trash; social
support/interactions; exposure to mass media, emerging technologies,
like internet and phones
