PHRM717 SDOH QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which is the most accurate definition of social determinants of health? - Correct
Answers -Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes and contribute to health
inequity.
Which of the following is NOT a primary social determinant of health? - Correct Answers
-Smoking history
What is Health Equity? - Correct Answers -The opportunity for all people to attain their
'full health potential' by being able to access the necessary resources and care
regardless of social position or other socially defined circumstances.
What are some examples of health inequities? - Correct Answers -Lack of access to
health care, Prejudice and discrimination, Unsafe, unstable housing
What is the impact of improving upstream SDOH on the downstream economics of
healthcare? - Correct Answers -Fewer hospitalizations, ER visits, and drug prescriptions
Reduced homeless population
True or False: People of color and minority racial and ethnic groups experience a higher
risk of adverse SDOH compared to White and Caucasian individuals. - Correct Answers
-True
Accessing quality health care for preventive treatment, vaccinations, and contraception
helps prevent serious illness and what else? - Correct Answers -Chronic illness
True or False. in 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid required all hospitals to screen adult inpatients for 5 SDOH -
Correct Answers -True
True or False, New Mexico ranks highest when it comes to investing resources in
SDOH and addressing adverse social determinants - Correct Answers -False
New Mexico ranks LAST in resources to address SDOH.
The most significant reduction of adverse SDOH effects come from what? - Correct
Answers -Community-based, social interventions
, True or False, in New Mexico, the percentage of residents living in poverty is almost
double the national average? - Correct Answers -True
In New Mexico, the number of people living in poverty is 18.4%, is almost double the
national average.
The presentation mentioned that policies and programs can help reduce adverse
SDOH. Which one is NOT a policy or program mentioned? - Correct Answers -Educate
Today
Policies and programs that help people pay for food (SNAP), housing, health care and
medications (GoodRx/Cost Plus), and education, and that return money to them, like
EITC, can reduce poverty and improve health outcomes
True or False: When over 3,000 patients in UNM and Community Health Center primary
care clinics were screened for 11 SDOH, "Difficulty Paying for Utilities" came out as the
most common need. - Correct Answers -True
Which factor best corresponds to the definition of housing insecurity? - Correct Answers
-The inability or uncertainty about paying rent
When asked what would be the most important intervention in helping them stay off
drugs when released from jail, a group of women incarcerated at the Bernalillo County
Detention Center for drug-related offenses cited which interventions? - Correct Answers
-Housing
These factors contribute to seeking drugs to numb the pain and block out despair, even
temporarily. Having a safe and secure place to live makes it easier to stay drug free.
Food insecurity is highest among which households? - Correct Answers -Households
headed by single parents
Black and Hispanic households
True or False: Violent deaths, unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide, account for
75% of all mortality in the second decade of life for Native Americans. - Correct
Answers -True
Which is NOT a reason the LGBTQIA+ population continues to experience worse health
outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts? - Correct Answers -Lower income and
socioeconomic status
partly because of factors like low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of
stress due to violence, harassment, and discrimination, and a lack of cultural
competency in the health care system
True or False. Adults with disabilities are three times more likely to have heart disease,
stroke, diabetes, or cancer than adults without disabilities. - Correct Answers -True
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which is the most accurate definition of social determinants of health? - Correct
Answers -Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes and contribute to health
inequity.
Which of the following is NOT a primary social determinant of health? - Correct Answers
-Smoking history
What is Health Equity? - Correct Answers -The opportunity for all people to attain their
'full health potential' by being able to access the necessary resources and care
regardless of social position or other socially defined circumstances.
What are some examples of health inequities? - Correct Answers -Lack of access to
health care, Prejudice and discrimination, Unsafe, unstable housing
What is the impact of improving upstream SDOH on the downstream economics of
healthcare? - Correct Answers -Fewer hospitalizations, ER visits, and drug prescriptions
Reduced homeless population
True or False: People of color and minority racial and ethnic groups experience a higher
risk of adverse SDOH compared to White and Caucasian individuals. - Correct Answers
-True
Accessing quality health care for preventive treatment, vaccinations, and contraception
helps prevent serious illness and what else? - Correct Answers -Chronic illness
True or False. in 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid required all hospitals to screen adult inpatients for 5 SDOH -
Correct Answers -True
True or False, New Mexico ranks highest when it comes to investing resources in
SDOH and addressing adverse social determinants - Correct Answers -False
New Mexico ranks LAST in resources to address SDOH.
The most significant reduction of adverse SDOH effects come from what? - Correct
Answers -Community-based, social interventions
, True or False, in New Mexico, the percentage of residents living in poverty is almost
double the national average? - Correct Answers -True
In New Mexico, the number of people living in poverty is 18.4%, is almost double the
national average.
The presentation mentioned that policies and programs can help reduce adverse
SDOH. Which one is NOT a policy or program mentioned? - Correct Answers -Educate
Today
Policies and programs that help people pay for food (SNAP), housing, health care and
medications (GoodRx/Cost Plus), and education, and that return money to them, like
EITC, can reduce poverty and improve health outcomes
True or False: When over 3,000 patients in UNM and Community Health Center primary
care clinics were screened for 11 SDOH, "Difficulty Paying for Utilities" came out as the
most common need. - Correct Answers -True
Which factor best corresponds to the definition of housing insecurity? - Correct Answers
-The inability or uncertainty about paying rent
When asked what would be the most important intervention in helping them stay off
drugs when released from jail, a group of women incarcerated at the Bernalillo County
Detention Center for drug-related offenses cited which interventions? - Correct Answers
-Housing
These factors contribute to seeking drugs to numb the pain and block out despair, even
temporarily. Having a safe and secure place to live makes it easier to stay drug free.
Food insecurity is highest among which households? - Correct Answers -Households
headed by single parents
Black and Hispanic households
True or False: Violent deaths, unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide, account for
75% of all mortality in the second decade of life for Native Americans. - Correct
Answers -True
Which is NOT a reason the LGBTQIA+ population continues to experience worse health
outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts? - Correct Answers -Lower income and
socioeconomic status
partly because of factors like low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of
stress due to violence, harassment, and discrimination, and a lack of cultural
competency in the health care system
True or False. Adults with disabilities are three times more likely to have heart disease,
stroke, diabetes, or cancer than adults without disabilities. - Correct Answers -True
