SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are Social Determinants of Health (SDH)? - Correct Answers -Life-enhancing
resources, such as food supply, housing, economic and social relationships,
transportation, education and health care, whose distribution across populations
effectively determines length and quality of life.
SDH according to healthy people 2020 - Correct Answers -"Social determinants of
health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work,
play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life
outcomes and risks. Conditions (e.g., social, economic, and physical) in these various
environments and settings (e.g., school, church, workplace, and neighborhood) have
been referred to as 'place.'"
Examples of Social Determinants of Health - Correct Answers -Availability of resources
to meet daily needs (e.g., safe housing and local food markets)
Access to educational, economic, and job opportunities
Access to health care services
Public safety
Quality of education and job training
Availability of community-based resources in support of community living and
opportunities for recreational and leisure-time activities
Transportation options
Social support
Language/Literacy
Access to mass media and emerging technologies (e.g., cell phones, the Internet, and
social media)
Social norms and attitudes (e.g., discrimination, racism, and distrust of government)
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are Social Determinants of Health (SDH)? - Correct Answers -Life-enhancing
resources, such as food supply, housing, economic and social relationships,
transportation, education and health care, whose distribution across populations
effectively determines length and quality of life.
SDH according to healthy people 2020 - Correct Answers -"Social determinants of
health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work,
play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life
outcomes and risks. Conditions (e.g., social, economic, and physical) in these various
environments and settings (e.g., school, church, workplace, and neighborhood) have
been referred to as 'place.'"
Examples of Social Determinants of Health - Correct Answers -Availability of resources
to meet daily needs (e.g., safe housing and local food markets)
Access to educational, economic, and job opportunities
Access to health care services
Public safety
Quality of education and job training
Availability of community-based resources in support of community living and
opportunities for recreational and leisure-time activities
Transportation options
Social support
Language/Literacy
Access to mass media and emerging technologies (e.g., cell phones, the Internet, and
social media)
Social norms and attitudes (e.g., discrimination, racism, and distrust of government)
