BBH 302 Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
#1 leading cause of death in hispanics/latino Cancer
Unique leading cases of death in Hispanics/Latino Diabetes
Chronic liver disease (despite low alcohol use)
Cirrhosis
Major Health Disparities for Hispanics/Latino Hispanics/Latinos are the second highest in HIV/AIDS (after blacks)
Major Barriers to Optimal Health for Hispanics/Latinos Large proportion of the immigrant population
Cultural and language barriers
Disconnect with conventional medicine and traditional beleifs
Urbanization and poverty
#1 Leading cause of death for AI/AN Heart Disease
Unique leading cause of death for AI/AN Motor Vehicle Accidents
Suicide (second highest after whites)
Chronic Liver disease (low alcohol use)
Cirrhosis
Major Health Disparities in AI/AN Diabetes
Second highest in infant mortality (after blacks)
#1 cause of death in NH/OPI Heart disease
, Major health disparities in NH/OPI Asthma (highest, blacks are second)
High use of illicit drug disorder
Low rates of cancer (despite low rates of screening)
High rates of mental illness
#1 leading cause of death in Asians Cancer
Unique leading cause of death in Asians Alzheimers
Major Health disparities in Asians H. Pylori Infection (associated with stomach cancer)
High rates of Hep B (associated with liver cancer)
Highest rates of TB in NON-US BORN PERSONS
Major Barriers to Optimal Health in Asians Language and cultural barriers
Traditional vs. conventional medicine
Dietary practices (fruit and vegetable intake, low dairy intake, Nitrates from
processed foods)
Limited access in the working poor
- Poor working conditions
- Crowding
- Uninsured and underinsured
- Fear of public charge
#1 leading cause of death in blacks Heart disease
Unique causes of death in Blacks Homicide
Septicemia
Stroke
HIV (US Born blacks have the highest rates of TB - then whites - then hispanics)
Major Health Disparities in Blacks Infant mortality (highest compared to other populations)
Maternal Mortality
Hypertension
Asthma (second highest rates after NHPI)
Major Barriers to Optimal health in Blacks Centuries of Institutionalized racism
Genetic Fatalism
Urbanization and poverty
Distrust of the medical system (Tuskegee study - the reason for informed consent)
Why is it that blacks have a high rate of cancer screening, Because black women are getting screenings too late.
yet high incidence rates and even higher (the highest)
mortality rates for cancer? Later than white women, thus white women have higher rates of Incidence but
lower rates of Mortality than black women. (breast cancer)
Black men have higher rates of incidence and mortality.
Could be a result of the resource disparity between blacks and whites.
What condition is highly associated with the Schizophrenia
homelessness rates in blacks?
#1 leading cause of death in hispanics/latino Cancer
Unique leading cases of death in Hispanics/Latino Diabetes
Chronic liver disease (despite low alcohol use)
Cirrhosis
Major Health Disparities for Hispanics/Latino Hispanics/Latinos are the second highest in HIV/AIDS (after blacks)
Major Barriers to Optimal Health for Hispanics/Latinos Large proportion of the immigrant population
Cultural and language barriers
Disconnect with conventional medicine and traditional beleifs
Urbanization and poverty
#1 Leading cause of death for AI/AN Heart Disease
Unique leading cause of death for AI/AN Motor Vehicle Accidents
Suicide (second highest after whites)
Chronic Liver disease (low alcohol use)
Cirrhosis
Major Health Disparities in AI/AN Diabetes
Second highest in infant mortality (after blacks)
#1 cause of death in NH/OPI Heart disease
, Major health disparities in NH/OPI Asthma (highest, blacks are second)
High use of illicit drug disorder
Low rates of cancer (despite low rates of screening)
High rates of mental illness
#1 leading cause of death in Asians Cancer
Unique leading cause of death in Asians Alzheimers
Major Health disparities in Asians H. Pylori Infection (associated with stomach cancer)
High rates of Hep B (associated with liver cancer)
Highest rates of TB in NON-US BORN PERSONS
Major Barriers to Optimal Health in Asians Language and cultural barriers
Traditional vs. conventional medicine
Dietary practices (fruit and vegetable intake, low dairy intake, Nitrates from
processed foods)
Limited access in the working poor
- Poor working conditions
- Crowding
- Uninsured and underinsured
- Fear of public charge
#1 leading cause of death in blacks Heart disease
Unique causes of death in Blacks Homicide
Septicemia
Stroke
HIV (US Born blacks have the highest rates of TB - then whites - then hispanics)
Major Health Disparities in Blacks Infant mortality (highest compared to other populations)
Maternal Mortality
Hypertension
Asthma (second highest rates after NHPI)
Major Barriers to Optimal health in Blacks Centuries of Institutionalized racism
Genetic Fatalism
Urbanization and poverty
Distrust of the medical system (Tuskegee study - the reason for informed consent)
Why is it that blacks have a high rate of cancer screening, Because black women are getting screenings too late.
yet high incidence rates and even higher (the highest)
mortality rates for cancer? Later than white women, thus white women have higher rates of Incidence but
lower rates of Mortality than black women. (breast cancer)
Black men have higher rates of incidence and mortality.
Could be a result of the resource disparity between blacks and whites.
What condition is highly associated with the Schizophrenia
homelessness rates in blacks?
