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HSCI 130 FINAL EXAM*** QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST
EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
What is required to achieve healthy futures?
❖reducing social inequalities of health
❖improving living and working conditions
❖involving well informed community members in
pursuit of the common goal
Is inequality making us sick?
❖Yes, through access to health care/resources
❖-poor people have more stressful jobs leading to
more stress and more sickness
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Are health inequities inevitable?
❖no, can be narrowed through education, but not
ceased
Discuss any 5 things you know about health that you learn
from the video of "Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and In
Wealth"
❖health is more than health care
❖health is tied to distribution of resources
❖racism imposes an added health burden
❖the choices we make are shaped by the choices we
have (chances)
❖we all pay for poor health
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Differentiate popular health sector from professional
health sector
❖popular health sector; traditions and wisdom passed
down from generations, lay (e.g. have ginger when
sick, gua shua, etc.), relatively open to new ideas
❖Profressional health sector; scientific medical
knowledge, "western medicine", modern, relatively
closed to new ideas til proven
What health beliefs and practices are used for everyday
health? Explain it by drawing a diagram and interpret the
drawing.
❖pluralistic health belief system; Some popular health
beliefs blend lay wisdom passed informally from
generation to generation along with formal
knowledge supported by scientific medical evidence
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What are different types of self-care?
❖regulatory self-care - health maintenance activities
❖preventative self-care - actions to avoid illness
❖reactive self-care - illness behavior
❖restorative self-care - to get better (sick role)
What are the relationship among social network, social
support, and health?
❖Social support is recognized as a non-medical
❖determinant of health and wellbeing. Social networks
are particularly helpful in buffering stressful events
and their potential effect on psychological health and
possibly physical illness.
HSCI 130 FINAL EXAM*** QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST
EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
What is required to achieve healthy futures?
❖reducing social inequalities of health
❖improving living and working conditions
❖involving well informed community members in
pursuit of the common goal
Is inequality making us sick?
❖Yes, through access to health care/resources
❖-poor people have more stressful jobs leading to
more stress and more sickness
,Page 2 of 45
Are health inequities inevitable?
❖no, can be narrowed through education, but not
ceased
Discuss any 5 things you know about health that you learn
from the video of "Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and In
Wealth"
❖health is more than health care
❖health is tied to distribution of resources
❖racism imposes an added health burden
❖the choices we make are shaped by the choices we
have (chances)
❖we all pay for poor health
,Page 3 of 45
Differentiate popular health sector from professional
health sector
❖popular health sector; traditions and wisdom passed
down from generations, lay (e.g. have ginger when
sick, gua shua, etc.), relatively open to new ideas
❖Profressional health sector; scientific medical
knowledge, "western medicine", modern, relatively
closed to new ideas til proven
What health beliefs and practices are used for everyday
health? Explain it by drawing a diagram and interpret the
drawing.
❖pluralistic health belief system; Some popular health
beliefs blend lay wisdom passed informally from
generation to generation along with formal
knowledge supported by scientific medical evidence
, Page 4 of 45
What are different types of self-care?
❖regulatory self-care - health maintenance activities
❖preventative self-care - actions to avoid illness
❖reactive self-care - illness behavior
❖restorative self-care - to get better (sick role)
What are the relationship among social network, social
support, and health?
❖Social support is recognized as a non-medical
❖determinant of health and wellbeing. Social networks
are particularly helpful in buffering stressful events
and their potential effect on psychological health and
possibly physical illness.
