Health Sci 1002-Practice Questions And
Answers Graded to Pass 2026/2027
Updated.
Social Determinants of Health - Answer The economic, and social conditions that shape the
health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a whole
Determine whether or not individuals/communities have the resources and capacity to achieve
good health and well-being
Key Themes in Social Determinants of Health - Answer 1) Empirical Evidence of the
Importance of Social Determinants of Health
2) Pathways By Which Social Determinants of Health Influence Health
3) The Importance of a Life-Course Perspective
4) The Role of Public Policy and Policy Environments
5) Politics, Political Ideology and Social Determinants of Health
Theme 1: Empirical Evidence of the Importance of Social Determinants of Health - Answer
Asks what empirical evidence tells us about the quality and distribution of various social
determinants
Ex. How the quality/distribution of various social determinants explains:
1) Improvements in health among Canadians
2) Persistent differences in health outcomes among Canadians
3) Differences in overall health between Canada and other nations
Theme 2: Pathways By Which Social Determinants of Health Influence Health - Answer - How
exactly Social Determinants of Health affect health and the nature of the relationship
- Why people are at risk and what can be done about it
- We must understand pathways in order to understand intervention
- Asks about the causes
1) Cutluralist/Behavioural
2) Materialist/Structural
3) Neo-Materialist
Cultural/Behavioural Perspectives - Answer - Choices are seen as factors primarily or solely
responsible for someone developing/dying from disease
- Situates problem in individual choices
- What they do
, - Ex. Do they smoke? Do they exercise?
Materialist/Structuralist Perspective - Answer - How our choices are determined or influenced
by material contexts
- Situates problems in material conditions
- What causes them to do
Ex. Why do certain people smoke? What barriers keep certain people from exercising?
Neo-Materialist Perspective - Answer - How do the living conditions that affect health come
about
- What causes the causes
- Ex. Why is smoking more prevalent among certain populations? What produces poverty that
makes it difficult for people to afford gym memberships/good food?
Theme 3: The Importance of a Life-Course Perspective - Answer - Acknowledge and recognize
that living conditions experienced at one point in our lives affects our health throughout our
lives
Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death - Answer Probability that a 15 year old female will eventually
die from maternal cause, assuming levels of fertility and mortality stay the same (varies by
country)
Healthy Immigrant Effect - Answer Health of immigrants comes to reflect that of their host
country over time
When you move between countries/areas, your health changes or shifts to the new outcomes
of that area
World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health - Answer "State of complete physical,
mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
Health Canada Definition of Health/Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion - Answer "In order
to be healthy, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy
needs, and to change or cope with the environment"
"Health is seen as a resource, or an asset that helps us lead our everyday lives"
Individual Definition of Health - Answer How we understand health is personal, and can
change depending on various factors
Quantitative Research Methods - Answer Focuses on collection of statistical data
Answers Graded to Pass 2026/2027
Updated.
Social Determinants of Health - Answer The economic, and social conditions that shape the
health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a whole
Determine whether or not individuals/communities have the resources and capacity to achieve
good health and well-being
Key Themes in Social Determinants of Health - Answer 1) Empirical Evidence of the
Importance of Social Determinants of Health
2) Pathways By Which Social Determinants of Health Influence Health
3) The Importance of a Life-Course Perspective
4) The Role of Public Policy and Policy Environments
5) Politics, Political Ideology and Social Determinants of Health
Theme 1: Empirical Evidence of the Importance of Social Determinants of Health - Answer
Asks what empirical evidence tells us about the quality and distribution of various social
determinants
Ex. How the quality/distribution of various social determinants explains:
1) Improvements in health among Canadians
2) Persistent differences in health outcomes among Canadians
3) Differences in overall health between Canada and other nations
Theme 2: Pathways By Which Social Determinants of Health Influence Health - Answer - How
exactly Social Determinants of Health affect health and the nature of the relationship
- Why people are at risk and what can be done about it
- We must understand pathways in order to understand intervention
- Asks about the causes
1) Cutluralist/Behavioural
2) Materialist/Structural
3) Neo-Materialist
Cultural/Behavioural Perspectives - Answer - Choices are seen as factors primarily or solely
responsible for someone developing/dying from disease
- Situates problem in individual choices
- What they do
, - Ex. Do they smoke? Do they exercise?
Materialist/Structuralist Perspective - Answer - How our choices are determined or influenced
by material contexts
- Situates problems in material conditions
- What causes them to do
Ex. Why do certain people smoke? What barriers keep certain people from exercising?
Neo-Materialist Perspective - Answer - How do the living conditions that affect health come
about
- What causes the causes
- Ex. Why is smoking more prevalent among certain populations? What produces poverty that
makes it difficult for people to afford gym memberships/good food?
Theme 3: The Importance of a Life-Course Perspective - Answer - Acknowledge and recognize
that living conditions experienced at one point in our lives affects our health throughout our
lives
Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death - Answer Probability that a 15 year old female will eventually
die from maternal cause, assuming levels of fertility and mortality stay the same (varies by
country)
Healthy Immigrant Effect - Answer Health of immigrants comes to reflect that of their host
country over time
When you move between countries/areas, your health changes or shifts to the new outcomes
of that area
World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health - Answer "State of complete physical,
mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
Health Canada Definition of Health/Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion - Answer "In order
to be healthy, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy
needs, and to change or cope with the environment"
"Health is seen as a resource, or an asset that helps us lead our everyday lives"
Individual Definition of Health - Answer How we understand health is personal, and can
change depending on various factors
Quantitative Research Methods - Answer Focuses on collection of statistical data
