SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
COMPARATIVE APPROACH DAVIDSON
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Historical roots of institutionalized racism that promote health
disparities started with which social policies?
A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Jim Crow laws
C. Formation of unions
D. Child Labor practices.
Answer: B. Jim Crow laws
◉ The US life expectancy is_______ Israel.
A. Higher than
B. Lower than
C. Equal to.
Answer: B. Lower than
◉ The strongest influences on our health are
I. Economic and social opportunities
, II. Living and working conditions
III. Medical care and personal behavior
IV. Genetics
A. I, II, and III
B. III and IV
C. I and II
D. I, II, III, and IV.
Answer: C. I and II
◉ Which of the following is a true statement r/t racial ethnic
disparities?
A. Infant mortality rates among minorities is similar to that of
whites.
B. The death rate from HIV/AIDS among African Americans is more
than 7x that of whites.
C. Vietnamese Americans have lower rates of cervical cancer than
whites.
D. Both B and C..
Answer: B. The death rate from HIV/AIDS among African Americans
is more than 7x that of whites.
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COMPARATIVE APPROACH DAVIDSON
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Historical roots of institutionalized racism that promote health
disparities started with which social policies?
A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Jim Crow laws
C. Formation of unions
D. Child Labor practices.
Answer: B. Jim Crow laws
◉ The US life expectancy is_______ Israel.
A. Higher than
B. Lower than
C. Equal to.
Answer: B. Lower than
◉ The strongest influences on our health are
I. Economic and social opportunities
, II. Living and working conditions
III. Medical care and personal behavior
IV. Genetics
A. I, II, and III
B. III and IV
C. I and II
D. I, II, III, and IV.
Answer: C. I and II
◉ Which of the following is a true statement r/t racial ethnic
disparities?
A. Infant mortality rates among minorities is similar to that of
whites.
B. The death rate from HIV/AIDS among African Americans is more
than 7x that of whites.
C. Vietnamese Americans have lower rates of cervical cancer than
whites.
D. Both B and C..
Answer: B. The death rate from HIV/AIDS among African Americans
is more than 7x that of whites.
◉ Healthy People 2020 has a new emphasis on