SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUIZ
SDOH 315 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Bubba is a 57-year-old Caucasian male living in Marion Junction of Dallas
County. He is recently widowed. His doctor prescribed carvedilol 12.5 mg PO
twice a day for his chronic hypertension. He was not sure whether the doctor's
instructions meant morning and evening or breakfast and lunch. He decided to
take two tablets every morning.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - -Health/Health care
- health literacy
Kat is a 23-year-old Caucasian female with Type I Diabetes. She works part time
at a bakery during the day and is a part-time bartender at night. She has no
health insurance, but her insulin is available from a local charity, Dispensary of
Hope. She gets free food from both of her employers, which helps her make
the rent every month. The grocery stores in the neighborhood don't have many
fresh vegetables and the only fruit they have are bananas. At her last check up
with a doctor at the free Empower Clinic in Avondale, her HgA1C was 6.7.
Twelve months ago it was 5.2.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - Neighborhood/built environment
- access to healthy foods
Barbie is a 22-year-old biracial female on SNAP (supplemental nutrition
assistance program) with two preschool aged children. She recently worked
hard to earn her GED and was employed full-time with benefits. Her new salary
put her earnings $17 above the maximum allowable income for SNAP, and she
, lost the nutritional assistance. She is struggling to provide meals for her
children.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - economic stability
- food insecurity
Susie is a 4-year-old Asian female living with her grandmother in Hokes Bluff in
Etowah County. She is bright, talkative, and loves to learn. Unfortunately, her
grandmother had to relinquish her driver's license due to poor vision, and she
is no longer able to drive to Gadsden where Susie attended the Head Start
Program. Susie has no other options to attend preschool in her community.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - education
- early childhood education
Stetson is a 12-month-old Caucasian male living in Cullman. For the past few
weeks he has been irritable, and for the past 24 hours he is not interested in
eating at all. His mother has noticed that he has been picking at a spot on the
wall and the paint is missing. She calls the pediatrician and they suspect lead
poisoning. She cannot afford to replace all of the drywall in the house.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - neighborhood/built environment
- housing quality
Walter is a 54-year-old African American male living alone in Owens Cross
Roads in Madison County. He is a Gulf War Veteran who has progressive
degenerative arthritis in his knees and has recently been confined to a
wheelchair. He must rely on public transportation or a taxi service for
transportation to his doctor's appointments to manage his COPD. The bus is no
longer a transportation option due to the wheel chair. The local taxi company
SDOH 315 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Bubba is a 57-year-old Caucasian male living in Marion Junction of Dallas
County. He is recently widowed. His doctor prescribed carvedilol 12.5 mg PO
twice a day for his chronic hypertension. He was not sure whether the doctor's
instructions meant morning and evening or breakfast and lunch. He decided to
take two tablets every morning.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - -Health/Health care
- health literacy
Kat is a 23-year-old Caucasian female with Type I Diabetes. She works part time
at a bakery during the day and is a part-time bartender at night. She has no
health insurance, but her insulin is available from a local charity, Dispensary of
Hope. She gets free food from both of her employers, which helps her make
the rent every month. The grocery stores in the neighborhood don't have many
fresh vegetables and the only fruit they have are bananas. At her last check up
with a doctor at the free Empower Clinic in Avondale, her HgA1C was 6.7.
Twelve months ago it was 5.2.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - Neighborhood/built environment
- access to healthy foods
Barbie is a 22-year-old biracial female on SNAP (supplemental nutrition
assistance program) with two preschool aged children. She recently worked
hard to earn her GED and was employed full-time with benefits. Her new salary
put her earnings $17 above the maximum allowable income for SNAP, and she
, lost the nutritional assistance. She is struggling to provide meals for her
children.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - economic stability
- food insecurity
Susie is a 4-year-old Asian female living with her grandmother in Hokes Bluff in
Etowah County. She is bright, talkative, and loves to learn. Unfortunately, her
grandmother had to relinquish her driver's license due to poor vision, and she
is no longer able to drive to Gadsden where Susie attended the Head Start
Program. Susie has no other options to attend preschool in her community.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - education
- early childhood education
Stetson is a 12-month-old Caucasian male living in Cullman. For the past few
weeks he has been irritable, and for the past 24 hours he is not interested in
eating at all. His mother has noticed that he has been picking at a spot on the
wall and the paint is missing. She calls the pediatrician and they suspect lead
poisoning. She cannot afford to replace all of the drywall in the house.
SDOH category:
SDOH: Answer - - neighborhood/built environment
- housing quality
Walter is a 54-year-old African American male living alone in Owens Cross
Roads in Madison County. He is a Gulf War Veteran who has progressive
degenerative arthritis in his knees and has recently been confined to a
wheelchair. He must rely on public transportation or a taxi service for
transportation to his doctor's appointments to manage his COPD. The bus is no
longer a transportation option due to the wheel chair. The local taxi company
