HED 311 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Define social determinants of health Answer - conditions in the environments
in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a
wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks
examples of social determinants of health Answer - safe housing,
transportation, neighborhoods, racisms/ discrimination, education, job
opportunities, income, access to nutritious foods & physical activity
opportunities, polluted air & water, language & literacy skills
social determinants of health contribute to ______ disparities and ______
Answer - health disparities and inequalities
what are the five categories of social determinants of health? Answer -
education access & quality, economic stability, health care access & quality,
neighborhood/ built environment, social & community context
what strategies are used to address economic stabillity? Answer - -
employment programs, career counseling, high- quality child care to help
people find/ keep jobs
- policies that help people pay for food, housing, health care and education
what strategies are used to address education access and quality? Answer -
interventions aimed at: anti-bullying, children do well in school, help families
pay for college
, what policies are used to address health care access and quality? Answer -
strategies to increase insurance coverage rates, increase access to health care
professionals and improve communication (telehealth)
what policies are used to address the neighborhood and built environment?
Answer - providing people with opportunity to walk or bike in their
neighborhood, reducing crime
what policies are used to address social and community context? Answer -
helping people get social and community support they need, engage in civics/
volunteering
define health disparities Answer - differences that exist among specific
population groups in the US in the attainment of full health potential that can
be measured in incidence, prevalence, mortality, burden of disease and other
adverse health conditions
health disparities can be measured by Answer - incidence, prevalence,
mortality, burden of disease and other adverse health conditions
health disparities can be based on Answer - race/ ethnicity, socioeconomic
status, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, military veterans and rural
vs urban area residence
Social Security Act of 1935 Answer - deliberately excluded agricultural workers
and domestic servants (occupations held by black men and women)
War on Drugs/ tough crime policies Answer - stereotyped black Americans as
drug addicts, despite similar prevalence in white Americans; disproportionately
targeted black people for incarceration
(SOLVED) 100% CORRECT!!
Define social determinants of health Answer - conditions in the environments
in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a
wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks
examples of social determinants of health Answer - safe housing,
transportation, neighborhoods, racisms/ discrimination, education, job
opportunities, income, access to nutritious foods & physical activity
opportunities, polluted air & water, language & literacy skills
social determinants of health contribute to ______ disparities and ______
Answer - health disparities and inequalities
what are the five categories of social determinants of health? Answer -
education access & quality, economic stability, health care access & quality,
neighborhood/ built environment, social & community context
what strategies are used to address economic stabillity? Answer - -
employment programs, career counseling, high- quality child care to help
people find/ keep jobs
- policies that help people pay for food, housing, health care and education
what strategies are used to address education access and quality? Answer -
interventions aimed at: anti-bullying, children do well in school, help families
pay for college
, what policies are used to address health care access and quality? Answer -
strategies to increase insurance coverage rates, increase access to health care
professionals and improve communication (telehealth)
what policies are used to address the neighborhood and built environment?
Answer - providing people with opportunity to walk or bike in their
neighborhood, reducing crime
what policies are used to address social and community context? Answer -
helping people get social and community support they need, engage in civics/
volunteering
define health disparities Answer - differences that exist among specific
population groups in the US in the attainment of full health potential that can
be measured in incidence, prevalence, mortality, burden of disease and other
adverse health conditions
health disparities can be measured by Answer - incidence, prevalence,
mortality, burden of disease and other adverse health conditions
health disparities can be based on Answer - race/ ethnicity, socioeconomic
status, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, military veterans and rural
vs urban area residence
Social Security Act of 1935 Answer - deliberately excluded agricultural workers
and domestic servants (occupations held by black men and women)
War on Drugs/ tough crime policies Answer - stereotyped black Americans as
drug addicts, despite similar prevalence in white Americans; disproportionately
targeted black people for incarceration
