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HTH 150 Final Exam Questions with Correct
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literacy Answer: understanding, evaluating, using, and engaging
with written text to participate in the society, to achieve one's goals
and develop one's knowledge and potential
numeracy Answer: the ability to access, use, interpret, and
communicate mathematical demands of a range of situations in
adult life.
health literacy Answer: the capacity to obtain, process, understand
basic health information and services, make appropriate health
decisions, and determine readability
proficient Answer: define medical term from complex document
and calculate share of employee's health insurance costss
intermediate Answer: determine healthy weight from BMI chart and
interpret prescription and over the counter drug labels
basic Answer: understand simple patient education handout
below basic Answer: circle date on appointment slip, understand
simple pamphlet about pre-test instructions
high risk populations in low health literacy Answer: elderly---81%
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hispanic---78%
0-8yrs----96%
Immigrants with 0-8 yrs prior education----91%
why we need health literacy Answer: more than one in two adults
cannot use a BMI graph to find their healthy weight, understand a
vaccination chart, and read a drug label.
outcomes of poor health literacy Answer: poor health status
less likely to use preventive services
delay using treatment services
more use of emergency room
more hospitalizations
spend more money on health care
more likely to have chronic conditions
poor management of chronic conditions
become victims of fraud and quackery
red flags for low literacy Answer: frequently missed appointments
incomplete registration forms
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non-compliance with medication
unable to name medications, explain purpose or dosing
identifies pills by looking at them, not reading label
unable to give coherent, sequential history
ask fewer questions
lack of follow-through on tests or referrals
7 tips for clinicians Answer: use plain language
limit information (3-5 key points)
be specific and concrete, not general
demonstrate, draw pictures, use models
repeat/summarize
teach-back (confirm understanding)
be positive, helpful, empowering
quackery Answer: commercialization of unproven, worthless, and
sometimes dangerous health products and procedures
---plays on peoples feat and desperation
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HTH 150 Final Exam Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
literacy Answer: understanding, evaluating, using, and engaging
with written text to participate in the society, to achieve one's goals
and develop one's knowledge and potential
numeracy Answer: the ability to access, use, interpret, and
communicate mathematical demands of a range of situations in
adult life.
health literacy Answer: the capacity to obtain, process, understand
basic health information and services, make appropriate health
decisions, and determine readability
proficient Answer: define medical term from complex document
and calculate share of employee's health insurance costss
intermediate Answer: determine healthy weight from BMI chart and
interpret prescription and over the counter drug labels
basic Answer: understand simple patient education handout
below basic Answer: circle date on appointment slip, understand
simple pamphlet about pre-test instructions
high risk populations in low health literacy Answer: elderly---81%
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hispanic---78%
0-8yrs----96%
Immigrants with 0-8 yrs prior education----91%
why we need health literacy Answer: more than one in two adults
cannot use a BMI graph to find their healthy weight, understand a
vaccination chart, and read a drug label.
outcomes of poor health literacy Answer: poor health status
less likely to use preventive services
delay using treatment services
more use of emergency room
more hospitalizations
spend more money on health care
more likely to have chronic conditions
poor management of chronic conditions
become victims of fraud and quackery
red flags for low literacy Answer: frequently missed appointments
incomplete registration forms
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non-compliance with medication
unable to name medications, explain purpose or dosing
identifies pills by looking at them, not reading label
unable to give coherent, sequential history
ask fewer questions
lack of follow-through on tests or referrals
7 tips for clinicians Answer: use plain language
limit information (3-5 key points)
be specific and concrete, not general
demonstrate, draw pictures, use models
repeat/summarize
teach-back (confirm understanding)
be positive, helpful, empowering
quackery Answer: commercialization of unproven, worthless, and
sometimes dangerous health products and procedures
---plays on peoples feat and desperation
© 2025 All rights reserved
