Test Bank Answers Ch.9 Health Disparities Dewar

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Chapter 9

Matching

1. Match the term to the appropriate description.

[1] A multidimensional concept that includes such aspects of the population as race, ethnicity, gender, and geographic location.

<Answer: Health disparities>

[2] The attainment of the best health status of all people regardless of gender, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, or geographic diversity.

<Answer: Health equity>

[3] Even though Hispanics have higher poverty rates, poorer educational attainment, and poorer healthcare access, the health outcomes for this subgroup are at least as good as those for non-Hispanic whites.

<Answer: Epidemiological paradox>

[4] Hazardous occupational and residential environments and have fewer resources to cope with these effects on health.

<Answer: Environmental injustice>

<Complexity: Difficult>

<A-head: Health Disparities>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 72>

True/False

2. Historically, the attainment of health equity focused on the treatment of disease and access to health services.

<Answer: True>

<Complexity: Easy>

<A-head: Health Disparities>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 71>

Multiple Choice

3. Which ethnic group appears to have a consistent result concerning socioeconomic status and health than what was previously presented?

[1] African American

[2] Hispanic

[3] Native American

[4] Pacific Islanders

<Answer: 2>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Health Disparities>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 72>

Fill-in-the-Blank

4. _____________________ is at epidemic proportions in the United States and is strongly associated with socioeconomic status at least among white Americans.

<Answer: Obesity>

<Complexity: Easy>

<A-head: The Obesity Epidemic>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 72>

True/False

5. For most sex-age groups in the United States, whites have a higher prevalence of obesity than blacks or Mexican Americans.

<Answer: False>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: The Obesity Epidemic>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 72>

Multiple Response

6. Childhood obesity has been associated with an increased prevalence of precursors for which of the following?

[1] Cardiovascular disease

[2] Type 2 diabetes

[3] Hypothyroidism

[4] Metabolic syndrome

[5] Hepatitis

<Answer: 1, 2, 4>

<Complexity: Difficult>

<A-head: The Obesity Epidemic>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 73>

Multiple Response

7. Adult minorities have significantly worse mortality rates than whites for which medical conditions?

[1] Endocrine disorders

[2] Cardiovascular disease

[3] Mental illness

[4] Most cancers

[5] Diabetes

[6] Cerebrovascular disease

<Answer: 2, 4, 5, 6>

<Complexity: Difficult>

<A-head: The Obesity Epidemic>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 73>

Multiple Choice

8. What type of policy and intervention to reduce obesity prevalence in society is preferred, especially for those who are disadvantaged by race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status?

[1] Individual-oriented

[2] Environmental-oriented

[3] Community-oriented

[4] Population-oriented

<Answer: 4>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Summary>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 73>

Fill-in-the-Blank

9. Nearly all health behaviors and habits such as diet, exercise, and smoking are associated with socioeconomic status and contribute to increased ____________________ among those in lower educational and income classes.

<Answer: morbidity>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Health Disparities>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 72>

True/False

10. Minority children experience disparities in access to quality care, insurance access, and referrals to specialists, as well as racial differences regardless of socioeconomic status.

<Answer: True>

<Complexity: Easy>

<A-head: The Obesity Epidemic>

<Subject: Chapter 9, Page 73>