Actual Midterm Review Flashcards
T/F: Native Americans are the only indigenous group to the US?
True
T/F: Hispanic is an ethnicity rather than a race
True
____ are now the second largest emerging majority group int he US
African Americans
T/F: Cancer rates are lower among Black women when compared with White women
False; higher among black women
By treaty rights, ____ own their own lands
Native Americans
____ describes an inevitable change taking place in American society based on the prediction that by the years 2042-2050, in certain areas in the US, the majority pop. will be Hispanic & Black ppl and other non-majoirty groups.
Emerging majority
T/F: As a consequence of beliefs, ppl from different cultures may have different treatment-seeking behaviors
True
The main racial and ethnic groups, as determined by the ____, are designated by category for federal stats and admin reporting
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
T/F: If supermarkets build in low-income neighborhoods, but the ppl in those neighborhoods can’t afford the food, the outcome is a food desert.
False???
Lack of sufficient healthcare for some in the US has led to…
Poor health and health inequality
Food injustice is a result of which of the following factors?
Politics, education, and culture
T/F: Generally speaking, health disparity refers to equal status in health among varying racial and ethnic groups
False
T/F: The White population, which is currently the majority population, has a higher health status than members of the African American/Black population
True
Which fo the following studies involved the manipulation of Black men into believing that they were receiving treatment for syphilis
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
T/F: Genetics has no substantial basis as the sole explanation of health disparities
True
___ are descendants of slaves, and may have inherited the dietary preferences of slaves that have been passed from one generation to the next (soul foods)
African Americans
T/F: Many undocumented immigrants will have poorer health because they will seek care in emergency rooms or not seek care at all
True
T/F: IQ testing, initially used to determine intellectual capabilities and identify those who were “intellectually inferior” and “feeble-minded,” provided the science that has been used to formulate and justify current test-based practices and policies
True
T/F: One’s health status has little impact on their engagement within the education system and vice versa
False
____ was the landmark case in which racially segregated schools were declared unconstitutional on the basis that “separate was not equal”
Brown vs. Board of Education
A cultural incongruence is
A person who has a difference in the cultural frame of references or the daily realities of every day lives of the ppl they work with
T/F: Geographic location and socioeconomic status are 2 primary factors and predictors of one’s access to and engagement with both the healthcare and education systems
True
T/F: Health insurance is a critical factor in terms of health status
true
T/F: More white ppl are insured than ppl from emerging majorities
True
Which of the following best provides an indication of the health status of mothers and children?
Infant mortality rate
T/F: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a federal statute that was signed into US law by Obama
True
The ___ refers to the idea that, in lower SES communities, individuals may not have computers
Digital Divide
____ is where individuals can go to review coverage options and ultimately choose a health insurance plan from competitive providers
The Health Insurance Exchange Market
T/F: Eligibility guidelines for Medicaid are set by states and are income based, designed primarily for the rich
False
Which of the following locations has universal healthcare, which is paid for by income taxes and sales tax?
Canada
T/F: Respect, obedience, and caring for parents are all key aspects of a concept knowns as filial piety
True
T/F: Abuse of the elderly is not pervasive
False
T/F: Nursing homes rarely have skilled nurses
False
The belief that once an individual lives beyond the life expectancy of their nation, or what may be considered a normal lifespan, healthcare entitlement should be reduced, is an example of:
Ageism
T/F: Elderly ppl in emerging majority groups have exceedingly worse problems than their White counterparts
True
T/F: The elderly suffer disproportionately from chronic illnesses
True
T/F: Geographic isolation is a risk factor that contributes to poor health conditions for people living in rural environments
True
T/F: Illness/disease is generally worse in urban communities as compared to rural communities
False
One of the risky behaviors that individuals in rural communities participate in that may impact their health is
Heavy alcohol consumption
T/F: The population makeup of ppl in rural communities is the same as urban communities
False
The ___ for members of the rural community is generally lower than urban communities across all racial, ethnic, and gender categories
Life expectancy
T/F: Federally Qualified Health Centers receive funding from the Health Resources Services Admin
True
Migrant and seasonal agricultural workers have an ____ that is approx. twice the national average
infant mortality rate
T/F: The white majority tends to have poorer health, higher moratlity and morbidity rates, and less access to quality health services
False
T/F: There is much controversy regarding the meaning of health disparities
True
The ___ report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, provided insight regarding healthcare inequities
IOM’s
T/F: Health disparities have a variety of contributing factors or determinants
True
The ___ expands funding for community health centers
ACA
Recent analyses of health conditions in ___ have revealed that Black ppl far worse than whites or hispanics on a variety of indicators
Chicago
T/F: Cultural norms, which may vary by income, don’t play a role in behavioral choices like smoking and diet
False
___ is a core element of pop health that focuses on health determinants, prevention, and public health policy
Public health
T/F: Compared to their peers in earlier generations, the health status of American’s in nearly 80 mil children has declined
False
T/F: During the first decade of the 19th cen, there was a shift from infectious disease to unintentional injuries and homicide as the first and second leading causes of death
False
T/F: The association between tooth decay and SSE has not been well documented
False
Childhood obesity is defined as a body mass index greater than ___
30 km/g^2
Asthma is most common among ___ children, who suffer higher morbidity and mortality as compared to their white counterparts
African American
T/F: Key factors that must be taken into consideration regarding the health status of women include race/ethnicity and SSE
true
T/F: in exploring race in terms of women’s health, cultural norms are significant
true
T/F: for women who live in low income communities, there is an increased risk of poor health outcomes
true
to help insure that women experience healthy birth outcomes, the ___ recommends certain protocols for pregnant women
CDC
this type of racism refers to the institutional rules, regulation, policies, or government and/or corporate decisions that deliberately target certain communities for locally undesirable land uses and lax enforcement of zoning and ENVIRONMENTAL laws, resulting in communities being disproportionately exposed to toxic and hazardous waste based upon race.
Environmental Racism
if there is a situation where several groups of the non-dominant society ppl, who might have otherwise been excluded, are included and made to feel welcome, this is an example of…
inclusivity
no person in the US of race, color, or origin shall be excluded or subject to discrimination
civil rights
Social stereotypes about certain groups that we form outside of our own conscious awareness
unconscious bias
racism due to low income or minority communities living in prox. of hazardous environments
environmental racism
T/F: diversity and inclusivity can be used interchangebly
false
T/F: genetics is the largest reason ppl have illnesses and we see the large disparities in several racial groups
False
health disparities are
social differences, environmental differences, and economical differences
race, gender, sexual identity, age, SES, location are all known as
health disparities and social determinants of health
Social determinants of health may be but aren’t limited to
public safety, access to healthcare, one’s own culture, access to daily needs
A food desert is
when no healthy food is available and when ppl in neighborhoods cannot afford the food
T/F: ethnicity is cultural groups sense of identification associated with common social/cultural heritage
true
A notion that all ppl are the same in that group/race/culture
stereotype
ppl have different strengths/ideas they bring to the table with a variety of culture and belief
diversity
Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or ppl on basis of the racial group
racism
inclusion of everyone, no matter what race, ethnicity, disability, SES, etc.
inclusivity
the highest insured racial group is
white
T/F: healing and cure are the same thing
false
culturally appropriate health care is
background knowledge of pt and skills to give the best care
term used to describe an inevitable change taking place in US based that other groups will outnumber white society
emerging majority
T/F: research shows that lack of diversity in healthcare effectively limits access to quality healthcare by minorities
true
T/F: medicare is a program that was specifically designed to help the poor, but we see illegal immigrants using it
false
T/F: sensitive topics, such as what one gets paid should never be talked about
false
human rights have
continued to be violated by ppl of power in US
T/F: you can use diversity and inclusivity interchangeably
false
T/F: the term ‘white privlege’ doesn’t really exist
false
the only ppl born with the right to healthcare are
native americans
T/F: as long as the pt can’t hear you, it is okay to call them by their illness or things that annoy you about them
false
