Actual Midterm Review

Question 1

T/F: Native Americans are the only indigenous group to the US?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T/F: Hispanic is an ethnicity rather than a race

Answer 2

True

Question 3

____ are now the second largest emerging majority group int he US

Answer 3

African Americans

Question 4

T/F: Cancer rates are lower among Black women when compared with White women

Answer 4

False; higher among black women

Question 5

By treaty rights, ____ own their own lands

Answer 5

Native Americans

Question 6

____ 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.

Answer 6

Emerging majority

Question 7

T/F: As a consequence of beliefs, ppl from different cultures may have different treatment-seeking behaviors

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The main racial and ethnic groups, as determined by the ____, are designated by category for federal stats and admin reporting

Answer 8

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

False???

Question 10

Lack of sufficient healthcare for some in the US has led to…

Answer 10

Poor health and health inequality

Question 11

Food injustice is a result of which of the following factors?

Answer 11

Politics, education, and culture

Question 12

T/F: Generally speaking, health disparity refers to equal status in health among varying racial and ethnic groups

Answer 12

False

Question 13

T/F: The White population, which is currently the majority population, has a higher health status than members of the African American/Black population

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Which fo the following studies involved the manipulation of Black men into believing that they were receiving treatment for syphilis

Answer 14

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Question 15

T/F: Genetics has no substantial basis as the sole explanation of health disparities

Answer 15

True

Question 16

___ 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)

Answer 16

African Americans

Question 17

T/F: Many undocumented immigrants will have poorer health because they will seek care in emergency rooms or not seek care at all

Answer 17

True

Question 18

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

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F: One’s health status has little impact on their engagement within the education system and vice versa

Answer 19

False

Question 20

____ was the landmark case in which racially segregated schools were declared unconstitutional on the basis that “separate was not equal”

Answer 20

Brown vs. Board of Education

Question 21

A cultural incongruence is

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T/F: Health insurance is a critical factor in terms of health status

Answer 23

true

Question 24

T/F: More white ppl are insured than ppl from emerging majorities

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Which of the following best provides an indication of the health status of mothers and children?

Answer 25

Infant mortality rate

Question 26

T/F: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a federal statute that was signed into US law by Obama

Answer 26

True

Question 27

The ___ refers to the idea that, in lower SES communities, individuals may not have computers

Answer 27

Digital Divide

Question 28

____ is where individuals can go to review coverage options and ultimately choose a health insurance plan from competitive providers

Answer 28

The Health Insurance Exchange Market

Question 29

T/F: Eligibility guidelines for Medicaid are set by states and are income based, designed primarily for the rich

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Which of the following locations has universal healthcare, which is paid for by income taxes and sales tax?

Answer 30

Canada

Question 31

T/F: Respect, obedience, and caring for parents are all key aspects of a concept knowns as filial piety

Answer 31

True

Question 32

T/F: Abuse of the elderly is not pervasive

Answer 32

False

Question 33

T/F: Nursing homes rarely have skilled nurses

Answer 33

False

Question 34

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:

Answer 34

Ageism

Question 35

T/F: Elderly ppl in emerging majority groups have exceedingly worse problems than their White counterparts

Answer 35

True

Question 36

T/F: The elderly suffer disproportionately from chronic illnesses

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F: Geographic isolation is a risk factor that contributes to poor health conditions for people living in rural environments

Answer 37

True

Question 38

T/F: Illness/disease is generally worse in urban communities as compared to rural communities

Answer 38

False

Question 39

One of the risky behaviors that individuals in rural communities participate in that may impact their health is

Answer 39

Heavy alcohol consumption

Question 40

T/F: The population makeup of ppl in rural communities is the same as urban communities

Answer 40

False

Question 41

The ___ for members of the rural community is generally lower than urban communities across all racial, ethnic, and gender categories

Answer 41

Life expectancy

Question 42

T/F: Federally Qualified Health Centers receive funding from the Health Resources Services Admin

Answer 42

True

Question 43

Migrant and seasonal agricultural workers have an ____ that is approx. twice the national average

Answer 43

infant mortality rate

Question 44

T/F: The white majority tends to have poorer health, higher moratlity and morbidity rates, and less access to quality health services

Answer 44

False

Question 45

T/F: There is much controversy regarding the meaning of health disparities

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The ___ report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, provided insight regarding healthcare inequities

Answer 46

IOM's

Question 47

T/F: Health disparities have a variety of contributing factors or determinants

Answer 47

True

Question 48

The ___ expands funding for community health centers

Answer 48

ACA

Question 49

Recent analyses of health conditions in ___ have revealed that Black ppl far worse than whites or hispanics on a variety of indicators

Answer 49

Chicago

Question 50

T/F: Cultural norms, which may vary by income, don't play a role in behavioral choices like smoking and diet

Answer 50

False

Question 51

___ is a core element of pop health that focuses on health determinants, prevention, and public health policy

Answer 51

Public health

Question 52

T/F: Compared to their peers in earlier generations, the health status of American's in nearly 80 mil children has declined

Answer 52

False

Question 53

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

Answer 53

False

Question 54

T/F: The association between tooth decay and SSE has not been well documented

Answer 54

False

Question 55

Childhood obesity is defined as a body mass index greater than ___

Answer 55

30 km/g^2

Question 56

Asthma is most common among ___ children, who suffer higher morbidity and mortality as compared to their white counterparts

Answer 56

African American

Question 57

T/F: Key factors that must be taken into consideration regarding the health status of women include race/ethnicity and SSE

Answer 57

true

Question 58

T/F: in exploring race in terms of women's health, cultural norms are significant

Answer 58

true

Question 59

T/F: for women who live in low income communities, there is an increased risk of poor health outcomes

Answer 59

true

Question 60

to help insure that women experience healthy birth outcomes, the ___ recommends certain protocols for pregnant women

Answer 60

CDC

Question 61

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.

Answer 61

Environmental Racism

Question 62

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...

Answer 62

inclusivity

Question 63

no person in the US of race, color, or origin shall be excluded or subject to discrimination

Answer 63

civil rights

Question 64

Social stereotypes about certain groups that we form outside of our own conscious awareness

Answer 64

unconscious bias

Question 65

racism due to low income or minority communities living in prox. of hazardous environments

Answer 65

environmental racism

Question 66

T/F: diversity and inclusivity can be used interchangebly

Answer 66

false

Question 67

T/F: genetics is the largest reason ppl have illnesses and we see the large disparities in several racial groups

Answer 67

False

Question 68

health disparities are

Answer 68

social differences, environmental differences, and economical differences

Question 69

race, gender, sexual identity, age, SES, location are all known as

Answer 69

health disparities and social determinants of health

Question 70

Social determinants of health may be but aren't limited to

Answer 70

public safety, access to healthcare, one's own culture, access to daily needs

Question 71

A food desert is

Answer 71

when no healthy food is available and when ppl in neighborhoods cannot afford the food

Question 72

T/F: ethnicity is cultural groups sense of identification associated with common social/cultural heritage

Answer 72

true

Question 73

A notion that all ppl are the same in that group/race/culture

Answer 73

stereotype

Question 74

ppl have different strengths/ideas they bring to the table with a variety of culture and belief

Answer 74

diversity

Question 75

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or ppl on basis of the racial group

Answer 75

racism

Question 76

inclusion of everyone, no matter what race, ethnicity, disability, SES, etc.

Answer 76

inclusivity

Question 77

the highest insured racial group is

Answer 77

white

Question 78

T/F: healing and cure are the same thing

Answer 78

false

Question 79

culturally appropriate health care is

Answer 79

background knowledge of pt and skills to give the best care

Question 80

term used to describe an inevitable change taking place in US based that other groups will outnumber white society

Answer 80

emerging majority

Question 81

T/F: research shows that lack of diversity in healthcare effectively limits access to quality healthcare by minorities

Answer 81

true

Question 82

T/F: medicare is a program that was specifically designed to help the poor, but we see illegal immigrants using it

Answer 82

false

Question 83

T/F: sensitive topics, such as what one gets paid should never be talked about

Answer 83

false

Question 84

human rights have

Answer 84

continued to be violated by ppl of power in US

Question 85

T/F: you can use diversity and inclusivity interchangeably

Answer 85

false

Question 86

T/F: the term 'white privlege' doesn't really exist

Answer 86

false

Question 87

the only ppl born with the right to healthcare are

Answer 87

native americans

Question 88

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

Answer 88

false