Unit 11 Multiple Choice Flashcards
What is the main focus of Chapter 20?
a) Canada’s economic status
b) Social determinants of health in Canada
c) Healthcare system improvement
d) Global health policies
b) Social determinants of health in Canada
According to the text, what has Canada neglected in terms of health?
a) Technological advancements
b) Living and working conditions
c) Medical research
d) Public health education
b) Living and working conditions
How does the text suggest addressing the issue of neglecting health-related factors?
a) Implementing advanced medical technologies
b) Forcing policymakers to enact health-supporting public policies
c) Increasing healthcare funding
d) Establishing more hospitals
b) Forcing policymakers to enact health-supporting public policies
What is the relationship between union strength and social determinants of health, according to the text?
a) Strong unions lead to higher poverty rates
b) Weak unions have no impact on health
c) Strong unions contribute to better living and working conditions
d) Union strength is irrelevant to social determinants of health
c) Strong unions contribute to better living and working conditions
Which political parties were initially seen as receptive to the social determinants of health concept, according to the text?
a) Conservative Party and Green Party
b) Liberal Party and New Democratic Party
c) Republican Party and Democratic Party
d) Labour Party and Socialist Party
b) Liberal Party and New Democratic Party
What is the main focus of the article “Movement-Building as Intersectoral Practice to Achieve Health Equity”?
a) Examining historical public health practices
b) Discussing challenges in healthcare infrastructure
c) Exploring movement-building for health equity
d) Promoting individual health practices
c) Exploring movement-building for health equity
According to the article, what are considered core public health practices to advance health equity?
a) Research and data analysis
b) Networking, relationship development, and movement-building
c) Policy implementation
d) Financial management
b) Networking, relationship development, and movement-building
What does the article challenge public health at all levels to do regarding intersectoral practice?
a) Maintain traditional approaches
b) Think and work in different ways
c) Increase bureaucracy
d) Reduce collaboration with communities
b) Think and work in different ways
How does shifting the approach to health equity work impact our thinking about the work?
a) It makes the work more complicated
b) It has no impact on our thinking
c) It changes the way we think about our work
d) It simplifies the work
c) It changes the way we think about our work
What are some key conditions that must be met for successful movement-building, as mentioned in the article?
a) Implementing new policies
b) Building authentic relationships, capitalizing on system-level opportunities, focusing on transformative change, and strengthening organizational capacity for movement building
c) Increasing individual health practices
d) Reducing community engagement
b) Building authentic relationships, capitalizing on system-level opportunities, focusing on transformative change, and strengthening organizational capacity for movement building
What issues does the text identify as remnants of colonialism in society?
a) Economic disparities
b) Structural violence, racism, and oppression
c) Technological advancements
d) Educational inequalities
b) Structural violence, racism, and oppression
Which profession is emphasized as having a role in resisting and deconstructing oppression?
a) Law
b) Teaching
c) Nursing
d) Engineering
c) Nursing
What does the text suggest nursing should resist and deconstruct?
a) Economic policies
b) Social media trends
c) Oppression in all its forms
d) Political ideologies
c) Oppression in all its forms
What theoretical frameworks are mentioned as informing nurses in their fight for social justice?
a) Economic theory
b) Critical race theory, intersectionality, and historical trauma
c) Psychological theories
d) Environmental theories
b) Critical race theory, intersectionality, and historical trauma
Who are potential allies for nurses in the fight for social justice and health equity, according to the text?
a) Wealthy individuals
b) Majority populations
c) Marginalized populations
d) Government officials
c) Marginalized populations