Exam 14: Population, Health, and Environment

Of the two terms used by social epidemiologists, incidence and prevalence, incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease in a given year, while prevalence describes the geographical extent of the spread of the disease.

The founding of the American Medical Association in 1848 to standardize education and licensing of doctors was the beginning of the

Which of the following are possible explanations for the finding that racial and ethnic minorities make up a large percentage of the people living near dangerous sites?

In applying the human ecological perspective, sociologists and environmentalists have identified which of the following relationships between the environment and people?

Which of the following is a sign that we are recognizing our mutual interdependence?

As part of the sick role, the ill are obligated to

In 2008, native peoples from around the world convened to make the case that wealthier countries should compensate them for conservation of

What was the Kyoto Protocol intended to do?

What did presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican congressional candidates pledge to repeal and replace in 2016?

In cities around the world, residents have come to accept _______ as normal.

Which of the following defines Medicaid?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

Which of the following is True regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

How does the study of social epidemiology help to shed light on the factors that affect health outcomes? What factors have been shown by social epidemiologists to adversely affect the health of individuals?

Emigration refers specifically to

Polio is a disease that was almost eradicated, but there are still new cases that appear due to the failure to immunize all children. Researchers keep close tabs on how many new cases of this disease occur each year in the hope that it will soon cease to exist. This enumeration is an example of

Who determines whether or not individuals are healthy?

Which of the following is True concerning labeling?

Policy makers were particularly slow to respond to ______ in the United States because those in high-risk groups were comparatively powerless and were labeled as such.

Which of the following is True about the rates of disease and death in many racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S.?