Deck 16: Health Disparities

Question 1

African American women experience which one of the following health diagnoses at a rate 23 times as high as the rate among white women? It also is the leading cause of death among 25-34 year old African American women.

A) Cardiovascular disease
B) Cancer
C) HIV/AIDS
D) Obesity

Answer 1

Cardiovascular disease

Question 2

The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities within CDC is charged with eliminating health disparities for vulnerable populations, including by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability status.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Neighborhood factors like the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables, transportation, and the strength of social networks, have been shown to have no influence on health or health behaviors.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

For which one of the following health conditions is there a gender disparity in detection and treatment, with men receiving more appropriate care?

A) Cardiovascular disease
B) Cancer
C) HIV/AIDS
D) Obesity

Question 5

Which statement is true about health disparities in breast cancer in the United States?

A) There are no breast cancer disparities in the U.S.
B) The disparity in breast cancer mortality between African American and white women has been increasing in recent years.
C) The disparity in breast cancer mortality between African American and white women has been decreasing in recent years.
D) Breast cancer mortality is higher among white women than among women from any other racial or ethnic groups.

Question 6

Monitoring and evaluating public health data to identify and track health disparities for Healthy People 2010 falls under which of the public health core functions?

A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Research

Question 7

Virtually all health disparities by race and ethnicity disappear after the rates are adjusted for income and education.

Question 8

The best approach to eliminating health disparities is to:

A) Focus on increasing access to health care.
B) Focus on improving individual behavior and choices.
C) Focus on reducing exposures to environmental hazards.
D) Focus on the social determinants of health like neighborhood conditions and SEP.

Question 9

Low-income neighborhoods are more likely than other neighborhoods to be targeted by tobacco and alcohol advertisers.

Question 10

Which one of the following health conditions affects one-third of the U.S. population prevalence is roughly 33%)?

A) Cardiovascular disease
B) Cancer
C) HIV/AIDS
D) Obesity

Question 11

Among the following health conditions, which one is most common among adolescents in the United States?

A) Cardiovascular disease
B) Cancer
C) HIV/AIDS
D) Obesity

Question 12

Obesity is a public health concern because it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, pregnancy complications, osteoarthritis, and other negative health outcomes.

Question 13

When assessing socioeconomic position SEP) in public health studies, only individual- levels are used, making it difficult to account for the influence of neighborhood characteristics on health.

Question 14

The Healthy People 2010 midcourse review showed that improvements had been made toward the goal of eliminating health disparities for all objectives and sub-objectives measured.

Question 15

Which one of the following terms refers specifically to the ethical considerations underlying differences in health by disadvantaged social groups?

A) Health disparity
B) Health inequality
C) Health inequity
D) Health difference

Question 16

For both cancer and HIV/AIDS, African Americans have higher mortality rates in part because of later disease detection.

Question 17

Which one of the core principles of public health is most relevant to discussions of health inequities?

A) Social justice
B) Population-health focus
C) Prevention focus
D) Market justice

Question 18

Education, income, and occupation are all measures of socioeconomic position SEP).

Question 19

Which one of the following scenarios is an example of institutionalized racism?

A) A health care provider does not provide the same quality of care to people who are a different race or ethnicity than his own.
B) A store clerk follows individuals of a specific race around the store because he thinks they may be shoplifting.
C) Federal housing policies use race information when determining loan eligibility and housing values and place lower values on homes owned by minorities.
D) An individual accepts negative stereotypes or comments about his race.

Question 20

Race and ethnicity classifications are based on underlying genetic differences in populations that may explain the differences in health outcomes.