Deck 1: Your World, Your Health

Question 1

Of the major factors affecting health outcomes, which is the largest individual contributing factor?

A) Healthcare
B) Genetics and health
C) Individual behavior
D) Social and environmental factors

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is not a use of health communication?

A) Inform policies and regulations contributing to social determinants
B) Educate, motivate, and persuade individuals to choose healthier behaviors
C) Work with healthcare providers to be better communicators
D) Personal training fitness texts

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is one model that looks at both the individual, the social network, and community/population level to create positive health outcomes?

A) People fields of influence
B) Place fields of influence
C) Ecological model
D) The people and places framework

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What approximate proportion of premature deaths are attributed to healthcare?

A) 35%
B) 40%
C) 20%
D) 10%

Question 5

What is the biological expression of genes inherited from one's parents called?

A) Gender
B) Transgender
C) Intersex
D) Sex

Question 6

The basic idea in using an ecological model is to look at the inner layers of a problem and work on solutions to those first.

Question 7

Many social scientists believe that race is not based in biology but instead is constructed by society.

Question 8

Diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, are the greatest cause of death among young adults.

Question 9

__________ is a technique that can be used to eliminate mistakes in drug delivery within healthcare settings.

Question 10

Match the following terms with their definitions.
-The study of genetic variation

A)Sex
B)Genomics
C)Gender

Question 11

Match the following terms with their definitions.
-Genetic expression of the genes inherited from one's parents

A)Sex
B)Genomics
C)Gender

Question 12

Match the following terms with their definitions.
-A social or cultural concept that reflects how men and women, boys and girls, are meant to look and behave

A)Sex
B)Genomics
C)Gender