Deck 4: Intersecting Social and Cultural Determinants of Health and Well-Being

Question 1

Health disparities and health equity are the same.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Equality and Equity are two terms identifying the same phenomenon.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Social determinants of health help us understand the non-medical factors related to unequal access to health care.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Poverty has an intergenerational impact on health.

Question 5

Health disparities DOES NOT exist in countries with universal health insurance.

Question 6

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionally affected the African American, Latinx, and Native American communities.

Question 7

Health disparities can be associated with

A) Ethnicity/race
B) Gender
C) Socioeconomic status (SES)
D) All of the above

Question 8

Cultural determinants of health complement social determinants of health by:

A) Assessing language proficiency
B) Identifying protective factors associated with culture of origin
C) Considering culturally specific support systems
D) All of the above

Question 9

There are several key upstream and downstream social determinants of health

A) Stress and social exclusion
B) Social support and cohesion
C) Food, transportation and neighborhoods
D) All of the above

Question 10

What role does SES play in the onset of health disparities?

Question 11

How would you define health equity?

Question 12

How can discrimination affect health?