Deck 5: Determinants of Health and Disease

Question 1

Why is it important for students in the health sector to become skilled at working in a multidisciplinary interprofessional environment?

A) Interprofessional partnerships merge different skill sets.
B) Influences that affect a person's health lie largely outside of the health sector.
C) Understanding genetic influences requires support.
D) Multidisciplinary competencies require partnerships.

Answer 1

Influences that affect a person's health lie largely outside of the health sector.

Question 2

How does epigenetics help health care providers to further understand the early years and translate that information to understand the health status of people of all ages?

A) Epigenetics highlights that inheritance and genetics are the key factors in determining health.
B) Caregiver influences have a transitory impact on health status.
C) Epigenetics shows that a person's environment during the early years of life has no impact on their health.
D) Epigenetics shows that there is a link between experiences in the early years and gene expression.

Answer 2

Epigenetics shows that there is a link between experiences in the early years and gene expression.

Question 3

What important planning factor must health care providers consider when addressing income and its consequent direct, complex impact on health status?

A) Family location and relationships
B) Population, including age mix
C) Program design, including access
D) Community working conditions

Answer 3

Program design, including access

Question 4

What key factor has influenced the education rates among Indigenous communities in Canada, thereby impacting their health status?

A) Cultural differences
B) Language proficiency
C) Inequitable funding
D) Health literacy

Question 5

Why is the emerging trend toward longer standard working hours in Canada likely to impact the health status of Canadians?

A) The aging trend in the workforce may require additional family supports at home.
B) There is a potential for greater job satisfaction over the course of a lifetime.
C) Safety dimensions may improve with consistent monitoring of workers.
D) Reduced family time may negatively influence early years development for children.

Question 6

According to research in the past decade, which population group in Canada has been increasingly exposed to high levels of chronic stress-resulting from everyday conditions shaped by government policy-leading to impacts on their identity and consequently predisposing them to cardiovascular and mental health issues?

A) Indigenous women
B) Young children
C) Homeless men
D) Leadership professionals

Question 7

As a health care provider, you have observed high rates of dental caries requiring urgent care for young children in your community who come from low-income households or are relatively new immigrants. Which environmental influence is important to investigate first to address this concern?

A) Education levels of the children's parents
B) Removal of fluoride from community water systems
C) Eating patterns in the community
D) Ratio of dental professionals to individuals in the community

Question 8

Which challenging and concerning community health issue is emerging in Canada and is also, according to the World Health Organization, one of the top 10 threats to global public health?

A) Equipment safety
B) Air pollution
C) Vaccine hesitancy
D) Sun safety

Question 9

Which research-based injury prevention policies that are intended to positively influence population health behaviours have been adopted in Canada, both nationally and provincially? (Select all that apply.)

A) Laws regarding cannabis use while driving
B) Bicycle helmets
C) Distracted driving
D) Car seatbelts
E) Bus seatbelts

Question 10

Which key dimensions of food environments-including the physical, social, economic, cultural, and political factors existing within a community or region-influence people's food and nutrition "choices"? (Select all that apply.)

A) Independent personal choice
B) Availability of food in the community
C) Food safety concerns
D) Social acceptability of foods
E) Affordability of food