Deck 4: Health Indicators and the Health Status of Canadians

Question 1

In which situation is a health indicator the most valuable piece of information?

A) When it provides important one-point-in-time information.
B) When it addresses the importance of mortality rates.
C) When it provides qualitative and quantitative information.
D) When it addresses an important health or health care issue.

Answer 1

When it addresses an important health or health care issue.

Question 2

How is the importance of equity represented in the Health Indicators Conceptual Framework?

A) It is incorporated as an element across all four dimensions of the framework.
B) It provides a specific focus as a fifth dimension of the framework.
C) Equity as a notion cannot be represented in the framework.
D) It is incorporated into the determinants dimension of the framework.

Answer 2

It is incorporated as an element across all four dimensions of the framework.

Question 3

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information summary, which dimension of the Health Indicators Conceptual Framework would include information about when and how we use health care?

A) Health status dimension
B) Inclusion is not evident in the framework
C) Nonmedical determinants of health dimension
D) Community and health system characteristics dimension

Answer 3

Nonmedical determinants of health dimension

Question 4

What is represented by the demographic trend termed "postponement transition"?

A) Ethnic transitions related to migratory patterns
B) Fertility rates and the increasing age of motherhood
C) The economic influence of population pyramid transitions
D) Delayed patterns in the pursuit of higher education

Question 5

What health status indicator is often used to compare health among different countries?

A) Health professional ratio
B) School readiness
C) Children and low income
D) Infant mortality rate

Question 6

Why should health status indicators of well-being, health conditions of human function, and death be considered together rather than individually when studying the health of a community?

A) Quantitative measures are the most important consideration for understanding health in a community.
B) Only equity considerations require review when examining community health.
C) Interactive influences require analysis when examining community health.
D) Demand on health services requires the most consideration when looking at community health.

Question 7

How do the demographic indicators of a community assist with health care system planning?

A) They describe qualitative perceived health.
B) They can predict policy influences.
C) They are predictive of changing service demands.
D) They can improve chronic care outcomes.

Question 8

When analyzing the population pyramid for Indigenous peoples in Canada and also considering equity issues, what health system planning priorities are likely to emerge?

A) Services for senior and elder care
B) Planning for chronic conditions
C) Services for preconception and prenatal care
D) Planning for emergency care

Question 9

How can health indicators be used in health care planning and provision? (Select all that apply.)

A) Improve population or community outcomes
B) Understand a population or health system
C) Monitor system progress or performance
D) Monitor health status of single individuals
E) Provide public or funder accountability

Question 10

What types of indicators represent demographic characteristics that can assist a health care provider with understanding a community context? (Select all that apply.)

A) Vital statistics
B) Prevalence of lone-parent families
C) Influenza immunization rates
D) Cancer incidence
E) Languages spoken