NSPN 7200: FINAL EXAM 2026
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SDOH - correct answer -= the economic and social conditions
that influence the health of individuals, communities, etc.
- Aboriginal status
- Early life factors (e.g. poverty, housing, education)
- Education
- Employment & working conditions
- Food security (the ability to acquire/ consume an adequate diet
(quality/quantity) of food)
- Gender
- Health services
- Housing
- Income (and distribution)
- Social security (welfare, EI, health care, etc.)
- Social exclusion
- Unemployment and employment security
In Canada, what SDOH contribute to inequalities? - correct
answer -- Housing
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- Work settings
- Education
- Access to food
- Income
Who are associated with higher rates of infant mortality? - correct
answer -- Low income groups in urban Canada
- Aboriginal people (1-4X higher)
Common causes of post-natal mortality causes - correct answer
-- SIDS
- Infectious disease
- Injuries
What do low-income neighbourhoods have increased rates of? -
correct answer -- SGA
- Preterm birth
- Still birth
- Neonatal death
- Post-neonatal death
- adolescent pregnancy
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How is income associated with adverse perinatal outcomes? -
correct answer -- Lack of community-based programs for
women→ no access/limited access to prenatal education and
care
- Limited personal resources (time, transportation and social
support)
- Understanding of care benefits
- Fear of judgement
- Negative association with HCP's from past experiences
How do working conditions influence health? - correct answer --
Lack of job security
- Lack of control/decision-making
- Lack of social support in the workplace
- Part-time/casual/temporary/
contract work may not provide benefits (sick days, Mat. Leave,
vacation time, etc.)
**Women are overrepresented in part-time/temporary work
What groups are more likely to experience social exclusion in
Canada? - correct answer -- Substance using women
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- Immigrant women
- Women with disabilities
- Aboriginal women
- Women experiencing abuse
What do food security and dietary compromises influence? -
correct answer -- Chronic disease management
- Body weight
- Mental health
- Physical health
What health risks and inequalities do Aboriginal people
experience? - correct answer -- Increased rates of poverty
- Increased rates of substance use
- Increased violence and homicide
- Poor living conditions (mold, poor hygiene, crowded housing)
- Lack of clean drinking water
- Less annual income that non-aboriginals
- Higher rates of unemployment
- Lower education
- Experience more food insecurity
- Experience more illness and early death