HTH 231 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the McGovern Report (1977)? - Answer- -some of the first dietary guidelines
-before: obesity was #1 cause of death
-after: food industry pushed back, changed wording of the report b/c "it was attacking
food companies"
What was the "Let's Move- healthy not hungry act"? - Answer- -facilitated by Obama
-increased funding to school lunches= decreased calorie intake, portion sized, more
fruits and vegetables offered
Generalization vs Stereotype - Answer- Generalization- "beginning point", or we focus
on being descriptive and not judgmental
Stereotype- "end point", or seek to make judgments rather than to describe
What are 3 diseases that will have a higher prevalence in Richmond, CA than a high
income community? - Answer- diabetes
asthma
cancer
hypertension
gall bladder disease
Define "poverty tax" - Answer- basically things cost a little more in poorer areas
Examples of policy making - Answer- breathe easy units, affordable
housing/communities, hope program in schools (empowerment for kids)
Examples of Social Factors (social and physical determinants) - Answer- violence,
unsafe neighborhoods, income, race (lots of loans and mortgages given to white people
not other races- 2%)
Two communities compared in "place matters" video - Answer- Richmond, CA and
Highpoint-- Seattle, WA
What are examples of upstream approaches? - Answer- vaccinations, health education,
cancer screenings
, What is not an example of the upstream approach? - Answer- chemotherapy, use of the
ER, etc.
Appreciation of external and internal signs of diversity: - Answer- cultural awareness
Personal attitudes about and being respectful of other cultures: - Answer- cultural
sensitivity
Ability of a provider to effectively meet social, cultural and linguistic patient needs: -
Answer- cultural competency
Forcing views and values of your cultural on someone else w/o consideration of their
beliefs: - Answer- Cultural imposition
A health related system offering a needed service and doing so at a time that is
reasonable: - Answer- Availability
The ability of the patient to actually get to a service when needed: - Answer-
Accessibility
Having the financial resources to access and use health care services: - Answer-
Affordability
How a person identifies their physical and emotional attraction to others: - Answer-
sexual orientation
A person's internal sense of their gender: - Answer- gender identity
Uneven distribution of health in or between populations: - Answer- Inequality
Unfair, avoidable differences arising from poor governance corruption or cultural
exclusion: - Answer- Inequity
The ability to understand and share the feeling of another: - Answer- empathy
Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune: - Answer- sympathy
What does HEI stand for? - Answer- Health Equality Index
What is the health equality index? - Answer- the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool
that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and
inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.
A society that shares their resources is referred to as an _________ society. - Answer-
Egalitarian society
What country is an example of egalitarian society? - Answer- Switzerland
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the McGovern Report (1977)? - Answer- -some of the first dietary guidelines
-before: obesity was #1 cause of death
-after: food industry pushed back, changed wording of the report b/c "it was attacking
food companies"
What was the "Let's Move- healthy not hungry act"? - Answer- -facilitated by Obama
-increased funding to school lunches= decreased calorie intake, portion sized, more
fruits and vegetables offered
Generalization vs Stereotype - Answer- Generalization- "beginning point", or we focus
on being descriptive and not judgmental
Stereotype- "end point", or seek to make judgments rather than to describe
What are 3 diseases that will have a higher prevalence in Richmond, CA than a high
income community? - Answer- diabetes
asthma
cancer
hypertension
gall bladder disease
Define "poverty tax" - Answer- basically things cost a little more in poorer areas
Examples of policy making - Answer- breathe easy units, affordable
housing/communities, hope program in schools (empowerment for kids)
Examples of Social Factors (social and physical determinants) - Answer- violence,
unsafe neighborhoods, income, race (lots of loans and mortgages given to white people
not other races- 2%)
Two communities compared in "place matters" video - Answer- Richmond, CA and
Highpoint-- Seattle, WA
What are examples of upstream approaches? - Answer- vaccinations, health education,
cancer screenings
, What is not an example of the upstream approach? - Answer- chemotherapy, use of the
ER, etc.
Appreciation of external and internal signs of diversity: - Answer- cultural awareness
Personal attitudes about and being respectful of other cultures: - Answer- cultural
sensitivity
Ability of a provider to effectively meet social, cultural and linguistic patient needs: -
Answer- cultural competency
Forcing views and values of your cultural on someone else w/o consideration of their
beliefs: - Answer- Cultural imposition
A health related system offering a needed service and doing so at a time that is
reasonable: - Answer- Availability
The ability of the patient to actually get to a service when needed: - Answer-
Accessibility
Having the financial resources to access and use health care services: - Answer-
Affordability
How a person identifies their physical and emotional attraction to others: - Answer-
sexual orientation
A person's internal sense of their gender: - Answer- gender identity
Uneven distribution of health in or between populations: - Answer- Inequality
Unfair, avoidable differences arising from poor governance corruption or cultural
exclusion: - Answer- Inequity
The ability to understand and share the feeling of another: - Answer- empathy
Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune: - Answer- sympathy
What does HEI stand for? - Answer- Health Equality Index
What is the health equality index? - Answer- the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool
that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and
inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.
A society that shares their resources is referred to as an _________ society. - Answer-
Egalitarian society
What country is an example of egalitarian society? - Answer- Switzerland
