HLTH 331 Exam 1 Exam 1 #1 Questions with Correct
Answers
Young children living in poverty are more likely to have - ✔✔cognitive, behavioral,
and Socio-emotional difficulties.
health equity - ✔✔Attainment of the highest level of health for all people
What is not an essential element in the pathways to health equity developed by
NASEM leaders and partners? - ✔✔Government institutions
Data from 2015 documented that 46% of ____ youth have considered suicide. -
✔✔LGBTQ
For which age group are unintentional injuries among the top three causes of
death? - ✔✔Adults 25-64 years
health disparity - ✔✔A particular type of health difference that is closely linked
with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
In 2014, 34% of ___ children lived with two married parents. - ✔✔Black-alone
Which of the following is considered by Healthy People 2020 leaders to be an
important health issue for U.S. adolescents? - ✔✔Homicide
, Survey results have shown that more than ___ have experienced rape, physical
violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner. - ✔✔1 in 3 women and 1 in 4
men
Exposure to hazardous materials or chemicals, physically taxing labor, or jobs
requiring more sedentary behaviors provide a confounding effect on biological
factors in which disease or condition? - ✔✔Diabetes
epidemiology - ✔✔study of disease, determinants of health and behaviors that
prevent/cause disease or injury
purpose of epidemiology - ✔✔study past or current trends, identify causes of
deaths, define risk factors, determine need for health services, feasible
prevention/promotion strategies
morbidity - ✔✔rate of illness
incidences- # of NEW cases (how fast is it spreading)
prevalences: total # of cases (how common)
mortality - ✔✔rate of deaths
primary prevention - ✔✔efforts to prevent individuals in becoming sick
education is easiest/cheapest in long run
Answers
Young children living in poverty are more likely to have - ✔✔cognitive, behavioral,
and Socio-emotional difficulties.
health equity - ✔✔Attainment of the highest level of health for all people
What is not an essential element in the pathways to health equity developed by
NASEM leaders and partners? - ✔✔Government institutions
Data from 2015 documented that 46% of ____ youth have considered suicide. -
✔✔LGBTQ
For which age group are unintentional injuries among the top three causes of
death? - ✔✔Adults 25-64 years
health disparity - ✔✔A particular type of health difference that is closely linked
with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
In 2014, 34% of ___ children lived with two married parents. - ✔✔Black-alone
Which of the following is considered by Healthy People 2020 leaders to be an
important health issue for U.S. adolescents? - ✔✔Homicide
, Survey results have shown that more than ___ have experienced rape, physical
violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner. - ✔✔1 in 3 women and 1 in 4
men
Exposure to hazardous materials or chemicals, physically taxing labor, or jobs
requiring more sedentary behaviors provide a confounding effect on biological
factors in which disease or condition? - ✔✔Diabetes
epidemiology - ✔✔study of disease, determinants of health and behaviors that
prevent/cause disease or injury
purpose of epidemiology - ✔✔study past or current trends, identify causes of
deaths, define risk factors, determine need for health services, feasible
prevention/promotion strategies
morbidity - ✔✔rate of illness
incidences- # of NEW cases (how fast is it spreading)
prevalences: total # of cases (how common)
mortality - ✔✔rate of deaths
primary prevention - ✔✔efforts to prevent individuals in becoming sick
education is easiest/cheapest in long run
