HS 3400 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The WHO definition of health is most compatible with which of the following
frames of reference for health?
A: Well-being
B: Empowerment
C: Antithesis of disease
D: Functionality
B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which health frame of reference highlights the strong link between
individuals' and communities' senses of power and health?
A: Goodness of fit
B: Empowerment
C: well-being
D: functionality
A - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which model perpetuates the "sick role" for individuals?
A: Medical Model
B: Wellness (Social) Model
True - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True or False?: The way specialists are trained and the way specialties are
compensated within medicine are factors which contribute to the US healthcare system being more
aligned with the medical model.
C - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The presence of supermarkets in a neighborhood/community feeds into
which dimension of health?
A: Global
B: Social
C: Environmental
D: Physical
, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, and HIV/AIDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅For the
most part, globally, the major causes of disease and death are due to______________ and deaths
from___________ are decreasing. An exception to this is____________.
A - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following is not a social determinant of health?
A: Your genetic code
B: Your social class
C: Your geographic location
D: Your employment status
True - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True or False?: Your zip code can influence your health?
D - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following is not one of Lalonde's 4 determinants of health
A: Genetic factors
B: Lifestyle factors
C: Environmental factors
D: Dietary factors
E: Health factors
1 and 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following could help combat inequalities? (there may be
more than one correct answer)
1.Passing a policy for required health screenings in all public and private schools
2.Increase access to quality prenatal care in resource poor areas
3.Encourage the use of the emergency department
4.Increase sales tax
A - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The WHO definition of health is most compatible with which of the following
frames of reference for health?
A: Well-being
B: Empowerment
C: Antithesis of disease
D: Functionality
B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which health frame of reference highlights the strong link between
individuals' and communities' senses of power and health?
A: Goodness of fit
B: Empowerment
C: well-being
D: functionality
A - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which model perpetuates the "sick role" for individuals?
A: Medical Model
B: Wellness (Social) Model
True - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True or False?: The way specialists are trained and the way specialties are
compensated within medicine are factors which contribute to the US healthcare system being more
aligned with the medical model.
C - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The presence of supermarkets in a neighborhood/community feeds into
which dimension of health?
A: Global
B: Social
C: Environmental
D: Physical
, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, and HIV/AIDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅For the
most part, globally, the major causes of disease and death are due to______________ and deaths
from___________ are decreasing. An exception to this is____________.
A - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following is not a social determinant of health?
A: Your genetic code
B: Your social class
C: Your geographic location
D: Your employment status
True - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True or False?: Your zip code can influence your health?
D - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following is not one of Lalonde's 4 determinants of health
A: Genetic factors
B: Lifestyle factors
C: Environmental factors
D: Dietary factors
E: Health factors
1 and 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following could help combat inequalities? (there may be
more than one correct answer)
1.Passing a policy for required health screenings in all public and private schools
2.Increase access to quality prenatal care in resource poor areas
3.Encourage the use of the emergency department
4.Increase sales tax
