BBH 302 Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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BBH 302 Exam 1 Study Guide with
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Health Disparity - Answer️️ -difference in the incidence, prevalence,
mortality and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that
exist among specific populations in the US
Heckler Report - Answer️️ -one of the first gover...
Biobehavioral Health (BBH 302) : Penn State University
BBH 302 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Health Disparity - Answer✔️✔️-difference in the incidence, prevalence,
mortality and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that
exist among specific populations in the US
Heckler Report - Answer✔️✔️-one of the first governmental reports to
acknowledge that there were unexplainable differences in death rates
between Whites and minority populations in the U.S.
excess deaths - Answer✔️✔️-difference in death rate observed in one racial
group compared to that of non-hispanic, white population
3 challenges to measuring health disparities - Answer✔️✔️-inadequate
numbers, data and information
Explain the four major barriers to health and explain - Answer✔️✔️-1. lack of
access to health services
2. lack of health insurance "fear of public charge"
Biobehavioral Health (BBH 302) : Penn State University
- immigrants are healthier than their US born counter parts at times even
though they have a lower SES status
cultural competence - Answer✔️✔️-an understanding of attention to the
client's total situation
cultrually appropriate - Answer✔️✔️-providing the best possible health care
based on cultural background and needs
culturally sensitive - Answer✔️✔️-knowledge and constructive attitudes
towards the diverse health traditions of cultural groups being served
In the Singh and Miller (2004) article on immigration, the "Immigrant
Paradox" was consistently present in all but a few sub-groups from which
population? - Answer✔️✔️-Asians
An increased risk of chronic disease morbidity with increasing length of
residence in a particular country is known as the: - Answer✔️✔️-
acculturation process
Positive Immigrant Selectivity refers to the idea that: - Answer✔️✔️-
Immigrants may be healthier than those who could not migrate
Suicide and homicide were lower in immigrants.
True or False - Answer✔️✔️-False
In general, life expectancy was higher in immigrants.
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health - wealth gradiant - Answer✔️✔️-as wealth increases, so does health
Immigrants suffering from disease (considered loathsome or contagious)
were banned from entering the U.S. as a part of the Immigration Act of
1891.
True or False - Answer✔️✔️-True
Regardless of seating (i.e., first class, second class, etc.), immigrants
arriving to the country on ships and trains were subject to equally harsh
health inspections and medical examinations.
True or False - Answer✔️✔️-False
What is the name of the U.S. agency that was responsible for conducting a
majority of the health inspections of immigrants upon entry to the U.S. in
the early 1900s? - Answer✔️✔️-U.S. Public Health Service
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, which group was almost exclusively
banned from entering the U.S., a group labeled as "parasite-ridden?" -
Answer✔️✔️-Asians
Which of the following new modes of travel in the early/mid 1900s raised
concerns about the medical inspections process, and the likelihood that
immigrants would spread diseases and infections to the American public? -
Answer✔️✔️-Air travel
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