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JMU HTH 231 Final questions with complete solutions
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JMU HTH 231 Final questions withcomplete solutions
What is the best predictor of one's health? - correct answer ✔✔whether or not you are wealthy
______ code is more important health wise than ______ code. - correct answer ✔✔zip code; genetic
The US struggles with high ______ rates than other high-income countries? - correct answer ✔✔poverty
Define determinants of health - correct answer ✔✔the range of personal, social, economic, and
environmental factors that influence health status
What are the main determinants of health? - correct answer ✔✔-policy making
-social factors
-health services
-individual behaviors
-biology/genetics
Define policy making for determinants of health? - correct answer ✔✔Policies at the local, state, and
federal level that affect individual and population health
What are two main categories of social factors? - correct answer ✔✔social determinants & physical
determinants
What are social determinants? - correct answer ✔✔-income
-education
-social norms
-public safety
, -transportation options
What are physical determinants? - correct answer ✔✔-natural environment
-built environment
-environmental pollution
-physical barriers
-aesthetic elements
What are health service determinants? - correct answer ✔✔-availability
-access
-cost
What are individual behavior determinants? - correct answer ✔✔-diet
-physical activity
-alcohol, tobacco, and drug use
-hand washing
What are biological/genetic determinants? - correct answer ✔✔-age
-sex
-HIV status
-inherited conditions, such as sickle-cell anemia, hemophilia, and cystic fibrosis
-carrying the BRAC1 or BRCA2 gene
-family history
How many days of paid sick leave are US workers guaranteed by law? - correct answer ✔✔none
What are the top 3 causes of death in the US? - correct answer ✔✔heart disease, cancer, accidents
What are known as the "new insane asylums"? - correct answer ✔✔jails and prisons
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