UHC Ethics and Compliance Exam |
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Rated A+ | 2024/2025 Guide
Which of the following is illustrated by the example that
cardiovascular disease may result from both "just" causes, such
as diet, or "unjust" causes such as stressful working conditions
- correct answer - it is often difficult to isolate a single, overriding
causal factor in health problems
If the average blood pressure readings of two populations are
identical, but the variation is larger in one population and smaller
in the other population, what can be concluded?
- correct answer - there is a greater total inequity within the
population of the larger variation of blood pressure readings than
compared to the other population, but there is a relative equality
between the two populations
Which of the following factors deserve the least amount of
scrutiny when analyzing health inequalities among socially
important groups
- correct answer - hair color
, When a disadvantaged group has an increased risk of illness and
greater consequences of illness, there is a health inequality
- correct answer - false
Which of the following does the amount of inequity depend on the
most - correct answer - the choice of the comparison group
How does health equality contrast with health inequity
- correct answer - high inequality is a descriptive term, while
health inequity is a normative term
Epidemiologic evidence indicates that differences in
socioeconomic status, nutrition, exposure to pathogens and toxic
substances, and HC early in life can have a profound impact on
health status and inequalities later in life. This raises the
possibility of reducing these resulting health inequalities in the
long term by investing in pre- and post natal healthcare, perhaps
at the expense of HC much later in life. Which of the following is
being illustrated in this example?
- correct answer - some subpopulations may be more or less
deserving of direct intervention to reduce health inequalities
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