EXW 450 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
T/F Across the world, richer people are healthier and live longer disability-free
lives. Answer - true
Which of the following is NOT a known factor in educational attainment in
relation to the gradient in health? Answer - University preferential admission
and loan opportunity
The risk of obesity is higher among those who are: Answer - those who have
the lowest educational level and are the most poor
T/F Human behavior is largely context dependent. Answer - true
More affluent places, with greater resources, such as developed services, have
healthier populations because Answer - Resources can push people into a
more or less advantaged path
According to Healthy People 2020, the key areas in the Social Determinants of
Health include ALL of the following EXCEPT: Answer - exercise and a healthy
diet
Which is true? Answer - Health is influenced by the social, economic and
physical conditions in which people spend their lives.
The best strategy for improving health is to address individual level motivation
and education. Answer - false
,The SDH: Answer - promote health by improving physical and social
circumstances
What are the social determinants of health? Answer - The conditions that
affect health and quality-of-life
T/F Health inequities, or the gaps in in health and life expectancy between
groups are unjust Answer - true
T/F Differences in human health are largely products of resource distribution
and how society is organized. Answer - true
All of the following are examples of the social determinants of health EXCEPT:
Answer - Social Support
**All of these are social determinants of health.
Housing and community design
Language and literacy
Social determinants of health are: Answer - factors in the environments in
which people are born, live, work, play, worship, and age that affect health
T/F Biology and medical care are two of the most important social
determinants of health. Answer - false
, The social gradient Answer - affects people at all levels of society across the
life span
Which of the following is NOT a known factor in educational attainment in
relation to the gradient in health? Answer - University preferential admission
and loan opportunity
People who live in challenging circumstances for longer periods of time
Answer - Tend to become more disadvantaged as difficulties accumulate
Research has followed the health of British Public Servants and found
connections between career, wealth and health. Health conditions and general
quality of life are positively associated with economic resources. Wealthier
people and those of higher socio-economic standing enjoy higher standard of
living than poor people and also tend to live longer, healthier lives. This
universal relationship between resources and health, which holds true in all
affluent societies is known as: Answer - The Health Wealth Gradient.
___________________ is/are the most important factor(s) for the health of a
population as a whole. Answer - Social conditions that make people ill in the
first place
All of the following factors influence health EXCEPT Answer - rate of diffusion
influencing dependent anova
The social-ecological model posits that Answer - Health is influenced by many
interactive factors
T/F Smoking bans have resulted in reductions in hospitalizations due to
respiratory disease such as asthma Answer - true
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