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What age group is in more danger of disorder eating and depression as a result of body image: Select one: a. 31-35 years b. 15-25 years c. 26-30 years d. 10-14 years

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b

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Bhopal and Donaldson suggest that the term White abandoned in scientific writing. Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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According to the OMB Directive 15, a white person can come from either region of the world, except: Select one: a. North Africa b. Europe c. Middle East d. South Africa

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d

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The term Indians not taxed was replaced by which social classification: Select one: a. Mulatto b. Native-American c. Red d. Yellow

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c

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What is not a weakness of the term Caucasian? Select one: a. Used to describe heterogeneous populations b. Imprecise c. Unrelated to ethnicity d. No contemporary geographic link

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b

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What is a strength of the term White? Select one: a. Refers to a culture and place b. Socially recognized c. Geographically based d. Some relation to genetic composition

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b

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According to the lecture, the Caucasian/White population is decreasing as compared to other races/ethnicities. Select one: a. True b. False

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A

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The US Census has how many subcategories for Whites: Select one: a. 10 b. None c. 1 d. 5

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b

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All of the following are goals of doing minority health research except: Select one: a. Interpret b. Assess c. Understand d. Predict

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d

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Which of the following is the preferred terminology: Select one: a. Reference b. Indigenous c. Western d. Occidental

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a

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As of 2012, racism does not exist within our nation: Select one: a. True b. False

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b

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The percentage of African American population does not correlate to incidence of various diseases. Select one: a. True b. False

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A

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According to the lecture, high infant mortality rates among the African American population could be attributed to: Select one: a. None of these b. Disease c. Urbanization d. Segregation

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d

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According to LaVeist (1993), which international country has the best infant mortality rate. Select one: a. United States b. Sweden c. Japan d. Finland

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b

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What city is considered an extreme outlier when comparing the Black infant mortality rate to the white rate? Select one: a. Kenner, Louisiana b. Atlanta, Georgia c. Birmingham, Alabama d. Jackson, Mississippi

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A

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Infant mortality rate is an health indicator of all of the following except: Select one: a. Available use of health services b. Social development c. Health status of the elderly d. Economic development

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c

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There are more African Americans in the US when compared to other groups. Select one: a. False b. True

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A

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African Americans make up _____ % of the population. Select one: a. 10 b. 25 c. 15 d. 20

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c

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Since the United States began collecting race-specific data, the black infant mortality rate has consistently been reported to be double the White rate: Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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Asking the question, "Why should I go get tested for cancer, if I have no fund for treatment" is an example of: Select one: a. Hopelessness b. Political influence c. Desperation d. Alienation

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a

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One of the most limiting issues is that data systems within healthcare settings do not code patient's race. Select one: a. True b. False

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a

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Within the American Indian and Alaska Native population, _____ of the population is obese and ____ have a BMI above normal range. Select one: a. 10%; 5% b. 25%; 25% c. 80%; 50% d. 50%; 80%

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d

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major health risk associated with American Indian and Alaska Natives are: Select one: a. Language b. Low SES c. Cultural Barriers d. Poverty e. All of these are major health risks

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e

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At age 80, selective survival leads to crossover in death rates where by American Indian Alaska Natives have _____ death rates than other ethnic/racial groups. Select one: a. Lower b. Slightly higher c. Higher d. Similar

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a

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The _____________ was developed to oversee health care for the American Indian population. Select one: a. Bureau of Indian Affairs b. Association of Native Affairs c. None of the answer choices are correct d. Office of Native Americans

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a

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American Indian and Alaska Native tend to have: Select one: a. Income below the federal poverty level b. High unemployment rate c. Income below the federal poverty level and High unemployment rate d. Income below the federal poverty level and Adequate access to care e. Adequate access to care

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c

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Historically, the American Indian/Alaskan Native population has experienced extreme health problems because they had little or no immunity to the diseases brought by the Europeans. Select one: a. True b. False

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A

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According to the 2010 Census, there are more than 3 million American Indian and Alaska Natives. Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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American Indian and Alaska Natives generally have a lower death rate compared to other racial/ethnic group. Select one: a. False b. True

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A

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All of the following are American Indian and Alaska Native group specific health problems EXCEPT: Select one: a. Mental Illness b. Influenza and Pneumonia c. Accidents d. Adult Obesity e. Alcohol

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b

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What leading cause of death is seen in API males but not API females Select one: a. Cancer b. Stroke c. Suicide d. Diabetes

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c

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The leading cause of death among Asian or Pacific Islanders (API) Americans is: Select one: a. Heart Disease b. Cancer c. Alcohol poisoning d. Accidental death

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b

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Much of what is known about mental health comes from ____________. Select one: a. Hospitals b. All of the answer choices are correct c. Reports from family and/or friends d. Reports from schools or places of employment

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A

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in the Sentell (2011), adult health literacy is defined in Healthy People 2010 as the "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services for appropriate health decisions." Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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Asian or Pacific Islanders (API) American are known as the "model minority": Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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Asian Pacific Islanders have higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome than whites at each level of BMI. Select one: a. True b. False

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A

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Underutilization of health care by Asian Pacific Islanders is usually caused by various cultural factors such as: Select one: a. None of the answer choices are correct b. Different attitudes towards suffering c. Different attitudes towards suffering and the belief that life is predetermined d. The belief that life is predetermined

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c

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All of the following are leading causes of death for API males EXCEPT: Select one: a. Stroke b. Alzheimer's disease c. Cancer d. Suicide

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b

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All of the following are culturally related beliefs and values Asian Pacific Islanders share EXCEPT Select one: a. Respect for nature b. All of the answer choices are correct c. Emphasis of collective over individual needs d. Ancestral Spirits

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b

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Regarding diabetes, Asian Pacific islanders are least likely to develop secondary complications from the disease and die prematurely. Select one: a. True b. False

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b

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Type 2 diabetes among Hispanics could be attributed to all of the following except: Select one: a. Poverty b. Employment c. Access to healthy foods d. Knowledge of healthy foods

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b

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The major conceptual basis used for identification of Latinos, being political and geographic, was pronounced in which article: Select one: a. Civil Rights Act 1964 b. Monroe Doctrine 1823 Correct c. Race Relations Act 1976 d. None of these

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b

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25% of the US population is under the age of 18 years. Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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Which factor is not associated with health care utilization and access when referring to Hispanic/Latinos? Select one: a. Family History b. Employment c. Legality d. Education

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A

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African Americans have a lower infant mortality rate when compared to the Hispanic/Latino population: Select one: a. False b. True

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A

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Which of the following is a behavioral cause of death? Select one: a. Stroke b. Cancer c. Influenza d. Homicide

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d

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Nearly 31% of Hispanics/Latinos do not have a usual source of healthcare. Select one: a. True b. False

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A

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Research shows that _____ acculturation leads to better health effects. Select one: a. Less b. Equal c. More d. None of these

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a

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Which ethnic group has the highest fertility rate? Select one: a. American Indian b. White/Caucasian c. Asian Pacific Islander d. Hispanic

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d

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The avoidance of integration into the new society is the definition for which term: Select one: a. Marginalization b. Biculturalism c. Separatism d. Assimilation

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c

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Race is a completely accurate way to representation of socioeconomic status, culture, and genes. Select one: a. True b. False

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b

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Personally mediated racism can be defined with the help of all of the following concepts, except: Select one: a. Discrimination b. Acceptance c. Intentional d. Prejudice

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b

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Race is defined as a biological category that labels different groups according to a set of common inborn biological markers. Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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Jones (2000) developed a framework to understand racism that had all of the following levels except: Select one: a. Personally mediated b. Internalized c. Socioenviornmental d. Institutionalized

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c

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In the example given in the Camara (2000) article, the gardener of the flowering pots would be considered who: Select one: a. Community b. Government c. Individual d. Schools

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b

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Police brutality, sterilization abuse, and hate crimes are all examples of which of the following: Select one: a. Scapegoating b. Lack of respect c. Devaluation d. Dehumanization

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d

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Examples of material conditions when referring to institutionalized racism include which of the following: Select one: a. Voting rights b. Individuals history c. Organizational infrastructure d. Sound housing

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d

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Institutionalized racism manifests itself both in material conditions and in access to power. Select one: a. False b. True

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b

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Street crossing, purse clutching, and shopkeepers vigilance are all examples of which of the following: Select one: a. Lack of respect b. Devaluation c. Suspicion Correct d. Scapegoating

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c

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According to Jones (2000), some researchers now believe that race-associated differences in health outcome are due to the effects of: Select one: a. None of these b. Biological characteristics c. Racism d. Genes

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c

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