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Health disparities more closely related to which of the following terms:

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Inequalities

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Nontraditional gender roles among Black women are fostered which of the following:

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Prominent roles in the family

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Race and gender interact to produce unique _____ that shape the personal realities and attitudes around them

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Experiences

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The definition by the World Health Organization of health encompasses all of the following expect:

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Natural Well Being

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According to the lecture, health disparities have led to all of the following circumstances except

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Higher routine medical care:

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According to the lecture, all of the following countries exceeded the US life expectancy, expect

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Argentina

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Race and ethnicity are interchangeable terms that are synonymous of one another

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false

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High socioeconomic status (SES) correlates to:

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Healthier individuals and communties

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SES is the measure of social and economic characteristics that typically relate education, work status by occupation, and place of residence

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true

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Factors linked to changing trends to gender-role attitudes in the contemporary US include all of the following except:

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Decreasing labor force

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Scholars find black men to be more liberal than white men, regarding women outside of the home

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true

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Incidence is the occurrence of total causes of mortality and burden of disease:

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false

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Ethnicity differs when compared to the race that its a social category based on culture or culture heritage

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true

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The Secretarys Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health was released in 1985 by who

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Margaret Heckler

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Which of the following cases endorsed the development of state and local Jim Crow laws

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Plessy vs. Ferguson

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How long did the Tuskegee Syphilis Study last?

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40 years

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During the Tuskegee Syphilis Test, no cure was found for the men who had contracted syphilis thus extending the study

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false

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According to the Tuskegee lecture, the government doctors felt betrayed by the government failure to defined the study.

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true

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The Department of Health and Human Services

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The Federal Office of Minority Health (OHM) was established by __ in 1986.

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Which President apologized for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?

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Clinton

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According to the Tuskegee lecture, which of the following is associated with the sentiments some may feel towards government

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Mistrust

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Which amendment paved the way for equal educational oppurtunities

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14

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All of the following shaped the health status of Black in the late 1800's , except

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Immigration

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Which department was responsible for enrolling participants in the Tuskegee experiment

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United States Public Health Services

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According to the Tuskegee lecture, doctors failed to acquire which of the following from participants

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informed concent

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An unsuccessful legislative proposal to abolish the collection of data on race/ethnicity by California's public services is described by

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Proposition 2004

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Race and ethnicity are biologically derived constructs

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false

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Brazil is home to one of the largest immigrant populations of Japanese people outside the country of Japan

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true

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Using race/ethnicity is a neutral term as a way to measure other variables?

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false

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Differential access to socioeconomic and political power contribute to disparities in health

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true

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You should not use race and ethnicity to describe critical aspects of health

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true

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Population profiling continues to be a tool for analysis/intervention is __ research

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Epidemological

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Which of the following categories is NOT added to the 2000 US Census from the 1990 US Census

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Asian Indian

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The decision to use race/ethnicity is as much about ___ acceptability as it is about ___ reliability

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social, scientific

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The Western Providence Blood Transfusion Service faces the same political struggles as SANBS with using the terms race/ethnicity measurements

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false

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Which of the following are categories under SANBS four categories except:

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Category 2 White and Asian donors donating for the first time as well as Coloured

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Which is the concept where one takes people and applies them to characterstics

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Physiogomy

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Apartheid played a role in the differential spread of HIV and in the legacy of inequalities in all of the following expect:

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All of the following are correct

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The South African Blood Service were found in political conflict after taking what actions

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Using race/ethnicity to classify blood safety

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Which of the following would be considered factors in the interpersonal level

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Knowledge related to personal health (check)

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Neonatal mortality is measured by the number of deaths occurring during the first 28 days of life per 100 live births.

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false

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According to Dr. Lu, differences in prenatal care utilization and maternal behaviors explain everything when discussing disparities in birth outcomes

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false

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Which model describes how context determines health and health behaviors?

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Socio ecological model

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The stability of a country's infrastructure has an effect on the infant mortality rate.

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true

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______ women and ______ women were more similar in low birth weight rate comparison.

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African Black; White American

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According to the lecture, all of the following are necessary to have healthy babies except:

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access to child care

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According to the lecture, what can infant mortality be described as:

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Barometer

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Low birth weight is the most predictive factor for infant mortality.

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true

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The infant mortality in the US is higher than any other developed nation in the world

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true

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There were three changes to the Hispanic origin question for the 2010 Census. Which of the following was not one of the changes?

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The question was shorten due to survey fatigue

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Gender differences in life expectancy are consistently larger than whites, for which group:

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Black

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The number of years that are lost due to untimely death are referred to as:

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YPLL (Years of Potential Life Lost)

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According to the lecture, the number of deaths in a population at a given time refers to which key term:

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Mortality

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Prevalence and incidence are equal most of the time

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false

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According to the lecture, the rate a disease develops in a group of people over a certain period of time refers to which key term:

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Incidence

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When calculating the years of potential life lost, one must include the quality of life in the calculation.

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false

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The "weathering hypothesis" refers to all of the following except:

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Climate changes affect levels of chronic disease

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According to the lecture, the number of ill individuals among a group of people at risk for the illness at a given time refers to which key term:

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prevalence

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Which mortality measures the death of an infant at 0-28 days old.

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Neonatal

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Both blacks and Hispanics have levels of overall poverty that are higher than those of whites.

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true

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Illness behaviors are weakly linked to socio-demographic factors, such as gender, ethnicity, and income levels.

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false

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The aim of secondary prevention behaviors is to catch the condition early to avoid advancement of the disease.

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true

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Bobby is in high school and participates in basketball and football. He is busy with a lot of different activities in school but always remembers to take his insulin on time to control his diabetes. Bobby taking his insulin is an example of which type of preventative behavior:

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Tertiary

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According to the lecture, health behaviors are _______ reflections of a person's health beliefs.

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Implicit and Explicit

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Risk behaviors are defined as any behavior that puts an individual at risk for negative consequences.

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true

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Self-breast exams are examples of which type of prevention behavior:

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Secondary

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Health behaviors that have benefits to the person practicing the behavior can be described as all of the following except:

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illness behaviors, preventative behaviors, health enhancing, risk behavior (correct answer choice)

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All of the following are examples of risk behaviors, except:

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Taking prescribed medication

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If a health belief is explicit, that means it is understood though not directly expressed.

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False

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Expressing one's desire to use a condom is an explicit way to express one's health belief.

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True

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An ecological approach focuses on which of the following:

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Individual and Population

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The 1966 Highway Safety Act is an example of which determinant of health:

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Policymaking

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Social determinants of health reflect political and physical conditions in the environment.

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False

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for all of the following groups except:

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Asian/Pacific Islanders (tumor/cancer)

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According to the lecture, differences indicative of injustice and unfairness refer to:

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Disparities

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Health People 2020 is a campaign focused on all of the following determinants of health:

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Policymaking, Health services, Biology

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The definition of health disparity put forth by Health People 2020, includes the following types of disadvantages, except:

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Biological

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Delaying medical treatment and not participating in preventative care are related to which determinant of health

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Health Services

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Which of the following would be considered a biological and genetic determinant of health:

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Sickle cell anemia

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Sickle cell disease is developed when:

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Both parents carry the gene

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At the turn of the 20th century, the life expectancy for a white newborn girl exceeded that of a black new born girl by 30 years.

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false

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Families would fall into which level of the socio ecological model

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Interpersonal

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Infant mortality rate is defined as they probability of dying between _______ and exactly _____ of age per 1,000 live births.

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Birth, 12 months

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According to the lecture, all of the following are necessary to have healthy babies except:

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child care

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Adjusted rates are statistical procedures to make crude rates more comparable.

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True

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According to the lecture, to acquire the __________ rate you must divide the number of cases by total number in population at a given time.

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Prevalence

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Both blacks and Hispanics have levels of overall poverty that are higher than those of whites.

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True

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Health behaviors are shaped by all of the following except:

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Genetics

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Illness behaviors are more closely linked to which type of preventative behavior:

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Secondary

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If a health belief is explicit, that means it is understood though not directly expressed.

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False

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Medication therapy adherence is an example of which type of prevention behavior

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Tertiary

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According to the lecture, differences indicative of injustice and unfairness refer to:

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Disparities

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Health equity can be defined as the attainment of the average level of health for all people

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False

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Policies at the federal level effect individual and population health.

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True

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Delaying medical treatment and not participating in preventative care are related to which determinant of health:

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Health Services

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Health People 2020 is a campaign focused on all of the following determinants of health:

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All answer choices are correct

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According to the lecture, committee recommendations for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care include which of the following:

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Increase awareness about disparities

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