Health Equity and Disparities Flashcards
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Which federal initiative established the framework for tracking and eliminating health disparities through measurable objectives?
Answer: Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving health, including eliminating health disparities.
A health educator notices that Latino patients in a clinic receive shorter consultation times than White patients. This is an example of:
Answer: Implicit bias affecting care delivery
Differential treatment time based on race/ethnicity reflects implicit bias, which can occur without conscious intent.
The concept of 'weathering' in health disparities research refers to:
Answer: Cumulative biological aging from chronic stress of discrimination
Weathering describes accelerated biological aging in Black Americans due to chronic exposure to racial discrimination and social adversity.
Which measure best captures the absolute difference in health outcomes between two population groups?
Answer: Rate difference
Rate difference (attributable risk) shows the absolute gap in outcome rates between groups, directly measuring the burden of disparity.
A health educator implementing a community health worker program is primarily addressing which social determinant of health?
Answer: Health care access and quality
Community health workers primarily improve access to and quality of health care by bridging gaps between communities and health systems.
Which of the following best describes 'structural racism' in the context of health disparities?
Answer: Policies and institutional practices that produce racial inequity
Structural racism refers to the cumulative and compounding effects of policies and systems that produce and maintain racial inequity.
The disproportionate placement of waste facilities in communities of color is examined through which framework?
Answer: Environmental justice framework
Environmental justice examines the fair distribution of environmental burdens and benefits across racial and socioeconomic groups.