CHES Health Equity and Disparities 2

Question 1

Which federal initiative established the framework for tracking and eliminating health disparities through measurable objectives?

Accepted Answer

Healthy People 2030

Answer

The Affordable Care Act

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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

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The National Prevention Strategy

Question 2

A health educator notices that Latino patients in a clinic receive shorter consultation times than White patients. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Implicit bias affecting care delivery

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Cultural competence deficit

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Language barrier

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Socioeconomic disparity

Question 3

The concept of 'weathering' in health disparities research refers to:

Accepted Answer

Cumulative biological aging from chronic stress of discrimination

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Seasonal variations in disease prevalence

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Environmental exposure to weather-related hazards

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Gradual erosion of cultural health practices

Question 4

Which measure best captures the absolute difference in health outcomes between two population groups?

Accepted Answer

Rate difference

Answer

Rate ratio

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Odds ratio

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Prevalence ratio

Question 5

A health educator implementing a community health worker program is primarily addressing which social determinant of health?

Accepted Answer

Health care access and quality

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Physical environment

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Social and community context

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Economic stability

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'structural racism' in the context of health disparities?

Accepted Answer

Policies and institutional practices that produce racial inequity

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Overt racial discrimination by individual health providers

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Racial segregation in hospital wards

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Differences in genetic health risks by race

Question 7

The disproportionate placement of waste facilities in communities of color is examined through which framework?

Accepted Answer

Environmental justice framework

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Social ecological model

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Precede-Proceed model

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Health belief model