CPC Community Needs and SDOH 2

Question 1

Which SDOH domain directly encompasses a patient's inability to afford prescription medications?

Accepted Answer

Economic stability

Answer

Economic stability covers financial resources including income, employment, and ability to afford medications and basic needs.

Question 2

A community paramedic visits an elderly patient living alone who rarely leaves home due to mobility limitations. This patient is most at risk for which SDOH-related condition?

Accepted Answer

Social isolation and depression

Answer

Homebound elderly patients with limited social contact are at high risk for social isolation, which is strongly linked to depression and poor health outcomes.

Question 3

When conducting a community health needs assessment (CHNA), which data source is MOST useful for identifying neighborhood-level health disparities?

Accepted Answer

Census and demographic data

Answer

Census and demographic data provide population-level insights on income, education, housing, and race that reveal neighborhood health disparities.

Question 4

A community paramedic screens a 45-year-old patient using the PRAPARE tool. The patient reports unstable housing. The FIRST appropriate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Refer to an emergency shelter resource

Answer

Unstable housing is an immediate social need; the first response is to connect the patient with appropriate community resources such as emergency shelter.

Question 5

Food insecurity is classified under which of the five key SDOH domains identified by Healthy People 2030?

Accepted Answer

Economic stability

Answer

Food insecurity falls under the Economic Stability domain because access to adequate food is directly tied to income and financial resources.

(CPC) Community Paramedic Certification Practice Test

(CPC) Community Paramedic Certification Practice Test

CPC Community Needs and SDOH 2