Deck 2: Health Disparities: The Meaning and a Historical Overview

Question 1

Generally speaking, health disparity refers to equal status in health among varying racial and ethnic groups.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The White population, which is currently the majority population, has a higher health status than members of the African American/Black population.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following studies involved the manipulation of Black men into believing that they were receiving treatment for syphilis?

A) The Syphilis CDC study
B) The Syphilis research study
C) The Tuskegee Syphilis study
D) None of these is correct.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Lack of sufficient health care for some in the United States has led to:

A) poorer health.
B) health inequality.
C) both poorer health and health inequality.
D) None of these is correct.

Question 5

The __________ released a report in 2002 titled Unequal Treatment.

Question 6

__________ are descendants of slaves, and may have inherited the dietary preferences of slaves that have been passed from one generation to the next.

Question 7

The 21^st century has been a period of ever-growing globalization.

Question 8

Which of the following groups represents an ethnic, rather than racial, group in the United States?

A) African Americans
B) Whites
C) Hispanics
D) Native Americans

Question 9

Many undocumented immigrants will have poorer health because they will seek care
in emergency rooms or not seek care at all.

Question 10

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care were set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.