Deck 3: Understanding the Connections Between Health and Social Determinants

Question 1

Match one of the following determinants with this description:
The risk of radon exposure in some census tracts is increased due to geological factors.

A) Behavior
B) Geography
C) Socioeconomic
D) Genetics

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about life expectancy?

A) It is a good predictor of the life span of the average individual born in a particular year in a particular country.
B) It is possible to outlive your life expectancy.
C) Life expectancy incorporates the quality of life.
D) Life expectancy can be used to compare one country to another in the same year or to compare the same country in different years.

Answer 2

Life expectancy can be used to compare one country to another in the same year or to compare the same country in different years.

Question 3

Which of the following is the least accurate statement about R₀?

A) Ebola is considered a major threat because it has an exceptionally large R₀.
B) R₀ is intended to measure the average number of infections produced by an infected individual exposed to an otherwise entirely susceptible population.
C) R₀ can be used to estimate the proportion of the population that needs to be protected by vaccination to prevent the development of an epidemic.
D) An R₀ of greater than 1 implies that the disease has the potential to increase over time and produce an epidemic

Answer 3

Ebola is considered a major threat because it has an exceptionally large R₀.

Question 4

Select the best match between the following types of interventions with the situations that follow. Look for the initial impact and the best match.
Motorcycle helmets are required of all motorcycle riders.

A) Primary Intervention: Education
B) Primary Intervention: Obligation
C) Secondary Intervention: Education
D) Secondary Intervention: Motivation
E) Tertiary Intervention: Education
F) Tertiary Intervention: Obligation

Question 5

Select the best match between the following types of interventions with the situations that follow. Look for the initial impact and the best match.
Insurance coverage is provided without copayment for screening tests to detect colon cancer.

A) Primary Intervention: Education
B) Primary Intervention: Obligation
C) Secondary Intervention: Education
D) Secondary Intervention: Motivation
E) Tertiary Intervention: Education
F) Tertiary Intervention: Obligation