Question 1

Rural Americans have lower rates of chronic illness and enjoy better overall health than those living in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. Rural Americans actually have higher rates of chronic illness and worse health outcomes compared to those living in urban areas. This is due to a variety of factors including limited access to healthcare, higher rates of poverty, and higher rates of unhealthy behaviors such as tobacco use and physical inactivity.

Question 2

Culture has a minimal impact on food behavior.​

Accepted Answer

Culture has a significant impact on food behavior. Different cultures have distinct cuisines, food preferences, and dietary habits that are shaped by religious beliefs, geographic conditions, and historical factors. Eating is a cultural practice that reflects social norms, values, and identity. Food is also symbolic of social relationships, occasions, and emotions. Therefore, culture influences what, when, where, and how people eat, and affects their health, well-being, and quality of life.

Question 3

Acculturation is the process of adopting the beliefs, values, and behaviors of another culture.

Accepted Answer

Acculturation refers to the process of learning and adapting to the culture of another group, including adopting their beliefs, values, and behaviors.

Question 4

Health disparities can exist in regard to access to healthcare; delivery of quality, competent health care services; and health outcomes.

Accepted Answer

Health disparities can exist in terms of access to healthcare, quality of healthcare services, and health outcomes. These disparities can be based on factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, and language barriers. It is important to address these disparities and work towards achieving health equity for all individuals.

Question 5

Minority health care professionals are more likely to work in medically underserved communities.

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that minority health care professionals are more likely to work in medically underserved communities, possibly due to a greater sense of commitment to helping underserved populations and personal experiences with health disparities.

Question 6

Many nonverbal gestures can be universally translated across all cultural groups.

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal gestures often have different meanings in different cultural contexts, so they cannot be universally translated across all cultural groups.

Question 7

Learning useful generalizations about a cultural group is not recommended as a starting point as you will develop too many stereotypes about the group.

Accepted Answer

Learning useful generalizations about a cultural group can be a helpful starting point for understanding broad patterns or commonalities within that group, as long as one remains open to individual variations and avoids rigidly applying stereotypes.

Question 8

An overarching objective of Healthy People 2020 is to improve the linguistic and cultural competency of public health professionals.

Accepted Answer

Improving the linguistic and cultural competency of public health professionals is one of the overarching objectives of Healthy People 2020.

Question 9

Minorities constitute a large proportion of the health care workforce.

Accepted Answer

Minorities are underrepresented in the healthcare workforce compared to their proportion in the general population.

Question 10

The degree of acculturation among immigrants and length of time in the United States have been shown to negatively influence food practices and health, especially among men.

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that as immigrants become more acculturated to American culture and spend more time in the United States, they tend to adopt less healthy eating habits and lifestyles. This has been particularly evident among men who tend to have higher rates of smoking, alcohol consumption, and unhealthy eating patterns as they become more acculturated.

Question 11

In the Campinha-Baccote Model, cultural encounters are believed to have the greatest impact on the other four cultural constructs.

Accepted Answer

According to the Campinha-Baccote Model, cultural encounters are considered the central construct that has the greatest impact on the other four constructs (cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skill, and cultural desire).

Question 12

Since the 1970s, the United States has been moving toward a cultural plurality, where no single ethnic or racial group is a majority.

Accepted Answer

The demographic shift towards a cultural plurality is evidenced by the increasing diversity of the American population and the growth of minority groups such as Hispanics, Asians, and those identifying as two or more races.

Question 13

Research has shown that many minority populations are less likely to receive routine medical checkups.

Accepted Answer

Research has consistently shown disparities in healthcare access and utilization for minority populations, including lower rates of routine medical checkups.

Question 14

A dynamic conceptual model of cultural competence developed by Campinha-Bacote for health care professionals views cultural competence as a process rather than an end result.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true. Campinha-Bacote's model emphasizes on cultural competence as a process of continuously acquiring and improving skills, attitudes, and knowledge about different cultures rather than achieving a static end result.

Question 15

Because most of our life experiences occur within the same cultural context, our worldviews are repeatedly reinforced.

Accepted Answer

Our cultural context shapes our beliefs, values, and attitudes, which in turn shape our worldview. As we interact with people and events within this cultural context, our worldview is continually reinforced and solidified.

Question 16

African American infants are twice as likely to die from issues related to low birth weight than white American infants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of African American infants are twice as likely...

Question 17

Both Westerners and non-Westerners tend to use scientific reasoning to identify the causes of illnesses.​

Accepted Answer

Cultural beliefs and practices significantly influence how different societies understand and explain the causes of illnesses, with not all relying primarily on scientific reasoning.

Question 18

Ethnocentric describes someone who thinks his/her own culture is best.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentric individuals believe that their own cultural group is superior to all others.

Question 19

Those in the cultural pre-competence phase of the cultural competence continuum believe that culture makes no difference and everyone is treated the same.

Accepted Answer

The cultural pre-competence phase is characterized by an awareness of the limitations in addressing or understanding cultural issues within an organization or individual's practices, and by efforts to improve some aspect of their services to be more culturally inclusive, not by a belief that culture makes no difference.

Question 20

In general, rural communities have adequate numbers of physicians and dentists to meet health care needs.

Accepted Answer

Rural communities generally have fewer healthcare providers, including physicians and dentists, compared to urban areas, leading to potential shortages and difficulties in accessing care.

Quiz 15: Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition