Chapter 1: Vulnerable Patients
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According to historical conventions, the two-item approach to classification used by US federal agencies includes race and ____.

  • Ethnicity (correct)
  • Gender
  • Income level
  • Age

Which term is used in the text to communicate a more holistic notion of the concept of race and ethnicity?

  • Socioeconomic status
  • Race–ethnicity (correct)
  • Cultural identity
  • Individual characteristics

What is the dichotomous categorization used for measuring ethnicity in the two-item approach mentioned in the text?

  • European or African
  • Hispanic or Latino (correct)
  • Asian or Middle Eastern
  • North American or South American

Which racial/ethnic group experiences the greatest morbidity and mortality on every reported health indicator according to the text?

<p>African Americans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the health disparities present in the United States categorized by race and ethnicity?

<p>Higher rates of HIV infection among Hispanic Americans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the text, how many major racial groups are included in the first item representing race in the two-item classification approach?

<p>Five (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'race–ethnicity' aim to communicate according to the text?

<p>A more holistic notion of the concept of race and ethnicity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which racial/ethnic group experiences substantial gaps in morbidity and mortality according to the text?

<p>African Americans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group experiences the highest rate of infant mortality according to the text?

<p>African Americans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the term 'health disparities' as explained in the text?

<p>Systematic health differences between privileged and disadvantaged groups (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which racial or ethnic group shows consistently poor health outcomes across all indicators?

<p>Whites (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group has the highest infant and child mortality rates?

<p>The poorest 20% of the population (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group has the second highest prevalence of diabetes based on the information provided?

<p>Hispanics or Latinos (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scenario is comparable to the example of skiers and more frequent broken bones in the text?

<p>A higher risk of car accidents for teenagers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used in the text to communicate a more holistic notion of the concept of race and ethnicity?

<p>Race–ethnicity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are health disparities described as not random or occasional in the text?

<p>To indicate that they are predictable and consistent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Among the groups mentioned, which one has rates of coronary heart disease mortality specifically highlighted?

<p>American Indians and Alaska natives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group experiences a higher rate of HIV infection compared to other groups?

<p>African Americans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is supported by the text regarding health disparities?

<p>Health disparities disproportionately affect disadvantaged social groups (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group experiences 4.5 deaths for every 1000 live births according to the text?

<p>Asian or Pacific Islanders (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What conclusion can be drawn based on the comparison between an African-American mother and a white mother's baby's mortality rates?

<p>Race-based health disparities exist within infant mortality rates (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of infant mortality rates, which group ranks third among those mentioned?

<p>Hispanics or Latinos (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do health disparities differ from other health differences according to the text?

<p>'Health disparities' target disadvantaged groups and are amenable to intervention (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Health disparities' refer to health differences that ________.

<p>'Adversely affect disadvantaged groups, are systematic, persistent, and amenable to intervention (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which racial/ethnic group has the highest infant mortality rate per 1000 live births?

<p>Hispanic/Latino (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gender has the highest lung cancer mortality rate per 100,000 in the Black/African American group?

<p>Male (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which health condition has the highest mortality rate per 100,000 in the Asian and Pacific Islander group?

<p>Cancer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Among which racial/ethnic group is breast cancer mortality rate per 100,000 the lowest?

<p>Asian and Pacific Islander (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the diabetes prevalence per 100 adults for the Black/African American group?

<p>67 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which racial/ethnic group has the highest homicide rate per 100,000?

<p>Black/African American (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What organization is responsible for the Michigan Initiative on Inequalities in Health?

<p>University of Michigan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which publication provides statistics on infant mortality from the 2010 period linked birth/infant death data set?

<p>National Vital Statistics Reports (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Starfield publish a paper on 'Improving equity in health: a research agenda'?

<p>2001 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the paper by Fiscella and Williams in the American Journal of Academic Medicine 2004?

<p>Socioeconomic disparities in urban health care (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary theme discussed in Braveman's article published in 2014?

<p>Health disparities and health equity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization is associated with the publication 'Socio-Economic Differences in Health, Nutrition, and Population Within Developing Countries: An Overview'?

<p>World Bank (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main topic discussed in Gwatkin et al.'s publication in 2007?

<p>'Socio-Economic Differences in Health, Nutrition, and Population Within Developing Countries' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which journal published Braveman et al.'s paper discussing 'The issue is justice' related to health disparities?

<p>'Public Health Reports' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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