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2 Social Conditions and Health Inequities Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 2 Social Conditions and Health Inequities, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
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1 point

A family lives in a home with dampness and pests. Which health effect is most directly supported by these housing conditions?

  1. A

    It mainly affects whether people can understand health information.

  2. B

    It can expose residents to environmental hazards that affect health.

  3. C

    It guarantees access to nearby medical services.

  4. D

    It prevents employment conditions from affecting health.

02
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1 point

A person has trouble understanding instructions about managing a health condition. Which pathway linking education and health is relevant?

  1. A

    Education directly determines each person's health outcome.

  2. B

    Education can help people find, understand, and use health information.

  3. C

    Education removes the need for accessible health services.

  4. D

    Education affects health only by changing neighborhood pollution.

03
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1 point

A clinic is located in a person's town, but the person cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs and has no reliable transportation. What is the best conclusion?

  1. A

    The clinic's presence means the person has no barrier to care.

  2. B

    The person must be facing a shortage of providers.

  3. C

    Costs and transportation may still make care inaccessible.

  4. D

    A nearby clinic guarantees that care will be available at convenient hours.

04
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1 point

Select all statements that accurately describe how employment conditions can affect health.

  1. A

    Employment can provide income and benefits that support health.

  2. B

    Every job guarantees paid leave for medical appointments.

  3. C

    Hazardous working conditions can cause injury or harmful exposures.

  4. D

    Little paid leave can make it difficult to attend medical appointments.

05
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1 point

Select all neighborhood conditions that can shape health or people's daily options.

  1. A

    Safe places to walk can make healthy activities more feasible.

  2. B

    Neighborhood conditions have no effect on health if people make good individual choices.

  3. C

    Reliable transportation can help people reach services.

  4. D

    Violence can increase health risks and restrict daily options.

  5. E

    Clean air and water are unrelated to neighborhood health conditions.

06
True or false
1 point

Expanding health insurance coverage by itself removes every financial, geographic, social, and cultural barrier to care.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

07
True or false
1 point

Discrimination can affect health directly through repeated stress and indirectly by limiting access to resources such as housing or health care.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Written response
1 point

What term describes health differences between social groups or communities when those differences are avoidable and unfair?

09
Written response
1 point

What term describes the practical and emotional help available through family, friends, coworkers, and community networks?

10
Fill in the blank
1 point

Financial hardship may force someone to delay a medical appointment to pay .

11
Fill in the blank
1 point

Housing instability can disrupt sleep, schooling, employment, and continuity of .

12
Open ended
1 point

A community has limited school resources, and many local jobs are unstable. Explain one plausible way these conditions could combine to shape health without determining any individual's outcome. Then propose one action addressing an underlying social condition and a separate action improving health care.

13
Written response
1 point

What four-letter abbreviation is commonly used for social determinants of health?

14
Written response
1 point

What term describes the conditions in which people are born, grow, learn, work, live, and age that shape health?

15
True or false
1 point

True or false: Expanding health insurance coverage by itself removes all barriers to accessing health care.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Choose one
1 point

A community is considering how educational opportunities could influence residents' health over time. Which explanation best reflects the pathways described?

  1. A

    It guarantees that a person will remain healthy, regardless of other conditions.

  2. B

    It can support access to stable employment and help people use health information.

  3. C

    It replaces the need for accessible, high-quality health care.

  4. D

    It determines an individual's health outcomes independently of their circumstances.

17
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1 point

A family moves frequently because its housing is unstable. Which health-related consequence is most consistent with the effects described?

  1. A

    It affects only exposure to extreme temperatures.

  2. B

    It increases access to nearby services by changing where people live.

  3. C

    It can disrupt routines and continuity of care in several areas of life.

  4. D

    It affects health only when a person has an existing illness.

18
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1 point

Residents in a neighborhood have limited public transportation and long trips to reach essential services. Which interpretation best reflects how neighborhood conditions shape health?

  1. A

    The lack of transit and nearby services reflects conditions shaped by infrastructure and public policy.

  2. B

    The health effects result solely from residents choosing not to travel farther.

  3. C

    Neighborhood conditions matter only when residents have a chronic illness.

  4. D

    Access to reliable transportation has no connection to whether people can reach services.

19
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1 point

A person experiences discrimination that causes ongoing stress and also makes it harder to obtain housing and quality care. Which explanation best accounts for these effects?

  1. A

    It affects health only when it causes an immediate physical injury.

  2. B

    It changes health outcomes only by influencing personal habits.

  3. C

    It can affect access to employment but not housing or health care.

  4. D

    It can create stress and restrict access to resources that support health.

20
Choose one
1 point

A public health team is reviewing jobs that provide income but may also involve hazardous conditions and little security. Which conclusion best reflects how employment can affect health?

  1. A

    Employment always protects health because it provides income.

  2. B

    Employment can support health through resources and also create risks through unsafe or insecure conditions.

  3. C

    Employment affects health only through the income it provides.

  4. D

    Employment conditions do not affect workers' ability to attend appointments or recover from illness.