HLTC23H3 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 Social Determinants of Child's Health and Development

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Devpt: intended to bring prosperity, higher cost of living, led to cuts in social spending and education. The home env. of lower ses families are assoc. with higher rates of. Proximate and ultimate causes immediate cause of something - short - poor nutrition resulted in stunted growth and development ultimate cause - points to socio-economic factors. Sv - racism, classism, part of society you live in existed systematically part of sv in societyleads to poor growth and development. Sdoh larger spheres of influence affect interactions of childhood devp"t. World bank and imf economic relationship reinforced by imf. Sap - promoted by world bank introduced to help countries develop increasing prosperity and competition in economic development in poor countries. World bank (cost) came with bank loans become economically viable and effective. cut social services bec. cut back money. children affected a global level factor who did not grow properly bec. no resources.

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QUESTION 16

Match the social determinants of health to their 5 domains:

	Poverty, employment, food security, and stable housing
	High school graduation, enrollment into higher education,language/literacy, early childhood and development
	Access to health care, access to primary care and healthliteracy
	Access to healthy foods, the quality of housing, crime andviolence, and environmental conditions
	Social cohesion, civic participation, perception ofdiscrimination and equity, incarceration/institutionalization

A.	Social and community context
B.	Health Care
C.	Economic Stability
D.	Education
E.	Built Environment

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The poverty threshold for a household with one person in 2010 was:

	A.	about $25,600.
	B.	about $21,100.
	C.	about $11,300.
	D.	about $38,000.

Compared to a generation ago, public aid programs that are likely to benefit families have received:

	A.	less funding.
	B.	about the same level of funding.
	C.	no funding.
	D.	more funding.

There is considerable ________ among the quintiles of the distribution of income, with many families moving from ________ and others moving from ________ quintiles.

	A.	immobility; lower to lower; higher to higher
	B.	immobility; lower to higher; higher to lower
	C.	stability; lower to higher; higher to higher
	D.	mobility; higher to lower; lower to higher

The ________ is widely used to measure income inequality.

	A.	median household income
	B.	ability-to-pay principle
	C.	poverty rate
	D.	Gini coefficient

Medicaid is funded by:

	A.	private charities.
	B.	federal and state governments.
	C.	state governments only.
	D.	the federal government only.

Private health insurance is funded by:

	A.	members of a large pool of individuals, each paying a fixed premium to a private company that agrees to pay most of the medical expenses of the members.
	B.	tax contributions to Medicare.
	C.	the government.
	D.	people who are extremely ill who pay very high premiums.

n the United States, the government pays _______ of all medical costs.

	A.	between 70% and 80%
	B.	approximately 50%
	C.	100%
	D.	less than 20%

Which of the following programs represents in-kind transfers?

	A.	Medicaid
	B.	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
	C.	the Earned Income Tax Credit
	D.	Social Security

Children raised in poverty have a greater likelihood of living in poverty as adults than do those raised in nonpoor families, because low income is highly correlated with higher:

	A.	high school dropout rates.
	B.	high school dropout rates, risk of mental problems and behavioral disorders, and with higher rates of illness and hospitalization.
	C.	risk of mental problems and behavioral disorders.
	D.	rates of illness and hospitalization.

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1.The Keynesian recommendation for a policy response to arecession consists of:

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a.increased government spending with tax cuts.

b.decreased government spending with tax cuts.

c.increased government spending with tax increases.

d.decreased government spending with tax increases.

2.In the short term, an increase in government spending:

a.lowers taxes and wages.

b.raises prices and wages.

c.raises taxes, but lowers wages.

d.raises wages and lowers inflation.

3.During a recession, government spending to push up output andreduce unemployment is called:

a.inflationary.

b.stimulative.

c.deflationary.

d. a fiscal devaluation.

4. The single biggest federal tax is the:

a.excise tax.

b.federal income tax.

c.estate tax.

d.corporate income tax.

5. An increase in the GDP from a $1 cut in taxes is called:

a.the GSE (government spending effect).

b.the tax multiplier.

c.the fiscal multiplier.

d.the base multiplier.

6. What is it called when the federal government's revenueequals its expenses?

a.A lowered budget

b.A balanced budget

c.A fiscally balanced budget

d.Fiscal net

7.Supply-side economics argues that changes in ________affect(s) incentives to work.

a. marginal tax rates

b.marginal income

c.marginal profit

d.marginal balance

8. A result of budget deficits is that governments have toborrow more, sometimes resulting in:

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increasing interest costs.

b.decreasing interest costs.

c.increased foreign borrowing.

d. crowding out the private sector for capital.

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