HLTA02H3 Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Notes

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Chapter 16: the pathology of powerlessness: adolescent health in canada. Strong correlation with environmental contaminants and exposure to airborne and ingested substances. girls have higher rates of asthma compared to boys (maybe due to higher rates of smoking amongst girls than boys) lower income groups showed higher rates of asthma (high exposure to environmental contaminants: arthritis: more congenitally determined than asthma and most prevalent amongst elderly. however appears often amongst young people and for girls (associated with low income) Poor young males simply lack access to adequate diet by virtue of their poverty: for girls, those in the highest income categories experiencing highest levels of inadequate weight. hospitalization rates for eating disorders in girls under age 15 increased by 34% from: obesity. 1987-1999: in poorest income levels of adolescents, young women are more overweight than young men however, in high income levels, young men have higher obesity rates than young women.

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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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Select the most appropriate study design to explore each of the public health issues outlined below. ï· The association between depression and binge eating in obese adolescents and adults. ï· The long term effects of detention on the mental and physical health of asylum seekers. ï· Folate supplementation during pregnancy and development of autism in offspring. ï· Testing a drug for use in elderly people diagnosed with Alzheimerâs Disease. Write a 1,000-word paper that evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of the selected study design for each health issue.

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