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True or False : Health inequities are avoidable inequalities in health between groups of people within countries and between countries.
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True
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If you have started to make healthy changes, which stage of change are you in?
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Action
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Which of the following is a theoretical model that illustrates how all elements of society combine to shape an individual's choices and health?
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Social-ecological model
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True or False : When setting a goal for a new health behavior, it is important to start with one or two small steps.
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True
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Reducing health disparities refers to making sure all segments of the population are healthy.
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True
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Which one of these is an example of Individual Choice, as part of the social-ecological model?
- Advertisements on TV
- Smoking
- Local school environment
- Access to a doctor
- Advertisements on TV
- Smoking
- Local school environment
- Access to a doctor
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Smoking
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True or False : Population health is defined as the number of sick children in a community.
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False
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Health is:
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Healthy social state, healthy emotional (mental) state, absence of disease
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What are the reasons for the Healthy People 2020's focus on reducing health disparities?
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Some population subgroups have higher rates of disease, some population subgroups may have fewer opportunities for prevention, some population subgroups may have limited access to care
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What are social determinants of health?
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Conditions in the environment that affect health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.