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Canadian studies from the 1980s reveal that unemployed people are more likely to ________.
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In Canada by 2008, the prevalence of measured obesity had reached ________ of the adult population.
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In 1848, Dr Rudolf Virchow, founder of modern cellular pathology, suggested that an outbreak of typhus in Prussia (now Poland) was the result of ________.
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Researchers examining the determinants of health ________.
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use of a variety of systems to classify the determinants of health
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make important distinctions between upstream and downstream determinants
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One of the implications of strong social support is ________.
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The story of Jason's health from a report on the health of Canadians by the Public Health Agency of Canada (1999) reveals that ________.
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overanalyzing an individual's health is harmful
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causal explanations for health status are usually easily identified
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social context is not relevant to individual behavior
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various social determinants of health have a greater influence upon health than traditional behavioural risk factors
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Heredity makes us susceptible to disease, but ________ and ________ factors influence its onset.
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social, emotional
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initial, concluding
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environmental, lifestyle
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smoking, drinking
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Structural determinants of health include ________.
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It is estimated that ________ of increased longevity since 1900 is the result of improved health care.
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70-80%
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0-5%
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10-15%
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40-50%
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According to Raphael, ________ are an example of a horizontal structure.
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workplace conditions
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social policies
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political policies
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economic policies
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In 2011, census data showed that for the first time there were more Canadians between the ages of 55 and 64 than those aged 15 to 24.
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In the coming years, population aging in Canada will decelerate.
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Three-quarters of drinking water systems in First Nations communities pose significant risks to the health of on-reserve Aboriginal peoples.
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Research by Blaxter suggests that individual lifestyle practices may play a more important part in shaping the health of people with high socioeconomic status
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Traditional health promotion that encourages individual Canadians to change their behavioural practices to improve health has been very successful in Canada.
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The urban health penalty refers to research that argues that those who live in rural areas have worse health than those who live in urban centres.
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Social determinants of health include both structural and personal factors.
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Horizontal structures are more immediate factors that shape health and well-being, such as quality of housing.
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Instrumental support is given when a social relationship provides a vital source of information about health-related matters.
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There is conclusive support for the urban health penalty in the literature.
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The decline in occupational prestige associated with a decline in perceived health status particularly affects female (as compared to male) labour force participants.
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There has been a substantial increase in income inequality in Canada since the 1980s.
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Those with limited access to social and economic resources are least likely to continue to participate in the labour market when they experience health problems.
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Social-class differences in mortality persist over time even though the major causes of death change.
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People who are retired generally report better health than people in the labour force.
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In the Whitehall studies of civil servants, the social gradient in health outcomes could be explained by lifestyle behaviours.
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Cultural behavioural explanations are the most common explanation guiding research on the social gradient in health in Canada.
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There have been very few Canadian studies examining the relationship between income and health outcomes.
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The social gradient in health is steepest in late adulthood.
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There are dramatic differences in life expectancy today, both between and within countries.
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In order to better understand the means by which income influences health, researchers need ________.
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less qualitative and mixed-methods studies
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more research funding available to new researchers
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more interdisciplinary work on the pathways involved in the income–health relationship
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more free time to pursue leisure activities that encourage creative thinking
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Income adequacy is defined as ________.
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having sufficient income to meet family needs
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having an income 30 percent above the poverty line
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having two months' worth of savings in the bank
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having enough resources to cover health-care costs only
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The _________ explanation approach argues that people with lower socioeconomic status are exposed to a more harmful environment and have less access to health care and health promotion.
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To understand the fundamental causes of disparities in health, one needs to focus on ________.
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socioeconomic position
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gender
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race and ethnicity
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all of these
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Among older adults, low health literacy is associated with ________.
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poor self-care of chronic diseases
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excessive use of emergency services
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increased risk of mortality
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all of these
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The worst type of job you can have for your health is a job characterized as ________.
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high demands and high control
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high demands and low control
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low demands and low control
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low demands and high control
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In the United States, there is a gap in life expectancy of approximately ________ year(s) between the least advantaged and most advantaged members of society.
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The operational skills, linguistic styles, values and norms that one accrues through education and lifelong socialization are referred to as ________.
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social capital
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cultural capital
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social gradient
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social status
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Canadian studies examining data on social gradients in health conclude that ________.
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the social gradient in mortality is steeper for men than for women
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the social gradient in mortality is steeper for women than for men
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there is no gender difference in the social gradient
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there is no evidence of a social gradient in mortality in Canada
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The differential vulnerability hypothesis argues that ________.
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younger people are more vulnerable to disease than older adults
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a woman's health is more vulnerable to environmental factors than a man's
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people with lower socioeconomic status have poor coping skills
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people with no social network are more able to make independent health decisions
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Men are more likely than women to die following a heart attack or stroke.
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Both sex and gender should be measured as non-binary variables.
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Females' lung cancer rates are increasing, while males' lung cancer rates are either remaining stable or decreasing.
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Women between the ages of 20 and 44 are far more likely to be hospitalized than men, even when maternity care is excluded.
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In Canada, men die approximately four years earlier than women.
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Since 2009, Health Canada has mandated that researchers include sex and gender–based analysis in their research.
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Estrogen increases low density lipoprotein and thus increases women's chances of heart disease.
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There is a much greater expectation for men to present themselves for medical care than there is for women.
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The feminist paradigm argues that women's bodies and women's lives have been the target of medicalization.
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Lung cancer has now surpassed breast cancer in terms of premature death among Canadian women.
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Women are more likely than men to ________.
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The role accumulation hypothesis ________.
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emphasizes the harmful effects of women's roles
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suggests women are more willing to adopt the sick role because of socialization
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suggests men are socialized to take risks, while women are socialized to be more cautious and concerned about taking care of their health
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suggests that more roles result in better health
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The pronounced differences between women and men in the area of health and illness can be attributed to ________.
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According to the sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA), variations in health consequences are produced by ________ that intersects with gender.
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socioeconomic position
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race and ethnicity
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sexual orientation
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all of these
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Hegemonic masculinity is a cultural ideal that embodies men as ________.
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Following a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke, men (as compared to women) are ________.
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The care provided by women has been ________.
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largely invisible and unpaid
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mainly in formal healthcare settings
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only a small portion of the healthcare system
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becoming less important over time
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Women's health-adjusted life expectancy is approximately ________ years.
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Men are far more likely than women to die of ________.
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Structural determinants of health include ________.
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A deterioration in the health of immigrants over time was not confirmed in the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
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Type 2 diabetes was a problem for Aboriginal communities at the time Canada was colonized.
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There are no notable ethnic differences in health behaviour.
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In the National Population Health Survey, year of arrival has been found to be an important predictor of immigrant health status.
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The commonly used measures of ethnicity in population health research are ancestry and ethnic identity.
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The relationship between health and ethnicity has received more research attention than the link between health disparities and other sources of inequality.
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Immigrants arriving from countries that are predominately English-speaking and culturally similar to Canada still have patterns of chronic disease that are far different that than of Canadian born.
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Approximately one-quarter of First Nations adults aged 25–64 living on reserve have an annual income of less than $5,000.
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A number of Canadian studies have found that Asian immigrant women are less likely than other Canadians to use preventive health services such as screening for breast and cervical cancer.
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People who have immigrated to Canada within the last 10 years have worse self-rated health status than native-born Canadians.
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According to the 2011 National Household Survey, there were over ________ ethnic origins reported by the total population in Canada.
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Cultural safety, an approach to intercultural care that relies on the mutual accommodation of both patients and providers, is a concept that has been endorsed by ________.
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the Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
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the Canadian Nurses Association (CAN)
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the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
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all of these
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According to the 2011 National Household Survey, immigrants make up ________ of the Canadian population.
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over half
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just under one-quarter
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less than one-tenth
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almost three-quarters
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Culture tends to determine ________.
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whether a person is sensitive to feelings of discomfort
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how symptoms are perceived and evaluated
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whether or not the individual decides to seek medical care
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all of these
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The health benefits of living in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of others from one's own ethnic group is referred to as ________.
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Aboriginal peoples are 14 times more likely than non-Aboriginals to________.
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The leading causes of death among Aboriginal infants are ________.
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diabetes, malnutrition, and heart disease
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respiratory ailments, infectious diseases, and accidents
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homicide, neglect, cancer
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sudden infant death syndrome, diabetes, and heart disease
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The highest rates of depression in Canada are reported by ________.
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Blacks
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South Asians
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Aboriginals
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East Asains
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In 2006, Aboriginals accounted for ________ of new HIV infections in Canada.
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An ethnic group is ________.
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irrelevant to the study of health and illness
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a shared set of ideas and beliefs
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a socially based group that exists within a cultural framework
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only used to define those who have immigrated to Canada within the past four years