5.9 Knowledge Check
Applying Your Knowledge
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MultiChoice Activity
Which of the following is not listed by the Government of Canada as a key Social Determinant of Health?
- Physical activity levels
- Access to health services
- Income and social status
- Race/Racism
MultiChoice Activity
What is the key difference between equity and equality as described in the text?
- Equity ensures that everyone receives the same size portion of resources, while equality varies the portion based on circumstances.
- Equity focuses solely on economic policies, while equality addresses social and economic barriers.
- Equality involves treating everyone the same regardless of their circumstances, while equity adjusts support to account for individual barriers and needs.
- Equality focuses on adjusting support based on individual circumstances, while equity ensures everyone starts at the same point.
MultiChoice Activity
Which of the following statements best describes diversity in healthcare as outlined in the chapter?
- Diversity in healthcare acknowledges and respects the unique attributes, experiences, and needs of individuals across a wide range of dimensions.
- Diversity in healthcare is primarily about addressing socioeconomic disparities among patients.
- Diversity in healthcare involves standardizing care to ensure all patients receive identical treatment regardless of their circumstances.
- Diversity in healthcare focuses solely on racial and ethnic differences among patients and healthcare providers.
MultiChoice Activity
Which of the following best describes the importance of cultural competence in healthcare?
- Tailoring healthcare services to respect and address patients’ cultural, linguistic, and social needs, thereby improving health outcomes and communication.
- Limiting healthcare access to patients who align with the healthcare provider’s cultural norms and practices.
- Ensuring all patients receive identical care regardless of their cultural background.
- Focusing primarily on eliminating language barriers to enhance patient-provider interaction.
TrueFalse Activity
Effective communication between healthcare providers and patients is essential for building trust, promoting patient engagement, and ensuring informed decision-making. (True/False)
MultiChoice Activity
Which of the following is an example of a psychological barrier to effective communication?
- A lack of accessible equipment in a health care facility.
- A person feeling anger, which leads them to misunderstand what others are saying.
- A patient unable to understand a medical diagnosis due to language differences.
- A person with hearing loss struggling to understand a conversation in a noisy environment.
MultiChoice Activity
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of culture as outlined in the content?
- Culture is limited to traditional and historical practices within ethnic communities.
- Culture is a learned system of meaning, customs, and habits shared by a group of people to adapt and thrive.
- Culture is rigid and unchanging, offering little room for innovation or adaptation.
- Culture is solely determined by a person’s ethnicity and heritage.
