During a Lecture on Health Disparities, a Student Asks the Instructor

question 2

Multiple Choice

During a lecture on health disparities, a student asks the instructor how communities with great access to health care can still have poor health outcomes. How should the instructor respond?

• A)Social determinants of health determine how people respond to health threats and how they access preventative care.
• B)The student is incorrect. Communities with good access to care have good health outcomes.
• C)This phenomenon only occurs in communities where the quality of health care is poor.
• D)Members of these communities only have access to primary-care providers, which reduces the quality of care they receive.

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