In Calling for the Application of an Intersectional Health Equity

question 91

Multiple Choice

In calling for the application of an intersectional health equity lens, López and Gadsden begin from the assumption that_____.

• A) health inequities stem mainly from biological and genetic predispositions that affect different racial and ethnic groups
• B) health inequities are largely the result of patterns of individual behavior, such as diet, exercise, and preventative health care
• C) race, class, gender, and other axes of social identity are intertwined and mutually constitutive
• D) we have adequate knowledge of the determinants of health for all groups; we just need to convince practitioners to apply that knowledge to bring about equity

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