Which of the Following Is the Best Example of a Health

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of a health inequity?

• A) A Mexican American woman with diabetes who receives less attention from the physician because of her ethnicity
• B) A low-income woman whose children get sick repeatedly because she refused to have them vaccinated
• C) A gay man who must drive a long distance to visit the health care provider of his choice
• D) A Muslim woman who is shunned by her neighbors because of her religion

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Definitions:

Distance Learning

A method of education where teachers and students are not physically present in the same location, facilitating learning via the internet or other electronic means.

No Child Left Behind Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 2001 aimed at improving educational outcomes for all American students by increasing standards of accountability for schools, school districts, and states.

Internet

A global network of interconnected computers and servers that facilitates the exchange of data, communication, and information across the world.

Secular Society

A society where religious beliefs and institutions do not play a central role in public life or in the formulation of social and political policies.