Disparities Can Be Further Disaggregated in Order to Identify Areas

question 7

Multiple Choice

Disparities can be further disaggregated in order to identify areas of need that may be under-addressed. Table 13.4 presents data on death rates per 100,000 by age, race/ethnicity, and sex for 2013. Please refer to Table 13.4 for any questions that contain data from this table. These questions assess your competencies in correctly reading, analyzing and evaluating data on life expectancy disparities.

-What is the definition of transdisciplinary that is presented in the text.

• A) An approach to knowledge in which one discipline and/or issues in one discipline are viewed from the perspective of another
• B) An approach to a subject that involves two or more fields within the same discipline and/or two or more disciplines
• C) An approach where the theories, methods, and concepts of one discipline are neither merged nor viewed from the perspective of another discipline
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Vertebral Posterior Arch

The posterior portion of the vertebral bone that, together with the vertebral body, encloses the spinal canal.

Nerve Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along nerve cells and are used for communication throughout the body.

Sensation

The process of receiving and interpreting information from the environment through sensory receptors.

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.