Health Inequity Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

Health inequity is:

• A)differences in health status between different population groups or individuals
• B)differences in treatments for different population groups
• C)differences in health status between population groups that can be linked to potentially modifiable social or economic factors
• D)similarities in health status between different population groups due to social or economic conditions

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Definitions:

Liquefaction

Loss of cohesion when grains in water-saturated soil or sediment lose grain-to-grain contact, as when shaken during an earthquake.

Landslides

The action of gravity pulling rocks, soil, or debris downward on a slope.

Reflected

Pertains to light, sound, or heat being thrown back by a surface without absorbing it.

Refracted

The process by which a wave, such as light or sound, changes direction as it passes through a boundary between two different media.