According to the Text,which of the Following Items Has NOT

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to the text,which of the following items has NOT been put forth by sociologists to explain the health and mortality disadvantage for blacks?

• A)Blacks as a group have less money than whites.
• B)The murder rate for young black males is more than 7.5 times higher than for their white peers.
• C)There is a higher prevalence of hypertension among blacks than whites, especially black men.
• D)Black women also are far less likely than white women to exercise regularly.
• E)Black babies are significantly more likely to be born prematurely than white babies.

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

P-value

A statistical measure that helps in determining the significance of results obtained in a hypothesis test, indicating the probability of observing the results if the null hypothesis were true.

Normal Distribution

A symmetric, bell-shaped frequency distribution curve where most occurrences take place around the central peak and probabilities for values taper off equally towards either end.

Maximum Oxygen Uptake

The maximum rate at which an individual can consume oxygen during intense or maximal exercise, indicative of aerobic capacity.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating the spread from the mean.