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Some exploratory reasons for continued health disparities in the US include age specific changes in the population and the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of our population

A university wide community initiative to initiate increased traffic lights, safety patrol officers, and clearer cross walks on campus to reduce pedestrian accidents is an example of …

In the “Fairness” Ted Talk clip shown in class, the monkeys showed no reaction to receiving cucumbers over grapes.

The major approaches to tertiary prevention include…   

  Health equity = 

Which of the following is not an example of harm/risk reduction? 

Typically focuses on any disease or condition that may cause lasting or irreversible damage. The goal is to limit further damage, disability, or suffering.

The goal is to alter risk factors prior to the onset of disease, thus preventing the disease from beginning.

Criticisms and disadvantages of the various public health strategies introduced in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.  Each answer can only be used once. 

The goal of this primary promotion approach is to improve health by addressing the socio-economic and environmental causes typically through raised critical consciousness and the use of community empowerment.