Chapter 1, Problem 9RQ

Do you think healthcare professionals have met the challenge of helping people find suitable nutritional supplements? Why or why not? How might socioeconomic status come into play when choosing between or within prescription medications or OTC medications/supplements/herbs? If someone needed to determine if nutrient status was being compromised because of an interaction, what tests could be done?

What effect does duration of a health problem have on its modifiability?  Decreased Increased Neither of the effects can be anticipated  Both

Poverty and inequality play a major role in healthcare outcomes as well as increase overall healthcare costs. Please take a look at the different programs that exist in our country that are meant to promote better health outcomes for the poor. This includes topics such as WIC and SNAP, as well as hospital investment programs that support low-income families. This should include discussion on EITC (Earned Income Tax credit), CHIP and Medicaid. For Medicaid, take a look at what Medicaid expansion could do for Texas in terms of improving care for the poor as well as funding for Texas as state.

When it comes to health, the categories of race are more social than biological. True False

All of the following are modifiable risk factors except Obesity Smoking cessation Genetics Sedentary lifestyle Choose the correct answer

The relationship between SES and health can be described as:   Biological difference  Measure of morbidity  Gradient  None of the above

Explain the relationships between these concepts of health, fitness, and wellness.

Define chaperone

The phenotype of many human behavioral/mental traits is best described as