Neighborhoods and Health

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the relationship between neighborhoods and health.
Number of Questions: 15
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What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health?

  1. Neighborhood effects

  2. Place effects

  3. Contextual effects

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Neighborhood effects, place effects, and contextual effects are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to neighborhood effects on health?

  1. Social cohesion

  2. Physical environment

  3. Economic conditions

  4. Genetic factors


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Genetic factors are not a factor that can contribute to neighborhood effects on health. Social cohesion, physical environment, and economic conditions are all factors that can contribute to neighborhood effects on health.

What is the term used to describe the process by which individuals' health behaviors are influenced by the social and physical characteristics of their neighborhood?

  1. Social patterning of health behaviors

  2. Neighborhood-level social control

  3. Collective efficacy

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social patterning of health behaviors, neighborhood-level social control, and collective efficacy are all terms used to describe the process by which individuals' health behaviors are influenced by the social and physical characteristics of their neighborhood.

Which of the following is NOT a health behavior that can be influenced by neighborhood characteristics?

  1. Smoking

  2. Physical activity

  3. Diet

  4. Sleep


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sleep is not a health behavior that can be influenced by neighborhood characteristics. Smoking, physical activity, and diet are all health behaviors that can be influenced by neighborhood characteristics.

What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through social and psychological pathways?

  1. Social causation

  2. Social selection

  3. Social drift

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social causation, social selection, and social drift are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through social and psychological pathways.

Which of the following is NOT a social pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health?

  1. Social support

  2. Social isolation

  3. Social stress

  4. Social capital


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social capital is not a social pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health. Social support, social isolation, and social stress are all social pathways through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health.

What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through physical and environmental pathways?

  1. Environmental causation

  2. Environmental selection

  3. Environmental drift

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Environmental causation, environmental selection, and environmental drift are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through physical and environmental pathways.

Which of the following is NOT a physical or environmental pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health?

  1. Air pollution

  2. Noise pollution

  3. Crime

  4. Access to healthy food


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Crime is not a physical or environmental pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health. Air pollution, noise pollution, and access to healthy food are all physical or environmental pathways through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health.

What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through economic pathways?

  1. Economic causation

  2. Economic selection

  3. Economic drift

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Economic causation, economic selection, and economic drift are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through economic pathways.

Which of the following is NOT an economic pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health?

  1. Poverty

  2. Unemployment

  3. Income inequality

  4. Access to healthcare


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Access to healthcare is not an economic pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health. Poverty, unemployment, and income inequality are all economic pathways through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health.

What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through political pathways?

  1. Political causation

  2. Political selection

  3. Political drift

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Political causation, political selection, and political drift are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through political pathways.

Which of the following is NOT a political pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health?

  1. Government policies

  2. Community organizing

  3. Political participation

  4. Access to healthcare


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Access to healthcare is not a political pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health. Government policies, community organizing, and political participation are all political pathways through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health.

What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through cultural pathways?

  1. Cultural causation

  2. Cultural selection

  3. Cultural drift

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cultural causation, cultural selection, and cultural drift are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through cultural pathways.

Which of the following is NOT a cultural pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health?

  1. Values

  2. Beliefs

  3. Norms

  4. Access to healthcare


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Access to healthcare is not a cultural pathway through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health. Values, beliefs, and norms are all cultural pathways through which neighborhood characteristics can influence health.

What is the term used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through historical pathways?

  1. Historical causation

  2. Historical selection

  3. Historical drift

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Historical causation, historical selection, and historical drift are all terms used to describe the process by which neighborhood characteristics influence health outcomes through historical pathways.

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