Exams 2

Question 1

What does R0 mean

Answer 1

infectiousness of disease. If Ro is above 1, the number of cases will increase exponentially
Ro=5 means that for every infection, there will be 5 additional people infected

Question 2

difference between elimination and eradication

Answer 2

Elimination is to reduce occurrence at a national level to 0 whereas eradication is to reduce occurrence to 0 at a global scale

Question 3

Intervention at a structural level

Answer 3

addresses the policies that decides ones health

Question 4

Intervention meant to address social issues

Answer 4

levelling the playing field and granting equal opportunities for all

Placing the lifeboats in the middle levels for equal opportunities to reach it

Question 5

Biosphere

Answer 5

life on land, life below water, clean water and sanitation, climate action

Question 6

Economy

Answer 6

work and growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, responsible consumption and promotion

Question 7

communication nzdep

Answer 7

no access to internet

Question 8

income b

Answer 8

18-64 recieving means tested benefit

Question 9

income h

Answer 9

People living in equivalised* households with income below an income threshold

Question 10

employment

Answer 10

People aged 18-64 unemployed

Question 11

qualifications

Answer 11

People aged 18-64 without any qualifications

Question 12

owned home

Answer 12

People not living in their own home

Question 13

support

Answer 13

People aged <65 living in a single parent family

Question 14

living space

Answer 14

People living in equivalised* households below a bedroom occupancy threshold

Question 15

damp/mould

Answer 15

People living in households that are always damp and/or always have mould
greater than A4 size

Question 16

7 domains of IMD

Answer 16

employment, income, crime, housing, health, education, access

Question 17

Measures of SEP

Answer 17

measure level of inequality within or
between societies
highlight changes to population structures over
time
understand the relationship
between health and other social variables (age, sex,
ethnicity)

Question 18

measuring SEP for populations

Answer 18

Area measures
– Deprivation
– Access
* Population measures
– Income inequality
– Literacy rates
– Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita

Question 19

Health service utilisation and outcomes (HSU)

Answer 19

Ministry of Health record and report publically funded health information
* E.g. hospitalisations, blood tests, pharmaceutical dispensing

Question 20

The Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI)

Answer 20

Large data repository that links de-identified data about people that have used Government services

Question 21

igen

Answer 21

Social media, internet access, smart phones
Increase use → poor mental health
Increasing perfectionism, emphasis on exceptionalism, individual achievement

Question 22

Maori terms

Answer 22

Mauriora - communities
Waiora - environment
Toiora - healthy lifestyles
Te Oranga - participation in society

Question 23

bradford hill

Answer 23

temporality
strength of association
reversibility
biological gradient
plausibility
consistency
specificity

Question 24

lorenz curve 0 is and 1 is

Answer 24

equal society and very unequal society

Question 25

R2H instruments

Answer 25

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. ICESCR 3. Other international rights conventions 4. Indigenous Rights – Te Tiriti o Waitangi – UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples 5. NZ legislation & policies – Human Rights – Pae Ora Act – Code of Patient Rights

Question 26

whats horizontal equity

Answer 26

same treatment to everyone

Question 27

vertical equity

Answer 27

unequal treatment to people

Question 28

problems with surveys

Answer 28

confounding, dont know if cause or effect came first

Question 29

racism to material conditions examples

Answer 29

access to education, employment, housing