Community and Health Equity Quiz

The video discusses how personal and community histories shape health, highlighting disparities in resources like housing, education, and income that affect health outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of community investment and collaboration across sectors to achieve health equity. Public health plays a crucial role in creating equitable opportunities for all, and the video calls for collective action to address shared challenges and promote healthier communities.

How do our unique stories and histories shape our world?

• They shape our world and our health.

• They only influence our financial status.

• They only affect our personal lives.

• They have no impact on our world.

What are some of the disparities that still exist in communities today?

• Differences in housing, income, and education

• Equal access to education and housing

• Identical job opportunities for everyone

• Uniform sense of belonging in society

What factors determine a person's health according to the video?

• Their personal choices alone

• Their genetic makeup

• Their living and working conditions and available resources

• Their diet and exercise routine

What is Health Equity?

• Equal distribution of wealth

• Uniform job opportunities for all

• Same education level for everyone

• Opportunity for all people to attain their highest level of health

Why is addressing health issues at the individual level not enough?

• It is too expensive

• It is not effective

• It is more powerful to help everyone in a community at once

• It takes too much time

What role does Public Health play in achieving Health Equity?

• It focuses solely on individual health

• It only provides medical services

• It has no role

• It helps by connecting science, policy, and practice

What happens when Public Health Champions work collaboratively with housing, transportation, and education sectors?

• Nothing significant

• They only improve transportation

• They only focus on education

• They create fair and equitable opportunities for health

What begins to happen when people in communities engage with one another?

• They face more problems

• They explore policies and programs centered on shared problems and successes

• They ignore health issues

• They become isolated

What is necessary to create a society where all people are healthier and safer?

• Reducing public health funding

• Focusing only on individual health

• Right collaborations and initiatives

• Ignoring community issues

What should we do to achieve Health Equity?

• Show up, have conversations, and decide on necessary resources and actions

• Ignore community needs

• Reduce public health initiatives

• Focus only on personal health