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Exam A: MHA708 / MHA 708 (Latest
Update 2026 / 2027) Healthcare Policy | Test Review Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct – LSUS
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what are the determinants of health
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- social and economic environment
- physical environment
- genetics and epigenetics
- medical care access
- behaviors
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Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic status, environment, behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care.
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Determinants of Health
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Fixed Factors are
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unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic makeup
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Modifiable Factors
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Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and community conditions; the environment in which one lives and works; and access to important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food, and healthcare
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three most prominent theories of disease causality
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germ theory, lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
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every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge of the cause allows for the discovery of a cure.
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Germ Theory
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study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also based on the single-cause, single effect framework of germ theory
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Epidemiology
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tries to isolate specific behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking, drinking) as causes of a disease and identifies solutions on the basis of improving or changing these behaviors
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Lifestyle Theory
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considers the general health and well-being of individuals more than it does disease. It maintains that health is best understood by examining the larger context of community
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Environmental Theory
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Behavioral risk factors three categories
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leisure activity risks, consumption risks, and employment participation and occupational risks
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