The degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate, and act on numerical, quantitative, graphical, biostatistical, and probabilistic health information needed to make effective health decisions is called

A) health literacy.
B) health numeracy.
C) biostats.
D) health education.


B

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a. true b. false

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In a transient ischemic attack, blood supply to parts of the brain is:

A. compromised for a brief time. B. rationed for a while. C. decreased for a long time. D. disrupted for life.

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Match the correct answer with the appropriate term.?

A. ?is self-directed B. ?in hypnosis, any statement that the mind believes is true C. ?is guided by someone else D. ?Greek word meaning "self" E. ?Greek word meaning "origin" F. ?when blood vessels increase in diameter

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Diminutive suffixes are those that mean:

A) large. B) many. C) small. D) condition.

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