Which statement best defines health disparities?

Question

A) Gaps between rich and poor, including poverty and health insurance, plus geographic, racial, ethnic disparities
B) Social, economic, and political issues where inequality, poverty, exploitation, violence, and injustice are at the root of ill health and the death of the poor and marginalized people
C) The increased economic, political, social, technological, and intellectual interconnectedness of the world
D) The health issues that transcend national boundaries and may best be addressed by cooperative actions

Answer 1

Ans: A
Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States. Globalization is a term used to refer to the increasing economic, political, social, technological, and intellectual interconnectedness of the world. Health is a social, economic, and political issue where inequality, poverty, exploitation, violence, and injustice are at the root of ill health and the death of poor and marginalized people. Global health is health issues that transcend national boundaries and may best be addressed by cooperative actions.