Healthy People 2030: Addressing Health Disparities and Inequities - Take Home Course

Post-test

Please complete the post-test below. For each question there is only 1 correct answer. You must achieve a passing score of 80% or greater in order to receive credit for the CE activity.

At the end of the post-test, you will be required to provide your personal email address along with information about the community/facility where you are employed.

Certificates are not automated.

If all course requirements have been met, a certificate will be emailed from Select Rehabilitation to the email address reported in the course follow-up survey.

Any questions or issues related to this course should be directed to Dr. Kathleen Weissberg, National Director of Education for Select Rehabilitation at kweissberg@selectrehab.com

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* 1. I attest that I have read the course materials/content in their entirety. If the learner responds "no" to this question, learner will not be eligible for CE credit/contact hours.

Yes

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* 2. What is “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage?”

Health inequity

Health disparity

Social determinant of health

Racism

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* 3. Research shows that health outcomes are driven by multiple factors, including:

Health behaviors

Social and environmental factors

Access to health care

All of the above

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* 4. In LTC settings, many aspects of the health care system may contribute to disparities, including:

Adequate health insurance coverage

Access to qualified physicians

Lack of health literacy

Access to clean drinking water

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* 5. In SNF settings, research demonstrates racial disparities in:

Food quality

Access to activities in the community

Staffing levels

Incidents of C-Diff

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* 6. One of Healthy People 2030’s overarching goals is to “eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all.” To help communities work toward this goal, Healthy People 2030:

Provides site visits to your community

Monitors electronic medical records

Hosts LTC leadership teams at an annual conference

Highlights evidence-based resources and practices

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* 7. How can You Use HP 2030 in Your Community?

Identify needs and priority populations

Set your own targets

Find inspiration and practical tools

All of the above

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* 8. According to Shippee et al., 2022, how can LTC providers know our client population?

Collect information on clients’ QoL by race/ethnicity

Be active on social media

Create client profiles

Host community events

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* 9. According to Carlson & Selassie, 2022, how can LTC providers incorporate cultural competency in the community?

Host community events

Collect and respond to customer reviews

Invest in corporate advertising

Have consequences for failure to comply with standards

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* 10. Health literacy includes numeracy skills which are needed to:

Measure medications

Find transportation to appointments

Communicate symptoms of a pathology to a health care provider

Read health related information

Listen actively to health information from a physician

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* 11. As clinicians, we can be aware of the health literacy of our clients by:

Providing education to our clients

Formally assessing reading ability of our clients

Informally discussing with clients their previous level of schooling, educational achievement, and perceived reading ability

All of the above

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* 12. Were you able to achieve the following objective?: Cite the detrimental effects that health disparities and inequities have on clients living in long term care (LTC) settings.

Yes

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* 13. Were you able to achieve the following objective?: Identify essential principles of Healthy People 2030.

Yes

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* 14. Were you able to achieve the following objective?: Outline evidence-based strategies to decrease health disparities and inequities in LTC settings.

Yes

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* 15. Were you able to achieve the following objective?: Using case examples, describe how health literacy impact health disparities and inequities.

Yes