Exploring Biological Determinants of Health

What role do public health experts play in our health according to the video?

• They only provide emergency health services.

• They have no influence on public health.

• They work behind the scenes to improve health outcomes.

• They only focus on medical treatments.

How do public health experts intervene with fate to improve health outcomes?

• By predicting future events

• Through medical surgeries

• By working behind the scenes on various factors

• By providing financial support

Which approach to health considers the influence of our actions on our health outcomes?

• Biomedical approach

• Social approach

• Behavioral approach

• Genetic approach

What does the social approach to health emphasize?

• Biomedical treatments

• Influence of the environment and society

• Individual behavior only

• Genetic predispositions

What is health inequity?

• A type of medical insurance

• Unfair differences in health outcomes among different groups

• Equal health outcomes for all

• A new type of disease

What does the social approach to health consider?

• Biomedical factors only

• Environmental, social, and political factors

• Only government policies

• Only individual choices

What is a major biological determinant of ear infections in young children?

• Poor hygiene

• Horizontal eustachian tubes

• Lifestyle choices

• Lack of vaccinations

Which factor can influence the biological determinants of health?

• All of the above

• Education

• Income

• Age

What does epigenetics study?

• Biomedical treatments

• Changes in DNA sequence

• Social behaviors

• How environment affects gene expression

What was a significant finding from the Dutch Hunger Winter study?

• There was no effect on health

• People consumed more proteins

• Epigenetic changes were observed due to famine

• Food preferences changed permanently