Question 1

What proportion of homeless people are women in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  25% 
D)  65%

Question 2

Which of the following are barriers to accessing health care for people experiencing homelessness? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mistrust of providers 
B)  Competing survival priorities 
C)  Inability to afford medications 
D)  Issues with transportation 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

Provide an example from the 12 determinants of health related to either poverty or homelessness.

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Question 4

Which economic ideology is known to have a significant impact on health? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialism 
B)  Neoliberalism 
C)  Capitalism 
D)  Keynesianism

Question 5

Poverty does not equally affect all groups of people. Racialized populations are more likely than nonracialized populations to be poor. Which of the following statements are true of racialized populations and poverty? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  The racialization of poverty is a phenomenon where poverty becomes disproportionately concentrated and reproduced among racialized group members 
B)  The 2006 census showed the overall poverty rate in Canada to be 11%, but for racialized persons it was 22%, compared with 9% for nonracialized persons 
C)  1 in 5 racialized families lives in poverty in Canada, as opposed to 1 in 20 nonracialized families 
D)  Racialized women earn 32% less at work 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

List recent facts about food insecurity and food bank use in Canada.

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Question 7

Cathy is a community health nurse who is working to advocate for national policies that reduce the cost of nutritious food What level of prevention is Cathy working at?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quaternary 
B)  Tertiary 
C)  Primary 
D)  Primordial

Question 8

Poverty can be determined by many criteria. One criterion is, any family that had to spend more than 20% of its income than the average family on food, clothing and shelter. What criterion of poverty is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic needs approach 
B)  Market basket measure 
C)  Highest attainable income measure 
D)  Low-income cut-off measure

Question 9

List 9 specific health and social issues for the people experiencing homelessness.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following statements are true about household food insecurity in Canada? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 million people in Canada experience food insecurity 
B)  62% of children living in the North experience food insecurity 
C)  7 out of 10 Inuit children live in food insecure households 
D)  2% of people who use food banks are Indigenous 
E)  None of the above

Exam 29: Poverty, Homelessness, and Food Insecurity