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HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 093 MC

The graph below shows the relationship between educational attainment and life expectancy in a given population.
 

Which of the following would be the most effective intervention to improve health outcomes for the group with the lowest life expectancy?

  1. Providing subsidised healthcare services to all citizens regardless of income.
  2. Implementing strict workplace health and safety regulations.
  3. Increasing access to quality education and retention in schools.
  4. Offering tax benefits to individuals who maintain private health insurance.
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\(D\)

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  • C is correct because increasing access to quality education addresses a root cause of poor health outcomes. By improving health literacy, employment prospects and income potential both improve, contributing to higher life expectancy.

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  • A is incorrect because while healthcare access is important, it addresses symptoms rather than the underlying factors that lead to poor health.
  • B is incorrect because workplace regulations only benefit those who are employed and don’t address the broader socioeconomic determinants.
  • D is incorrect because tax benefits for private health insurance primarily benefit those who already have sufficient income to afford insurance, not those in the lowest socioeconomic brackets .