Education influences health outcomes by increasing which?

• A. Increases knowledge, value, and skills
• B. Taxes
• C. Physical activity gains only
• D. Geographic location changes

Answer: (A)

Education affects health by increasing knowledge, health-related attitudes, and practical skills that people use to make healthier choices and to navigate health care. When people have more education, they gain health literacy—the ability to understand risks, benefits, and recommended practices—and develop better communication and problem‑solving abilities. This helps them adopt preventive behaviors, adhere to treatments, seek timely care, and use health resources effectively, all of which contribute to better health outcomes. The other options don’t capture this broad impact: taxes aren’t a health outcome influenced by education in this way, focusing only on physical activity misses the wider influence on various health behaviors and system use, and geographic location changes are not a direct result of education affecting health outcomes.