Intro to Public Health Final Exam With Correct Answers 2024
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HEATH CARE
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HEATH CARE
A ______ study follows a group of people over time to see if they develop a disease - correct answer cohort
What is a placebo? - correct answer an inactive substance that has no effect on the body
What are some of the hallmarks of epidemiological studies? Biomedical studies? - correct answer ...
Intro to Public Health Final Exam
With Correct Answers 2024
A ______ study follows a group of people over time to see if they develop a disease -
correct answer cohort
\What is a placebo? - correct answer an inactive substance that has no effect on the
body
\What are some of the hallmarks of epidemiological studies? Biomedical studies? -
correct answer Epidemiological Studies:
-Observational
-Tested in human population
-Biases (loss of follow up, lying, self-selection,, bias- individual decides if they want to
participate)
-Clinical trials raise ethical questions
Biomedical Studies:
-Experimental
-Tested in animals before animals
-Fewer biases introduced, better control
-Different ethical issues with animal models
-Trials in animals before human/clinical trial
\Why is it important to randomize in studies? - correct answer It balances the effects of
unknown factors that many affect the the outcome (preventing any bias)
\In what type of study are participants given a placebo (intervention, clinical trial, cohort
study or case control)? - correct answer Intervention
\What is one challenge associated with chronic disease epidemiology? - correct answer
-There are multiple risk factors associated with chronic diseases
-Chronic diseases develop over a long period of time which makes it difficult to pinpoint
the exact causes
Chronic diseases are disabling and not necessarily fatal
, Intro to Public Health Final Exam
With Correct Answers 2024
There is no magic bullet cure or preventative measure for chronic diseases once it
develops
\What is contact tracing? - correct answer The identification and diagnosis of people
who may have come into contact with an infected person
\What is a case definition? - correct answer The method in which public health
professionals define who is included as a case in an outbreak investigation (a person
considered directly affected by an outbreak) or in the surveillance of public health
conditions
\What are the three categories by which the physical environment can be described? -
correct answer -Unaltered Environment: the environment as it is naturally, it has not
been altered by human activity
ex. Radon caused by natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soils
-Altered Environment: an environment that has been altered by humans through the
introduction of chemicals, radiation, and biological materials
ex. Air or Water pollution
Built Environment: elements of the physical environment that are a result of human
construction
ex. Playground positively impacts health
\· What is considered an "unhealthy" Air Quality Index score? - correct answer 151-200
\What is the most common method of lead exposure in children? - correct answer Lead-
based paint
\What was the CDC's approach to mitigating elevated blood levels in children? (lead
poisoning) - correct answer Lead-based paint was outlawed in the U.S.
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