Global Health Systems and Issues Midterm FGCU Questions And Answers Latest Updates
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Global Health Systems And Issues FGCU
Which of the following is an example of a tertiary risk of climate change to human
health?
A) Mental health issues in communities struggling to produce enough for community
survival
B) Increased heat wave related illness
C) Increase in zoontic diseases
D) Decreased access to clean water - ️...
Global Health Systems and Issues
Midterm FGCU
Which of the following is an example of a tertiary risk of climate change to human
health?
A) Mental health issues in communities struggling to produce enough for community
survival
B) Increased heat wave related illness
C) Increase in zoontic diseases
D) Decreased access to clean water - ✔️✔️A) Mental health issues in communities
struggling to produce enough for community survival
Which population is least likely to have access to an improved sanitation source?
A) rural high-income community
B) urban high-income community
C) rural low-income community
D) urban low-income community - ✔️✔️C) rural low-income community
Passing legislation to control the use of of a pesticide shown to cause illness in
farmworkers is considered which of the following levels of prevention?
A) primary prevention
B) secondary prevention
C) tertiary prevention
D) none of the above - ✔️✔️A) primary prevention
According to the nutrition transition model, major concerns in middle-income areas of
the world include:
A) Famine
B) Obesity
C) Nutrient Deficiencies
D) All of the Above - ✔️✔️D) All of the Above
According to Coplan et al, the quest for healthy equity (fairness) is fundamental to
global public health.
True or False? - ✔️✔️True
Which article (roman numeral) in the Declaration of Alma-Ata states that every
government has a responsibility to provide adequate health and social measures for its
people? - ✔️✔️V (five)
,A way of estimating the burden of disease in a population that combines data on
premature deaths and premature disability is also known as the:
A) DALY
B) NCD
C) YLD
D) QALY - ✔️✔️A) DALY
On January 1, 2014, there were 4000 adult women living in Sampleton. 1200 of those
women currently have diabetes. During that year, 150 additional women were
diagnosed with diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes at the end of 2014 is ____.
(Answer is a percentage) - ✔️✔️34%
The most disadvantaged populations, often the ones with the highest mortality rates,
are most likely to have their life events accurately counted.
True or False? - ✔️✔️False
Red Cross (ICRC) - ✔️✔️officially sanctioned
by the Geneva Convention and international law to provide specific
humanitarian services to civilian and military victims of conflicts.
Despite substantial reductions in mortality rates and increases in life expectancy over
the past 60 years, many African countries and regions have maintained unexpectedly
high fertility rates.
True or False? - ✔️✔️True
In 2014, there were _____ cases of poliomyelitis reported worldwide. The majority of
these cases were found in which country? - ✔️✔️413; Pakistan
In one sentence, give an example of how poverty might affect health. - ✔️✔️Poverty
affects quality of medical treatment and reduce health status.
Avoidable and unfair differences between health experience and health status in a
population are known as:
A) disparities
B) inequalities
C) inequities
D) SES - ✔️✔️C) inequities
Which macroeconomic indicator measures the total monetary value of all goods and
services within a country?
A) GNI
B) PPP
C) GDP
D) GNP - ✔️✔️C) GDP
, Which of the following measures is not included in the calculation of a country's human
development index?
A) Unemployment rates
B) GDP per capita
C) LIfe expectancy at birth
D) Adult literacy rates - ✔️✔️A) Unemployment rates
Briefly describe one way that the WHO Commission suggests that we can "tackle the
inequitabledistribution of power, money, and resources." - ✔️✔️The WHO Commission
suggests that we can build a social determinants of health framework and monitor the
progress being made. By doing so, gender equity and other social issues can help
spread out the power from one individual group of specific people.
As long as people usually have access to at least 10 liters (2.5 gallons) of water per
day, they have enough water for drinking, cooking, hygiene, and cleaning to stay
healthy.
True or False? - ✔️✔️False
The maximum human population the Earth can sustain.
A) Continued population growth
B) ecological footprint
C) optimal population
D) carrying capacity - ✔️✔️D) carrying capacity
The principle that all people and communities are entitled to equal protection of
environmental and public health laws and regulations is known as _____. -
✔️✔️environmental justice
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that people have a right to
be healthy.
True or False? - ✔️✔️True
What is the term for a critical incident in which the demand for assistance greatly
exceeds the local capacity to respond, requiring extensive outside assistance?
A) emergency
B) crisis
C) disaster
D) catastrophe - ✔️✔️D) catastrophe
Malnutrition is a primary concern during conflicts.
True or false? - ✔️✔️True
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