PUBH 1010 Midterm Study Guide (Quiz 1 &
2 Questions)
Which of the following sciences, a classic component of public health, is concerned with
preventing the spread of disease through water, air, and food? - ANS-Epidemiology
Has referred to twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity because obesity greatly
increases the risk of diabetes and the number of American who are obese has been
increasing rapidly - ANS-CDC
Efforts to discourage teenagers from smoking and efforts to encourage smokers to quit
is an example of what type of prevention? - ANS-Primary prevention
The discovery of which of the following allowed medicine to gain the power to work
miracles of healing, leading to a period of rapidly growing influence? - ANS-Antibiotics
True or False? Public health is generally easy to define. - ANS-False
The first step in taking public health action is to _______________________ the
problem. - ANS-define; identify
The last 50 years have seen much cleaner air and ____________________ in the
United States, due in part to federal legislation. - ANS-water
Public health often arouses controversy on moral grounds, most often when it confronts
what type of issues? - ANS-Sexual and reproductive issues
The U.S. Constitution requires the promotion of the general ____________________. -
ANS-welfare
market justice - ANS-powerful forces of environment, heredity and social structure
prevent a fair distribution of the burdens and benefits of society
social justice - ANS-suggests that minimal levels of income, basic housing,
employment, education, and health care should be seen as fundamental rights
paternalism - ANS-children and young people can be restricted in their behavior on the
basis that they are not yet mature enough
, libertarian view - ANS-smoking in indoor places can be outlawed because the smoke
bothers others while smoking itself cannot be regulated in the adults
True or False? Most experts see the placement of a cost on life and health as a simple
issue. - ANS-False
True or False? States generally have mandated childhood vaccination. - ANS-True
True or False? The states have the primary constitutional responsibility and authority for
the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the population, and much of
this responsibility falls on state health departments. - ANS-True
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ANS-The main assessment and
epidemiologic agency for the nation
National Insitutes of Health (NIH) - ANS-the greatest biomedical research complex in
the world
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANS-regulates vaccines and diagnostic tests,
animals, drugs and cosmetics
Environmental Protection Agency - ANS-carries out programs dealing with water
pollution, air pollution and toxic substances control
Which of the following is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health?
- ANS-Surgeon General
True or False? Regulation of the environment for sanitary purposes is an important part
of public health. - ANS-True
True or False? Vaccination not only keeps the individual from contracting a disease but
also makes it harder for the pathogen to find susceptible hosts. - ANS-True
Which of the following are the most common source of human infection in the world? -
ANS-Parasites
True or False? By the 1960s, the threat of infectious diseases seemed to have been
reduced to a minor nuisance. - ANS-True
2 Questions)
Which of the following sciences, a classic component of public health, is concerned with
preventing the spread of disease through water, air, and food? - ANS-Epidemiology
Has referred to twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity because obesity greatly
increases the risk of diabetes and the number of American who are obese has been
increasing rapidly - ANS-CDC
Efforts to discourage teenagers from smoking and efforts to encourage smokers to quit
is an example of what type of prevention? - ANS-Primary prevention
The discovery of which of the following allowed medicine to gain the power to work
miracles of healing, leading to a period of rapidly growing influence? - ANS-Antibiotics
True or False? Public health is generally easy to define. - ANS-False
The first step in taking public health action is to _______________________ the
problem. - ANS-define; identify
The last 50 years have seen much cleaner air and ____________________ in the
United States, due in part to federal legislation. - ANS-water
Public health often arouses controversy on moral grounds, most often when it confronts
what type of issues? - ANS-Sexual and reproductive issues
The U.S. Constitution requires the promotion of the general ____________________. -
ANS-welfare
market justice - ANS-powerful forces of environment, heredity and social structure
prevent a fair distribution of the burdens and benefits of society
social justice - ANS-suggests that minimal levels of income, basic housing,
employment, education, and health care should be seen as fundamental rights
paternalism - ANS-children and young people can be restricted in their behavior on the
basis that they are not yet mature enough
, libertarian view - ANS-smoking in indoor places can be outlawed because the smoke
bothers others while smoking itself cannot be regulated in the adults
True or False? Most experts see the placement of a cost on life and health as a simple
issue. - ANS-False
True or False? States generally have mandated childhood vaccination. - ANS-True
True or False? The states have the primary constitutional responsibility and authority for
the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the population, and much of
this responsibility falls on state health departments. - ANS-True
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ANS-The main assessment and
epidemiologic agency for the nation
National Insitutes of Health (NIH) - ANS-the greatest biomedical research complex in
the world
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANS-regulates vaccines and diagnostic tests,
animals, drugs and cosmetics
Environmental Protection Agency - ANS-carries out programs dealing with water
pollution, air pollution and toxic substances control
Which of the following is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health?
- ANS-Surgeon General
True or False? Regulation of the environment for sanitary purposes is an important part
of public health. - ANS-True
True or False? Vaccination not only keeps the individual from contracting a disease but
also makes it harder for the pathogen to find susceptible hosts. - ANS-True
Which of the following are the most common source of human infection in the world? -
ANS-Parasites
True or False? By the 1960s, the threat of infectious diseases seemed to have been
reduced to a minor nuisance. - ANS-True
