Intro to Public Health Exam 1 with complete solutions
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Master of Public Health
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Master Of Public Health
Which of the following is the most accurate statement of public health?
Vulnerable populations and the mutual concerns of the entire population are the focus of public health.
Which public health strategy for reducing risk factors related to disease best explains the following example: High...
Intro to Public Health Exam 1 with
complete solutions
Which of the following is the most accurate statement of public health? - ANSWER-
Vulnerable populations and the mutual concerns of the entire population are the focus
of public health.
Which public health strategy for reducing risk factors related to disease best explains
the following example: High blood pressure is reduced by adding a new salt substitute
to a range of foods? - ANSWER-Improving the average risk
Which public health strategy for reducing risk factors related to disease best explains
the following example: higher smoke stacks are used to more widely disperse air
pollution from a factory? - ANSWER-narrowing the spread of risk
Which public health strategy for reducing risk factors related to ideas best explains the
following example: Those with blood sugar levels that satisfy the criteria for diabetes are
aggressively treated? - ANSWER-reducing the high risk
Which determinant is best associated with the following: The highest risk of HIV
transmission through the sexual route is through anal intercourse? - ANSWER-behavior
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the determinants of health?
- ANSWER-determinants of health reflect underlying forces that are at work in the
subsequent development of disease
which of the following is not true of the history of public health? - ANSWER-public health
as a defined field dates back to the renaissance
which determinant is best associated with the following: The risk of HIV transmission is
increased in locations where the chance that an individual is HIV positive is higher than
in suburban and rural areas? - ANSWER-geography
Indicate how the following evidence should be graded: Well-conducted, randomized
controlled trials and over a decade of use in clinical practice indicate that a large
proportion of breast cancer can be cured among women with early breast cancer if the
treatment is used on women with early breast cancer. - ANSWER-Grade A
The statement "The Back-to-Sleep campaign directed information at parents and
caregivers with the involvement of clinicians, crib manufacturers, and the media. The
mortality from SIDS fell by approximately 50% within several years of the beginning of
the Back-to-Sleep campaign" is best described as which component of the evidence-
based public health approach? - ANSWER-Implementation and evaluation
, Which of the following roles does a natural experiment primarily play in establishing
contributory cause? - ANSWER-altering the cause alters the effect
Which of the following ancillary or supportive criteria is addressed in this statement: The
mechanism that predisposes some infants to SIDS is unknown, but active research is
beginning to identify predisposing factors related to brain development? - ANSWER-
biological plausibility
The statement "Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the most common cause of
death between age 1 month and 1 year. Twenty years ago, it resulted in over 5,000
deaths per year" is best described as which component of the evidence-based public
health approach? - ANSWER-problem description
Indicate how the following evidence should be graded: On the basis of good evidence, it
is concluded that a new treatment cures approximately the same percentage of patients
as the standard treatment but has a substantial increase in side effects. - ANSWER-
Grade B or D???
The statement "The guidance for having infants sleep on their backs to reduce the
incidence of SIDS has a grade of A" is best described as which component of the
evidence-based public health approach? - ANSWER-recommendations
An association between populations that eat more fish and a lower mortality rate from
coronary heart disease in the same population would establish which of the following? -
ANSWER-a group association that may be helpful in generating a hypothesis about the
relationship between fish consumption and coronary heart disease
The statement "Case-control studies were important in establishing a cause and effect
relationship between having infants sleep prone and sudden infant death syndrome" is
best described as which component of the evidence-based public health approach? -
ANSWER-etiology
Which of the following ancillary or supportive criteria is addressed in this statement: The
relative risk or odds ratio for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and infants who
sleep prone is approximately 6? - ANSWER-strength of the association
indicate how the following evidence should be graded: Expert opinion suggests a large
impact of a new intervention to cure breast cancer. - ANSWER-grade I
If vaccination for meningococcal meningitis is required of all entering college students,
this would be an example of which type of intervention? - ANSWER-primary intervention
-- obligation
Data collected on which of the following are considered vital statistics? - ANSWER--
births
- deaths
- fetal deaths after 20 weeks gestation
A clinician recommending surgery and discussing with the patient the steps that will
occur as well as the potential harms and benefits, then asking the patient to sign
permission to perform surgery, is an example of which of the following decision-making
approaches? - ANSWER-informed decision making -- informed consent
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