N309 Exam 1 questions with correct answers
What is the difference between public health and clinical care? Correct
Answer-Public health- population focused
-greatest good for greatest number
-preventing disease and promoting health of communities
-interventions target environment, behavior lifestyles, and medical care
Clinical care- individual focused
--individual is more important than needs of a group
-emphasis on diagnosing and treating diseases
-interventions are medical
What is health? Correct Answer-Here is the main definition we will use:
Health is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of infirmity."
What is public health Correct Answer-health care is vital to all of us
some of the time but public health is vital to all of us all the time
-improving health of a community, as by preventative medicine, control
of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and
monitoring of environmental hazards
What is global health Correct Answer-health problems issues, and
concerns that transcend national boundaries and may best be addressed
by cooperative actions
,*transcend national boundaries
What are different ways that people view health? Correct Answer--
Clinical- absence of disease
-Functional- to perform as expected in social/work roles
-Adaptive- adapt to environment and stressors
-Eudaimonistic- ideal state of human nature. exuberant well being
-Being in balance- ying and yang
-Harmony
Why should we study global health? Correct Answer--Understand the
progress made and remaining global health problems
-Many health problem require global solutions and international
cooperation
-Diseases cross borders
-Ethical responsibility to address health disparities
-health is basis of economic and social development
-health promotes global security and freedom
-learn how to improve US health
How many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are there and by
what year should they be met? Correct Answer-There are 8 MDGs with
15 core targets
Established in 2000 and pledge to meet MDGs by 2015
, What are some of the types of problems covered in the MDGs? Correct
Answer-1. Hunger and poverty
2.Primary Education
3. Gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5.improve maternal health
6. combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
What made smallpox eradication successful? Correct Answer-- no
animal vector
-easily diagnosable
-vaccine available- no refrigeration needed
-available technology- bifurcated needle allowed easy application, small
amount of vaccine
- lifetime immunity
Lessons learned from small pox Correct Answer--success depends on a
single persons responsible for education
-ability to motivate large numbers of staff people
-frequent exchange of information
-flexibility to adapt to new solutions
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