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,Chapter 1
1. Public Health Definitions
Although integral to the field of public health, the main
difference between medicine and public health is that
a. public health deals with drugs and other medicinal
preparations
b. public health centers on cures for diseases in
individuals
c. medicine concentrates on the preventive aspect of
diseases
*d. medicine has traditionally focused on treatment of
individuals
2. Defining Moments in Public Health
What was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2007
according to 2008 WHO data?
a. stroke and other cerebrovascular disease
b. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
*c. ischemic heart disease
d. lower respiratory disease
e. HIV/AIDS
3. Defining Moments in Public Health 2
What was the cause of the first recorded attempt at
collecting data in public health?
a. typhoid fever
*b. bubonic plague
c. concern for the health of workers
d. measles
e. infant mortality
4. Chronic Diseases
Which of the following is NOT a chronic disease?
*a. ebola (hemorrhagic disease)
b. coronary heart disease
c. diabetes mellitus
d. systemic sclerosis
,5. Principles of Health Promotion
"Starbucks cafes now have nutritional information printed
on their ordering menus, next to the beverage titles,
rather than having them solely available online." This is
an example of the principle of health promotion.
a. multidimensional
b. empowerment and inclusion
c. participatory
d. advocacy
*e. intersectoral collaboration
6. Five Pillars of Public Health
Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of
public health illustrated in the text?
a. epidemiology and disease control
b. health promotion and health education
c. health administration and policy
d. environmental health
*e. kinesiology
7. World Health Organization Principles of Health Promotion
Which of the following principles of health promotion
suggests health programs should strive to be inclusive at
all steps and seek to maximize participation individually
and collectively?
a. intersectional collaboration
b. empowerment and inclusion
c. advocacy
*d. participatory
e. multidimensional
8. Germ Theory
Who developed and legitimized the germ theory of disease
transmission after his work on anthrax and tuberculosis?
a. Konrad Lorenz
*b. Robert Koch
c. Ignaz Semmelweis
d. Gregor Mendel
e. Joseph Lister
, 9. Core Functions of Public Health
The essential functions of public health interact in a
cycle around which of the functions of system management?
*a. research
b. law enforcement
c. policy development
d. health monitoring
e. mobilization of community partnerships
10. Future of Public Health
The name of a new subdiscipline that bridges the gap
between public health and kinesiology is
a. exercise biostatistics
b. epidemiology and disease control
*c. physical activity and public health
d. exercise and medicine
e. exercise and health education
11. Public Health Focus Shift
The 20th century witnessed the gradual replacement of
nutritional diseases with the more influential infectious
diseases.
a. True
*b. False
12. Epidemiology
The science of epidemiology concentrates on populations.
*a. True
b. False
13. Chronic Versus Infectious Diseases
Low- and middle-income countries are more likely to be
concerned with chronic diseases than infectious diseases
throughout their populations.
a. True
*b. False
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