public health 3300 midterm Questions with Correct
Answers
institute of medicine Correct Answer-the mission of public health is
defined by the report the future of public health, which was published by
which organization?
secondary prevention Correct Answer-what type of prevention seeks to
minimize the severity of the illness or the damage due to an injury-
causing event once the event has occurred?
antibiotics Correct Answer-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? immunizations, antibiotics,
stem cells, monoclonal antibiotics
charles edward a. winslow Correct Answer-what leader of american
public health during the first half of the 20th century authored the
definition of public health that we still use today?
mission of public health Correct Answer-which of the following is
defined as "the fulfillment of society's interest in assuring the conditions
in which people can be healthy"? mission of public health, substance of
public health, organizational framework of public health, scope of public
health
, diabetes Correct Answer-if left untreated, which of the following causes
damage to the blood vessels throughout the body, especially the eyes
and kidneys, and can lead to amputations? diabetes, hypertension,
atherosclerosis, hyperthyroidism
stress Correct Answer-a whole new field of research called
psychoneuroimmunology has arisen to study the impact of what?
health belief model Correct Answer-assuming that people act in rational
ways, what psychological model of health behavior specifies several
factors that determine whether a person is likely to change behavior
when faced with a health threat?
american legacy foundation Correct Answer-the "truth" campaign, an
aggressive anti smoking ad campaign targeted at youth, is sponsored by
what organization?
population at risk Correct Answer-when calculating the rate of disease,
which of the following is generally the denominator of the calculation?
odds ratio Correct Answer-what is calculated by dividing the ratio of
exposed subjects to non exposed subjects in the case group by the ratio
of exposed subjects to non exposed subjects in the control group?
nicotine dependence Correct Answer-what is the only category in which
the prevalence among the older cohort is comparable to the younger
groups?
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