MHA 707 Module A test Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
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MHA 707
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MHA 707
Health Care Systems - ANSWER •All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis, treatment or mitigation of health problems
•For legitimized patients by appropriate providers
•Definitions of health problems (e.g., obesity)
•Diagnosis & treatment models
•Social position,...
MHA 707 Module A test Questions &
Answers 100% Correct!!
Health Care Systems - ANSWER •All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis,
treatment or mitigation of health problems
•For legitimized patients by appropriate providers
•Definitions of health problems (e.g., obesity)
•Diagnosis & treatment models
•Social position, training, and authority of healers - ANSWER What are the different variations of
healthcare systems?
Health
Other Definitions of health:
"the ability to conduct a life that is as socially and economically rewarding
as available physical and financial resources will allow" ([ABIM] Conference,
1981)
"the condition of being sound in body, mind, and spirit, especially free of
disease or infirmity." (Webster's, 2019) - ANSWER "Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1948)
This is the definition of...
, •Genetic inheritance - also epigenetics (gene-environmental interactions)
•Physical environment - ex: exposures, housing, availability of healthy foods
•Health behavior - ex: exercise, smoking, diet (often shaped by the preceding)
•Health care - accessible, affordable, quality and adequate intensity - ANSWER What are the
determinants of health?
Health Behavior - ANSWER •Behavior that affects health, usually negatively
•Implicated in most "leading causes of death" in the United States
•Heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, etc.
•Common target for health improvement efforts
•Healthy People 2020
•Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise - ANSWER What are some examples of health
behavior?
allopathic medicine - ANSWER Western medicine is also called ________________ after the medical
faction (allopath) that gained dominance in the 19th century over groups of healers, including
homeopaths, chiropractors, and osteopaths (Starr, 1982)
•Restore health
•Prevent worsening of problems - ANSWER What are the main goals of healthcare as a determinant
of health?
Primary prevention - ANSWER ___________is concerned with eliminating risk factors/development
for a disease or injury before it occurs
tertiary prevention - ANSWER ____________ attempts to eliminate or moderate disability
associated with advanced disease
secondary prevention - ANSWER ___________ focuses on early detection and treatment of disease
(subclinical and clinical)
secondary and tertiary prevention - ANSWER Healthcare is primarily focused on __________
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