100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
N309 Global Health Test #1 questions with correct answers $15.99   Add to cart

Exam (elaborations)

N309 Global Health Test #1 questions with correct answers

 0 view  0 purchase

N309 Global Health Test #1 questions with correct answers

Preview 3 out of 20  pages

  • October 17, 2024
  • 20
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers
All documents for this subject (23)
avatar-seller
cracker
N309 Global Health Test #1 questions with correct
answers
What is the difference between public health and clinical care? Correct
Answer-Public health:
1. Population focus
2. Greatest good for greatest number
3. Emphasis on preventing disease and promoting health of communities
4. Interventions target environment, behavioral lifestyles, and medical
care
Clinical care:
1. Individual focus
2. Needs of an individual are more important than the needs of a group
3. Emphasis on diagnosing and treating diseases
4. Interventions are medical


-____1____: A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
-____2____: The science and practice of protecting and improving the
health of a community, as by preventative medicine, health education,
control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures and
monitoring of environmental hazards.
-____3____: Health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend
national boundaries and may best be addressed by cooperative action
Correct Answer-1. Health (WHO, 1948)
2. Public health

,3. Global health.


What are different ways that people view health? Correct Answer-1.
Clinical- the absence of disease, illness, or symptoms
2. Functional- the ability to perform as expected in social/work roles
3. Adaptive- ability to adapt to environment and stressors, maintaining
stability
4. Eudaimonistic- ideal state of human nature. Exuberant well-being.
Transcendence to higher levels of humanness. Ability to achieve highest
potentials.


Why should we study global health? Correct Answer-1. Understand the
progress made and remaining in global health problems
2. Many health problems require global solutions and internal
cooperation
3. Diseases cross borders
4. Ethical responsibility to address health disparities
--Health Disparities: Health disparities refer to differences in the health
status of different groups of people. Some groups of people have higher
rates of certain diseases, and more deaths and suffering from them,
compared to others
5. Health is basis of economic and social development
6. Health promotes global security and freedom
7. Learn how to improve US health
--US spends more but has poorer health

, How many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are there and by
what year should they be met? What are some of the types of problems
covered in the MDGs? Correct Answer-8 MDGs (w/15 core targets)
should be met by 2015:
1. Eradicate Extreme Hunger and poverty
2. Achieve Universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce Child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop Global partnership for development


-MDGs 1, 4, 5, & 6 deal directly with health


What made smallpox eradication successful? Correct Answer-1. No
animal or insect (vector) carried the virus
2. Smallpox is easily diagnosable
3. A vaccine was available that did not require refrigeration
4. The available technology included a bifurcated needle for easy
application; small amount of vaccine needed
5. Lifetime immunity


What are the 5 most populous countries in the world? Correct Answer-1.
China

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller cracker. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $15.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

72042 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$15.99
  • (0)
  Add to cart