MBI 131 Miami University Exam 1 Study
Guide Questions with correct answers
Community - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of people identified by at least one
common characteristic
Community Health - CORRECT ANSWER-the health status of a defined group of
people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their
health
Population Health - CORRECT ANSWER-health status of people that aren't organized
and have no identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to
promote, protect, and preserve health
Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER-actions that society collectively takes to ensure
that conditions in which people can be healthy can occur
Public Health System - CORRECT ANSWER-The organizational mechanism of those
activities undertaken within the formal structure to government & associated efforts
of private and voluntary organizations and individuals
List and discuss the factors that influence a community's health. - CORRECT
ANSWER-physical factors, community organization, social and culture, individual
factors.
World Health Organization - CORRECT ANSWER-the lead international public health
agency - deals with public health
US Public Health system - CORRECT ANSWER-11 operating systems (FDA, CDC, NIH,
SAMHSA, Medicare and Medicaid - also more to do with public health
State and City Health - CORRECT ANSWER-Each state has a health department as
well as counties - States tend to also be public health while counties are community
health
, Quasi Governmental - CORRECT ANSWER-Supported by the government but
managed privately
Example: Red Cross
Non Governmental - CORRECT ANSWER-A non-profit organization that operates
independently of any government
Example: American Cancer Society
Philanthropic - CORRECT ANSWER-Non-profit non-government agencies that utilize
donated assets and income to provide services
Example: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Professional Health - CORRECT ANSWER-Acts as a collective voice to advocate for
the profession and also provide members with critical resources such as further
education, networking opportunities, and career guides
Voluntary Health - CORRECT ANSWER-501c organizations whose mission is to
combat a particular disease, disability, group of disabilities and to improve the
health and lives of a particular group of people
Example: ALS association
Recognize the typical questions epidemiologists ask when studying diseases in
populations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Time?
Place?
Person/Characteristics?
What causes it?
How does it spread?
How can we prevent it?
How can we control it?
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