HSM POP HEALTH EXAM (LATEST)
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Public health is a multidisciplinary field focused on preventing disease,
prolonging life, and promoting health for populations around the world.
Answer - True
The origin of public health in the United States began with which event?
Answer - Yellow fever outbreak
Public health today is responsible only for preventing infectious diseases that
occur in communities. Answer - False
Which of the following is NOT one of the three Ps describing the mission of
public health? Answer - Presentation
To be effective, the public health system requires _____________. Answer - all
of the above
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of public health?
Answer - Increase in population size
Which core public health function involves identifying health problems and
priorities? Answer - Assessment
,Immunization against measles is an example of which level of prevention?
Answer - Primary prevention
Foot checks for diabetic patients are an example of which level of prevention?
Answer - Tertiary prevention
Colorectal cancer screening is an example of which level of prevention?
Answer - Secondary prevention
Public health differs from healthcare in which of the following ways? Answer -
The "patient" is the population.
Which of the following informs the essential public health services and core
functions that the public health system should undertake to prevent disease
and promote health in all communities? Answer - Research
Population health considers which of the following factors and its contribution
to health? Answer - All of the above
Which of the following is a health determinant? Answer - All of the above
Population health is distinct, or different, from public health. Answer - False
All health determinants are under one's control. Answer - False
Resources that improve the social determinants of health can improve the
quality of life and result in improved population health outcomes. Answer -
True
, Social determinants of health account more for one's health status than care
provided by the healthcare system. Answer - True
Which determinant includes reform of fundamental social and economic
structures that redistribute wealth, power, opportunities, and decision-making
abilities? Answer - Upstream
Which determinant attempts to increase equitable access to healthcare and
social services for the population? Answer - Downstream
Enforcing regulations to improve poor quality housing is an example of which
type of determinant intervention? Answer - Midstream
Providing meals via school buses to all schoolchildren who are out of school
because of the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of what? Answer - Equity
Which of the following describes collective efficacy? Answer - Influences what
people choose to do as a group to improve their community, how much effort
they put into it, and their staying power when group efforts fail to produce
results. It is often described as the "glue" that binds communities together.
Which of the following describes social cohesion? Answer - Camaraderie
among community members to address economic and health disparities and
the strength of those relationships.
Which of the following describes social capital? Answer - The processes and
conditions among people and organizations that lead to their accomplishing a
goal of mutual social benefit, usually characterized by interrelated constructs of
trust, cooperation, civic engagement, and reciprocity reinforced by networking.
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