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pubh 1010 final examPublic health is the science of protecting and improving the health and safety of people
and their communities. Choose the work public health professionals carry out to do this
from the list below: - ANS-Participate in policy making
Educate the public and promote healthy lifestyles
Research disease and injury prevention
Work to limit health disparities
There are many ways to define heath. How does the World Health Organization define
health? - ANS-A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Public health and clinical care both require knowledge of medicine and health, but they
both focus on different aspects of ensuring the health and safety of populations. Public
health professionals focus on the bio-science of health and work to heal the individual.
Clinical professionals, on the other hand, work at the community level to prevent health
problems from happening or recurring. - ANS-False---
Public health and clinical care both require knowledge of medicine and health, but they
both focus on different aspects of ensuring the health and safety of populations.
Public health professionals treat the community and work to prevent health problems
from happening or recurring
Clinical professionals treat the individual and focus primarily on treating individuals after
they become sick or injured
Public health professionals address health problems in a systematic way. This process
involves five steps. The steps are listed below. Put them in order from the first step to
the last step. - ANS-step one: define the health problem
step two: identify the risk factors associated with the problem
step three: develop and test community level interventions to control or prevent the
cause of the problem
step four: implement interventions to improve the health of the population
step five: monitor those interventions to assess their effectiveness
The science of public health requires input from six disciplines to successfully carry out
efforts to ensure the health and safety of a population. Which two disciplines are
missing from the following list?
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
, Health management and policy
Environmental health - ANS-social and behavioral health and biosciences
The main task of prevention is to develop interventions designed to prevent health
issues identified in the assessment process. One approach to developing an
intervention is addressing the health issue at three levels of prevention. Match the focus
of an intervention with the level of prevention below: - ANS-primary prevention: prevents
exposure to risk factors
secondary prevention: minimizes severity of impact if exposed to risk factor
tertiary prevention: provides medical care and rehab services
Scientists know certain factors determine a person's state of health. Which of the health
determinants has the biggest impact on a person's health? - ANS-social determinants
The three core functions of public health include assessment of health issues,
development of policies to address health issues, and assurance the programs and
policies are addressing those health issues. The ten essential services of public health
are services which fall under one of the three core functions. Match each of the ten
services with the core public health function under which it falls - ANS-assessment:
monitor health status, collect, analyze, and make available information
policy development: inform, educate, and empower people about health issues,
mobilize community partnerships, develop policies and plans
assurance: enforce laws that protect health and ensure safety, link people to care,
assure a competent workforce, evaluate care, and research
Information on mortality patterns is key to understanding changes in the health and
well-being of the US population. Differences in death rates among various demographic
subpopulations, including race and ethnicity groups, may reflect subpopulation
differences in factors such as socioeconomic status, access to medical care, and the
prevalence of specific risk factors in a particular subpopulation (true or false) - ANS-true
What were the top three leading causes of death for Americans in 2017? -
ANS-unintentional injuries, cancer, and heart disease
The ____________________ is the most dangerous animal in the world. This animal
transmits deadly diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and encephalitis to humans. -
ANS-mosquitoes
Infectious diseases began to decline at the beginning of the 20th century. There were
many medical and public health advances during this time that were key to this decline.
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