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4. Which statement best describes ideal primary health care?
a. Based on a multidisciplinary group of health care providers that work as a team
b. Essential care available to all community members, which encourages 
self-management
c. Focused on health promotion and disease prevention for everyone enrolled in the 
health center
d. Local efforts to meet the Declaration of Alma Ata principles
4. Which statement best describes ideal primary health care?
a. Based on a multidisciplinary group o...
ANS: B -
Primary health care is generally defined as essential care made universally accessible to individuals, families, and the community. 
Health care is made available to them with their full participation and is provided at a cost that the community and country can 
afford. Public health is described as organized and multidisciplinary efforts aimed at preventing disease and promoting health, not 
primary care. Primary care provides for the integration of health promotion, disease prevention, with curative and rehabilitative 
services. The Declaration of Alma Ata was aimed at a world-wide, not local goal, to attain a level of health that permitted all 
citizens of the world to live socially and economically productive lives
10. Which of the following best describes why local, state, and federal governmental agencies have started to cooperate and collaborate 
more closely in the last few years?
a. Increased administrative pressures to demonstrate outcomes
b. Increased focus on emergency preparedness and response
c. Increased taxpayers’ complaints and general unhappiness
d. Increased pressure to decrease overlap in services
10. Which of the following best describes why local, state, and federal governmental agencies have s...
ANS: B -
Since the tragedy of September 11, 2001, health departments have increasingly focused on emergency preparedness and response. 
In case of an emergency event, state and local health departments in the affected area will be expected to collect data and accurately 
report the situation, to respond appropriately to any type of emergency, and to ensure the safety of the residents of the immediate 
area, while protecting those just outside the danger zone. This goal—to enable public health agencies to anticipate, prepare for, 
recognize, and respond to terrorist threats or natural disasters—has required an unprecedented level of interstate and federal-local 
planning and cooperation among these agencies. Demonstrating outcomes and decreasing overlap of services are both important 
factors to consider; however, this is not the reason why increased collaboration has occurred. There has not been an increase in 
taxpayer complaints or unhappiness that has caused these changes to occur.
Which of the following statements is accurate descriptions of current social and economic trends in the United States? (Select all 
that apply.)
a. Citizens are appreciating the quality of life enjoyed in the United States.
b. Enjoying life is not as important as the need to take care of oneself.
c. People often spend a considerable amount of their own money on complementary 
therapies.
d. The gap between the richest and poorest is widening.
e. The composition of families and living patterns are changing.
Which of the following statements is accurate descriptions of current social and economic trends in ...
ANS: A, C, D, E -
Several social trends that influence health care include changing lifestyles, a growing appreciation of the quality of life, the 
changing composition of families and living patterns, changing household incomes, and a revised definition of quality health care. 
People often spend a considerable amount of their own money for these types of therapies because few are covered by insurance. It 
is obvious that the gap between the richest and poorest is widening because of the percent wage increase in the higher income 
levels. Americans spend considerable money on health care, nutrition, and fitness, because health is seen as an irreplaceable 
commodity. To be healthy, people must take care of themselves.