HLTH 2000 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
`motor vehicle injury Correct Answers -2nd leading cause of
injury death
2016 - 38,748 deaths related to motor vehicles
-drunk driving deaths (10,497 fatalities) 1.7% increase
-unbelted deaths (10,428 fatalities) 4.6% increase
-speeding-related deaths (10,111 fatalities) 4% increase
-pedestrian deaths (5,987 fatalities) 9% increase
**highest number since 1990
-motorcyclist deaths (5,286 fatalities) 5.1% increase
**largest number since 2008
-distraction-related deaths (3,450 fatalities) 2.2% decrease
-bicyclist deaths (840 fatalities) 1.3% increase
**highest since 1991
-drowsy-driving deaths (803 fatalities) 3.5% decrease
Ralph Nadar, consumer advocate
-wrote book: unsafe at any speed, the designed-in dangers of the
american automobile , published 1966
-engineering changes to make cars safer
-engineering changes to make highways safer
-NHTSA empowered to set standards for auto safety
-crash testing
,18th century Correct Answers ■Characterized by industrial
growth
■Cities overcrowded, water supplies inadequate and unsanitary,
problems with trash, workplaces unsafe
■1796-Dr. Jenner demonstrated process of vaccination against
smallpox
■Average age at death: 29 years
■First census taken: 1790
19th century Correct Answers ■Better agriculture leads to
improved nutrition
■Federal government approach to health: laissez faire
(noninterference)
■Epidemic problems in major cities
■Many scientific discoveries
■1850: Shattuck report
■1850: Modern Era of Public Health begins
20th century achievements in public health Correct Answers -
vaccination
-motor vehicle safety
-control of infection diseases
-healthier mothers and babies
-safer and healthier foods
-safer workplaces
-family planning
-fluoridation of drinking water
-recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
20th century Correct Answers ■1900: life expectancy less than
50 years
,-Leading causes of death were communicable diseases
-Vitamin deficiencies and poor dental health common in slums
21st century Correct Answers ■U.S. Community/Public Health
in Early 2000s
-Health care delivery
-Environmental problems
-Lifestyle diseases
-Communicable diseases
-Alcohol and other drug abuse
-Health disparities
-Disasters
Public health preparedness
21st century global health achievements Correct Answers -
reductions in child mortality
-Vaccine-preventable deaths
-Access to safe water and sanitation
-Malaria prevention and control
-Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
-Tuberculosis control of infections diseases
-Control of neglected tropical diseases
-Tobacco control
-Global road safety
-Improved preparedness and response
6 main features of ethnicity Correct Answers •1. A common
proper name, to identify and express the "essence" of the
community
•2. A myth of common ancestry that includes a common origin
in time and place - gives fictive kinship
, •3. Shared historical memories, common pasts, heroes, events,
etc
•4. Common culture that normally includes religion, customs,
and language
•5. Homeland - symbolic attachment to this land
•6. Sense of solidarity
abortion Correct Answers -legal in early stages of pregnancy
since 1973 (Roe v. Wade)
-majority of abortions
**unmarried women (85%)
**women ages 20-29 (57.1%)
**rates highest among Non-Hispanic black women
Pro-life v. pro-choice
abortion Correct Answers -legal in early states of pregnancy
since 1973 (Roe v. Wade)
-majority of abortion
*unmarried women (85%)
*women aged 20-29 (57.1%)
-rates highest among non-Hispanic black women
-pro life vs pro choice
Acute vs. Chronic diseases and illnesses Correct Answers -
diseases classified by duration of symptoms
-acute- peak severity of symptoms occurs and subsides within 3
months
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
`motor vehicle injury Correct Answers -2nd leading cause of
injury death
2016 - 38,748 deaths related to motor vehicles
-drunk driving deaths (10,497 fatalities) 1.7% increase
-unbelted deaths (10,428 fatalities) 4.6% increase
-speeding-related deaths (10,111 fatalities) 4% increase
-pedestrian deaths (5,987 fatalities) 9% increase
**highest number since 1990
-motorcyclist deaths (5,286 fatalities) 5.1% increase
**largest number since 2008
-distraction-related deaths (3,450 fatalities) 2.2% decrease
-bicyclist deaths (840 fatalities) 1.3% increase
**highest since 1991
-drowsy-driving deaths (803 fatalities) 3.5% decrease
Ralph Nadar, consumer advocate
-wrote book: unsafe at any speed, the designed-in dangers of the
american automobile , published 1966
-engineering changes to make cars safer
-engineering changes to make highways safer
-NHTSA empowered to set standards for auto safety
-crash testing
,18th century Correct Answers ■Characterized by industrial
growth
■Cities overcrowded, water supplies inadequate and unsanitary,
problems with trash, workplaces unsafe
■1796-Dr. Jenner demonstrated process of vaccination against
smallpox
■Average age at death: 29 years
■First census taken: 1790
19th century Correct Answers ■Better agriculture leads to
improved nutrition
■Federal government approach to health: laissez faire
(noninterference)
■Epidemic problems in major cities
■Many scientific discoveries
■1850: Shattuck report
■1850: Modern Era of Public Health begins
20th century achievements in public health Correct Answers -
vaccination
-motor vehicle safety
-control of infection diseases
-healthier mothers and babies
-safer and healthier foods
-safer workplaces
-family planning
-fluoridation of drinking water
-recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
20th century Correct Answers ■1900: life expectancy less than
50 years
,-Leading causes of death were communicable diseases
-Vitamin deficiencies and poor dental health common in slums
21st century Correct Answers ■U.S. Community/Public Health
in Early 2000s
-Health care delivery
-Environmental problems
-Lifestyle diseases
-Communicable diseases
-Alcohol and other drug abuse
-Health disparities
-Disasters
Public health preparedness
21st century global health achievements Correct Answers -
reductions in child mortality
-Vaccine-preventable deaths
-Access to safe water and sanitation
-Malaria prevention and control
-Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
-Tuberculosis control of infections diseases
-Control of neglected tropical diseases
-Tobacco control
-Global road safety
-Improved preparedness and response
6 main features of ethnicity Correct Answers •1. A common
proper name, to identify and express the "essence" of the
community
•2. A myth of common ancestry that includes a common origin
in time and place - gives fictive kinship
, •3. Shared historical memories, common pasts, heroes, events,
etc
•4. Common culture that normally includes religion, customs,
and language
•5. Homeland - symbolic attachment to this land
•6. Sense of solidarity
abortion Correct Answers -legal in early stages of pregnancy
since 1973 (Roe v. Wade)
-majority of abortions
**unmarried women (85%)
**women ages 20-29 (57.1%)
**rates highest among Non-Hispanic black women
Pro-life v. pro-choice
abortion Correct Answers -legal in early states of pregnancy
since 1973 (Roe v. Wade)
-majority of abortion
*unmarried women (85%)
*women aged 20-29 (57.1%)
-rates highest among non-Hispanic black women
-pro life vs pro choice
Acute vs. Chronic diseases and illnesses Correct Answers -
diseases classified by duration of symptoms
-acute- peak severity of symptoms occurs and subsides within 3
months
