NR503 POPULATION HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY
AND STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES WEEK 4
MIDTERM ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ HP 2020 has ________ levels of prevention. Answer: 3
◉ the most helpful tool for finding population risk factors and
indicators of health. Answer: HP 2020
◉ Name the added objectives of HP 2020 that were not part of 2010
(13 total). Answer: global health
healthcare associated disease
preparedness
quality of life
alzheimers
genomics
LGBT
adolescent health
blood safety and disorders
childhood
,older adults
sleep health
social determinants of health
◉ define social determinants of health. Answer: access to cleanliness
of water food and air / other environmental influences
◉ the US preventative services task force (USPSTF) recommending
women who have a known family hx of mutations in the BRCA1 or
BRCA2 genes be tested or consult genetics counseling is an example
of what HP 2020 added goal. Answer: genomics guidelines
◉ what is the adolescent health goal initiative added in the HP 2020.
Answer: USPSTF recommends screening for HIV in high risk groups
◉ the USPSTF recommends screening all newborns for sickle cell
disease -- this is an example of which HP 2020 initiative. Answer:
blood disorders and safety
◉ Define epidemiology. Answer: The study of the distribution and
determinants of health-related states or events in specified
populations, and the application of this study to the control of health
problems.
,◉ what is the "triad" of disease or infection. Answer: host agent
environment
◉ diseases with short or long incubation periods tend to have
increased rates of transmission. Answer: long - because often it is
spread while patients are asymptomatic
◉ nurse who founded the red cross and served as a nurse in the civil
war. Answer: Clara Barton
◉ nurse who developed the idea that environment and social
phenomena could be measured and analyzed and was applicable to
patient health. Answer: florence nightengale
◉ nurse in KY that started the Frontier nursing services. Answer:
mary breckinridge
◉ the ACA was enacted in. Answer: 2010
◉ What was the Affordable Care Act?. Answer: protect patients from
being denied
insurance necessary
, creation of markets for insurance
◉ according to CMS (center for medicaid) what are the 3 reasons
that healthcare spending is growing faster than the GDP. Answer:
income growth
aging population
increasing cost of medical services and supplies
◉ what are 2 indicators used to measure a country's health. Answer:
life expectancy at birth
infant mortality
◉ what are 2 things that IOM hypothesizes are contributing to the
low health indicator scores in the US. Answer: poor data collection
and reporting on statistics
poor collection and publishing of information on risk factors for
chronic disease
◉ science of public health. Answer: epidemiology
AND STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES WEEK 4
MIDTERM ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ HP 2020 has ________ levels of prevention. Answer: 3
◉ the most helpful tool for finding population risk factors and
indicators of health. Answer: HP 2020
◉ Name the added objectives of HP 2020 that were not part of 2010
(13 total). Answer: global health
healthcare associated disease
preparedness
quality of life
alzheimers
genomics
LGBT
adolescent health
blood safety and disorders
childhood
,older adults
sleep health
social determinants of health
◉ define social determinants of health. Answer: access to cleanliness
of water food and air / other environmental influences
◉ the US preventative services task force (USPSTF) recommending
women who have a known family hx of mutations in the BRCA1 or
BRCA2 genes be tested or consult genetics counseling is an example
of what HP 2020 added goal. Answer: genomics guidelines
◉ what is the adolescent health goal initiative added in the HP 2020.
Answer: USPSTF recommends screening for HIV in high risk groups
◉ the USPSTF recommends screening all newborns for sickle cell
disease -- this is an example of which HP 2020 initiative. Answer:
blood disorders and safety
◉ Define epidemiology. Answer: The study of the distribution and
determinants of health-related states or events in specified
populations, and the application of this study to the control of health
problems.
,◉ what is the "triad" of disease or infection. Answer: host agent
environment
◉ diseases with short or long incubation periods tend to have
increased rates of transmission. Answer: long - because often it is
spread while patients are asymptomatic
◉ nurse who founded the red cross and served as a nurse in the civil
war. Answer: Clara Barton
◉ nurse who developed the idea that environment and social
phenomena could be measured and analyzed and was applicable to
patient health. Answer: florence nightengale
◉ nurse in KY that started the Frontier nursing services. Answer:
mary breckinridge
◉ the ACA was enacted in. Answer: 2010
◉ What was the Affordable Care Act?. Answer: protect patients from
being denied
insurance necessary
, creation of markets for insurance
◉ according to CMS (center for medicaid) what are the 3 reasons
that healthcare spending is growing faster than the GDP. Answer:
income growth
aging population
increasing cost of medical services and supplies
◉ what are 2 indicators used to measure a country's health. Answer:
life expectancy at birth
infant mortality
◉ what are 2 things that IOM hypothesizes are contributing to the
low health indicator scores in the US. Answer: poor data collection
and reporting on statistics
poor collection and publishing of information on risk factors for
chronic disease
◉ science of public health. Answer: epidemiology
