HSA 3111 MIDTERM EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔An individual's income would be classified as which type of determinant of health? -
✔✔Social and economic environment
✔✔The fact that an individual smokes would be classified as which type of determinant
of health? - ✔✔Health-related behavior
Which of the following words best describes the current healthcare system in the U.S.?
✔✔All of the following are primary concerns related to tobacco use in the medical model
EXCEPT: - ✔✔
✔✔About what percentage of the overall U.S. healthcare expenditure is spent on efforts
to prevent illness, as opposed to treating illness? - ✔✔5%
✔✔According to the 2010 County Health Rankings Model, which category of health
determinants had the greatest impact on health outcomes? - ✔✔Social and economic
factors
✔✔According to the text, what proportion of total U.S. healthcare expenditure is spent
on diseases that are considered preventable? - ✔✔Two thirds
✔✔According to Trust for America's Health, an investment of $10 per person per year in
proven community-based programs to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and
prevent smoking and other tobacco use could save the country more than $16 billion
annually; this would produce what return for every $1 invested? - ✔✔
✔✔A nurse is working with a patient who is a compulsive over eater. Because of
overeating, the patient has become obese. The patient explains that she feels shame
because of her obesity and that the shame, in turn, causes her to eat more to comfort
herself. This situation, in which the patient's obesity actually contributes to her
overeating, is an example of which of the following? - ✔✔Reverse causality
, ✔✔Which of the following medical care delivery models is used most by Western
physicians and is representative of a set of procedures used to diagnose and treat
illness? - ✔✔Medical model
✔✔Which of the following is a public health, rather than a health care, intervention? -
✔✔Teaching a free seminar at a community health clinic on heart-healthy cooking
✔✔A program that seeks to educate children and their parents on the importance of
wearing According to the Institute of Medicine's research, at least how many Americans
die in U.S. hospitals each year due to medical errors?ts while bicycling is an example of
which of the following? - ✔✔Primary prevention
✔✔A water aerobics class specifically designed for clients with osteoarthritis, to help
restore them to their highest level of functioning and minimize negative impacts of this
disease, is an example of which of the following? - ✔✔Tertiary prevention
✔✔Which of the following terms is defined as "the combination of educational and
environmental supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to health"? -
✔✔Health promotion
✔✔An ad campaign that stresses the importance of wearing a seatbelt when driving or
riding in a car is an example of which of the following? - ✔✔Universal prevention
✔✔A county health inspector visits a restaurant and files a report on her findings. This is
an example of which core function of public health? - ✔✔Assurance
✔✔Which of the following represents the first step in the circle of public health
activities? - ✔✔Define the problem
✔✔The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives which entity or entities the
primary responsibility for public health? - ✔✔The states
✔✔Although the states have constitutional authority to implement public health, federal
laws pertaining to public health can supersede state laws. This is known as which of the
following? - ✔✔Preemption
✔✔All of the following are true of public health institutes EXCEPT: - ✔✔Part of state
governments
✔✔Which of the following causes more preventable deaths and diseases than any other
behavioral risk factor? - ✔✔Tobacco use
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔An individual's income would be classified as which type of determinant of health? -
✔✔Social and economic environment
✔✔The fact that an individual smokes would be classified as which type of determinant
of health? - ✔✔Health-related behavior
Which of the following words best describes the current healthcare system in the U.S.?
✔✔All of the following are primary concerns related to tobacco use in the medical model
EXCEPT: - ✔✔
✔✔About what percentage of the overall U.S. healthcare expenditure is spent on efforts
to prevent illness, as opposed to treating illness? - ✔✔5%
✔✔According to the 2010 County Health Rankings Model, which category of health
determinants had the greatest impact on health outcomes? - ✔✔Social and economic
factors
✔✔According to the text, what proportion of total U.S. healthcare expenditure is spent
on diseases that are considered preventable? - ✔✔Two thirds
✔✔According to Trust for America's Health, an investment of $10 per person per year in
proven community-based programs to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and
prevent smoking and other tobacco use could save the country more than $16 billion
annually; this would produce what return for every $1 invested? - ✔✔
✔✔A nurse is working with a patient who is a compulsive over eater. Because of
overeating, the patient has become obese. The patient explains that she feels shame
because of her obesity and that the shame, in turn, causes her to eat more to comfort
herself. This situation, in which the patient's obesity actually contributes to her
overeating, is an example of which of the following? - ✔✔Reverse causality
, ✔✔Which of the following medical care delivery models is used most by Western
physicians and is representative of a set of procedures used to diagnose and treat
illness? - ✔✔Medical model
✔✔Which of the following is a public health, rather than a health care, intervention? -
✔✔Teaching a free seminar at a community health clinic on heart-healthy cooking
✔✔A program that seeks to educate children and their parents on the importance of
wearing According to the Institute of Medicine's research, at least how many Americans
die in U.S. hospitals each year due to medical errors?ts while bicycling is an example of
which of the following? - ✔✔Primary prevention
✔✔A water aerobics class specifically designed for clients with osteoarthritis, to help
restore them to their highest level of functioning and minimize negative impacts of this
disease, is an example of which of the following? - ✔✔Tertiary prevention
✔✔Which of the following terms is defined as "the combination of educational and
environmental supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to health"? -
✔✔Health promotion
✔✔An ad campaign that stresses the importance of wearing a seatbelt when driving or
riding in a car is an example of which of the following? - ✔✔Universal prevention
✔✔A county health inspector visits a restaurant and files a report on her findings. This is
an example of which core function of public health? - ✔✔Assurance
✔✔Which of the following represents the first step in the circle of public health
activities? - ✔✔Define the problem
✔✔The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives which entity or entities the
primary responsibility for public health? - ✔✔The states
✔✔Although the states have constitutional authority to implement public health, federal
laws pertaining to public health can supersede state laws. This is known as which of the
following? - ✔✔Preemption
✔✔All of the following are true of public health institutes EXCEPT: - ✔✔Part of state
governments
✔✔Which of the following causes more preventable deaths and diseases than any other
behavioral risk factor? - ✔✔Tobacco use
