GCH 205 Midterm Exam Review Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
1. All of the following are examples of public health activities EXCEPT:
• A physician's diagnosing malaria
2. The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is:
• The public health approach focuses on the health of populations rather than on the health of
individuals
3. Which of these is a low-income country?
• Cambodia
4. Which of these is NOT a public health activity?
• A physician's diagnosing TB
5. The Millennium Development Goals include a goal to:
• Reduce child mortality
6. The only human disease eradicated to date has been:
• Smallpox
7. Which of these is likely to be an important determinant of health for poor people in poor
countries?
• Lack of access to safe water
8. Which indicator best reflects the health status of women in a low-income country?
• Maternal mortality ratio
9. As a country develops economically from being very low-income to higher income, what
are the most important changes that occur in the country's burden of disease?
• The share of communicable disease declines and the share of non-communicable disease
increases
Verified Correct Answers
1. All of the following are examples of public health activities EXCEPT:
• A physician's diagnosing malaria
2. The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is:
• The public health approach focuses on the health of populations rather than on the health of
individuals
3. Which of these is a low-income country?
• Cambodia
4. Which of these is NOT a public health activity?
• A physician's diagnosing TB
5. The Millennium Development Goals include a goal to:
• Reduce child mortality
6. The only human disease eradicated to date has been:
• Smallpox
7. Which of these is likely to be an important determinant of health for poor people in poor
countries?
• Lack of access to safe water
8. Which indicator best reflects the health status of women in a low-income country?
• Maternal mortality ratio
9. As a country develops economically from being very low-income to higher income, what
are the most important changes that occur in the country's burden of disease?
• The share of communicable disease declines and the share of non-communicable disease
increases
