GCH 205 Exam One questions and 100% correct answers

Know the WHO definition of health - correct answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity What is public health versus medicine and how do their interventions differ - correct answer ~public health *focuses on populations *epidemiology, toxicology, occupational health, global health, environmental health, nutrition ~medicine *focuses on the individual *cardiology, neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics, infectious disease, oncology, radiology, surgery What is global health & why is it important? - correct answer "...an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions, involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences, and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration; and is a synthesis of population based prevention with individual-level clinical care." Know the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). - correct answer 1. eradicate extreme hunger and poverty 2. achieve universal primary education 3. promote gender equality and empower women 4. reduce child mortality 5. improve mental health 6. combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other disease 7. ensure environmental sustainability 8. develop a global partnership for development