pubh 201 midterm
Which of the following terms best describes the collaborative actions taken to identify and address
transnational concerns about the exposures and diseases that adversely affect human populations? -
correct answer ✔✔public health
Which of the following metrics quantifies the additional duration of life and quality of life concerned to
populations by successful public health interventions? - correct answer ✔✔quality-adjusted life year
The aim of which of the following is to reduce impairment, minimize pain and suffering, and prevent
death in people with symptomatic health problems? - correct answer ✔✔tertiary prevention
The number of years the average individual born into the population can expect to live without disability
is expressed as which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔healthy life expectancy
During the 20th century, most high-income nations made a transition to a lower birth rate, a lower death
rate, longer life expectancies, and a higher burden from which of the following health conditions? -
correct answer ✔✔infectious diseases
Which of the following is not a core public health discipline? - correct answer ✔✔medicine
The threat from emerging infectious dz is an ancient one that will continue to exist for future
generations, because infectious agents can easily cross international borders when they are carried by
air, water, or animals. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔true
The success of the Millenium Development Goals was the impetus to create the follow-up set of goals
known as the Sustainable Development Goals. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔true
The goal of the first international health initiatives was to prevent widespread outbreaks of infectious
diseases. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following terms best describes the collaborative actions taken to identify and address
transnational concerns about the exposures and diseases that adversely affect human populations? -
correct answer ✔✔public health
Which of the following metrics quantifies the additional duration of life and quality of life concerned to
populations by successful public health interventions? - correct answer ✔✔quality-adjusted life year
The aim of which of the following is to reduce impairment, minimize pain and suffering, and prevent
death in people with symptomatic health problems? - correct answer ✔✔tertiary prevention
The number of years the average individual born into the population can expect to live without disability
is expressed as which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔healthy life expectancy
During the 20th century, most high-income nations made a transition to a lower birth rate, a lower death
rate, longer life expectancies, and a higher burden from which of the following health conditions? -
correct answer ✔✔infectious diseases
Which of the following is not a core public health discipline? - correct answer ✔✔medicine
The threat from emerging infectious dz is an ancient one that will continue to exist for future
generations, because infectious agents can easily cross international borders when they are carried by
air, water, or animals. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔true
The success of the Millenium Development Goals was the impetus to create the follow-up set of goals
known as the Sustainable Development Goals. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔true
The goal of the first international health initiatives was to prevent widespread outbreaks of infectious
diseases. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔true
