Maternal & Child Health Final Exam Study
Guide Questions With Correct Answers
What age group is the healthiest in the U.S.A? _______ - answer✔✔5-9 years old
Developmental problems experienced by children may be due to ____________.
A. Inherited genetic influences
B. Environmental influences
C. Problems during the prenatal period
D. Problems during the Perinatal period
E. Problems during the postnatal periods - answer✔✔C
The primary form of transmission of HIV in children is ____________. - answer✔✔mothers to
infants through paranatal period, parenteral exposure to infected body fluids like blood, through
sexual contact
TRUE or FALSE? The CDC recommends that children receive a minimum of 30 minutes of
moderate to vigorous physical activity each day for optimal health. - answer✔✔FALSE (60
Minutes)
The leading cause of visits to doctor for sick care among school age children is ________ -
answer✔✔infectious diseases
List 3 factors from the textbook that contributed to reducing childhood mortality & morbidity in
the last century. - answer✔✔increase in safety measures & decrease in homicide & suicide
What is the medical home model? - answer✔✔The standard of quality for comprehensive care
for all children
How does the medical home model function? - answer✔✔team-based health care delivery
Benefits associated with the medical home model - answer✔✔care is accessible, continuous,
family centered, passionate, and culturally effective
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Limitations associated with the medical home model - answer✔✔does not ensure quality care
List the 6 attributes of the medical home model - answer✔✔1. Personal physician
2. Physician directed medical practice
3. Whole person orientation
4. Coordinated care
5. Quality/safe care
6. Enhanced access to care
What was the original name of the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)? -
answer✔✔Crippled Children's Services
What is the current focus of CSHCN program? - answer✔✔decrease the prevalence rates for
certain chronic diseases
What is the source of funding for CSHCN programs? - answer✔✔Title V
According to chapter 12 of the textbook, what are the reasons why there are few initiations of
transition planning for youth with special needs? - answer✔✔lack of funding
As a potential health educator, what do you recommend to improve the initiation of transition
planning for youth with special health care needs? - answer✔✔set up more funding for
interventions that include educational discussions in neighborhoods of poverty, since these areas
have higher rates of children with special care needs
TRUE or FALSE? Infectious disease causes more hospitalization in the school age group than
injury. - answer✔✔False
List 3 possible reasons why many children in families leaving welfare and who are still eligible
for Medicaid are uninsured. - answer✔✔1. Welfare administrators fail to inform families of their
continuing eligibility
2. Families may not understand the eligibility rules
3. A stigma is frequently attached to receiving Medicaid
According to the textbook adolescence is normally refer to as - answer✔✔people between 1 and
18 years
TRUE or FALSE? Suicide and homicide rates are both higher among the African American
adolescents than the white adolescents. - answer✔✔True
"The central tasks are developing independent relationships with peers and establishing a sexual
identity while balancing continuing relationships with family. Ego development is described as
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conformist because it is usually group and peer centered and thus externally imposed." This
describes which phase of adolescent development - answer✔✔Middle adolescence phase
The YRBSS measures the incidence and prevalence of the specific behaviors among adolescents
using national, state, and local samples of _______
A. All adolescents
B. Students attending high school
B. Students attending middle school
C. youth in college - answer✔✔B
1.) Authoritative parenting __
2.) Authoritarian parenting __
3.) Permissive parenting __
4.) Neglectful parenting __
A. May be demanding, but not seen by adolescent as warm & nurturing
B. Nurturing, but not demanding
C. Also called democratic, parents who are demanding, but warm & nurturing
D. Inattentive parent, neither warm or demanding towards the adolescent - answer✔✔1.) C
2.) A
3.) B
4.) D
The textbook mentions reasons why adolescent health is of public health concern, state of 3 the
reasons why adolescent health is of public concern - answer✔✔1. Certain populations of
adolescents have poor health status
2. Adolescents are the immediate next pool of parents, workers and impact next generation,
economy, and politics
3. Many health-related behaviors cause significant adult morbidity and mortality
Describe any 4 cross-cutting themes which guide public health efforts in improving adolescent
health status. - answer✔✔1. Addressing risk behavior