public health 150 || QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
the cdc's definition of public health includes all except correct answers Treating health
conditions
Prior to the 18th century there was a widely held belief that epidemics could be primarily
attributed to correct answers Poor moral and spiritual condition
In the 19 century, US cities such as Boston and New York began establishing
permanent councils to enforce quarantine rules. correct answers False
The era known as The Great Sanitary Awakening was largely in response to: correct answers
Industrialization
Implementation of a policy of handwashing by Ignaz Semmelweis resulted in: correct
answers A decrease in mortality in the first clinic but not in the second clinic
John Snow is credited with successfully ending the cholera outbreak in London by: correct
answers Removing the Broad Street pump handle
Responsibilities of public agencies shifted from sanitation to activities in laboratory
science during: correct answers the late 19
century
Which of the following was listed as one of the CDC's 10 Great U.S. Public Health
20th
Achievements of the
Century? correct answers Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
Identify the 3 core functions of public health: correct answers Assurance, Assessment, Policy
Development
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
ensures that all children, regardless of income, have access to good nutrition in the first
few years of life. This is an example of which Essential Public Health Service: correct
answers Link
Which two causes of death have remained the leading causes of death globally for the
last 15 years? correct answers Ischemic heart disease and stroke
Which cause of death was one of the top ten global causes of death in 2000 but not in
2016? correct answers Preterm birth complications
Relative to high-income countries, low-income countries had higher mortality in 2016
due to which of the following: correct answers communicable & road injuries
Between 2016 and 2017, U.S. cause-specific age-adjusted death rates increased for all
of the following causes except correct answers Cancer
Death rates have increased in recent years for all of the following age categories
, except: correct answers 65+ years
A major reason for the increase in U.S. opioid overdose deaths observed in recent years
is: correct answers Availability of more deadly opioids
In 2016, the top two leading causes of death in California were heart disease and
cancer. correct answers true
In public health, the cause-specific burden of disease is best quantified using which of
the following? correct answers DALYs
Since 1990, which age group has experienced the most dramatic decline in global
disease burden? correct answers Children < 5 years old
Countries going through what is referred to as demographic transition typically
experience: correct answers Increased survival
Epidemiology is a science that operates under the premise that disease and health are
not randomly distributed in the human population. correct answers true
When defining epidemiology, the phrase health-related states or events refers to all of
the following except: correct answers Pharmacology
Which of the following is an example of analytic epidemiology following a foodborne
outbreak? correct answers Enrolling a comparison group of unaffected individuals from the
same
community
Using descriptive epidemiology to display secular trends is most appropriate for which of
the following diseases? correct answers Cardiovascular disease
All of the following are potential problems with experimental studies using historical
controls except: correct answers Expensive relative to simultaneous nonrandomized control
studies
In a case-control study, disease rates are compared for people with the exposure of
interest and for people without the exposure of interest. correct answers false
A group of 3,000 adults in Los Angeles were asked about their alcohol consumption in
1985. The occurrence of cases of cancer between 2010 and 2018 was studied in this
group. This is an example of: correct answers Cohort study
Demonstration of the link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer in the 1950s relied
primarily on results from which of the following types of studies? correct answers Case-
control studies
According to the Causal Pies concept of disease occurrence, smoking is a: correct answers
Component cause of lung cancer
A disease with multiple sufficient causes and no necessary causes must have multiple
the cdc's definition of public health includes all except correct answers Treating health
conditions
Prior to the 18th century there was a widely held belief that epidemics could be primarily
attributed to correct answers Poor moral and spiritual condition
In the 19 century, US cities such as Boston and New York began establishing
permanent councils to enforce quarantine rules. correct answers False
The era known as The Great Sanitary Awakening was largely in response to: correct answers
Industrialization
Implementation of a policy of handwashing by Ignaz Semmelweis resulted in: correct
answers A decrease in mortality in the first clinic but not in the second clinic
John Snow is credited with successfully ending the cholera outbreak in London by: correct
answers Removing the Broad Street pump handle
Responsibilities of public agencies shifted from sanitation to activities in laboratory
science during: correct answers the late 19
century
Which of the following was listed as one of the CDC's 10 Great U.S. Public Health
20th
Achievements of the
Century? correct answers Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
Identify the 3 core functions of public health: correct answers Assurance, Assessment, Policy
Development
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
ensures that all children, regardless of income, have access to good nutrition in the first
few years of life. This is an example of which Essential Public Health Service: correct
answers Link
Which two causes of death have remained the leading causes of death globally for the
last 15 years? correct answers Ischemic heart disease and stroke
Which cause of death was one of the top ten global causes of death in 2000 but not in
2016? correct answers Preterm birth complications
Relative to high-income countries, low-income countries had higher mortality in 2016
due to which of the following: correct answers communicable & road injuries
Between 2016 and 2017, U.S. cause-specific age-adjusted death rates increased for all
of the following causes except correct answers Cancer
Death rates have increased in recent years for all of the following age categories
, except: correct answers 65+ years
A major reason for the increase in U.S. opioid overdose deaths observed in recent years
is: correct answers Availability of more deadly opioids
In 2016, the top two leading causes of death in California were heart disease and
cancer. correct answers true
In public health, the cause-specific burden of disease is best quantified using which of
the following? correct answers DALYs
Since 1990, which age group has experienced the most dramatic decline in global
disease burden? correct answers Children < 5 years old
Countries going through what is referred to as demographic transition typically
experience: correct answers Increased survival
Epidemiology is a science that operates under the premise that disease and health are
not randomly distributed in the human population. correct answers true
When defining epidemiology, the phrase health-related states or events refers to all of
the following except: correct answers Pharmacology
Which of the following is an example of analytic epidemiology following a foodborne
outbreak? correct answers Enrolling a comparison group of unaffected individuals from the
same
community
Using descriptive epidemiology to display secular trends is most appropriate for which of
the following diseases? correct answers Cardiovascular disease
All of the following are potential problems with experimental studies using historical
controls except: correct answers Expensive relative to simultaneous nonrandomized control
studies
In a case-control study, disease rates are compared for people with the exposure of
interest and for people without the exposure of interest. correct answers false
A group of 3,000 adults in Los Angeles were asked about their alcohol consumption in
1985. The occurrence of cases of cancer between 2010 and 2018 was studied in this
group. This is an example of: correct answers Cohort study
Demonstration of the link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer in the 1950s relied
primarily on results from which of the following types of studies? correct answers Case-
control studies
According to the Causal Pies concept of disease occurrence, smoking is a: correct answers
Component cause of lung cancer
A disease with multiple sufficient causes and no necessary causes must have multiple
