Kotch's Maternal and Child Health: Problems, Programs, and
Policy in Public Health
Russell S. Kirby, and Sarah Verbiest
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Rights, Justice and Equity 1
Chapter 02 A Life Course Perspective on Maternal and Child Health and Health Inequities 8
Chapter 03 Families and Health 14
Chapter 04 An Overview of Maternal and Child Health History-A Political Determinants of
Health Pers 20
Chapter 05 Women's Health 26
Chapter 06 Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health 33
Chapter 07 The Health of Women, Pregnant Persons, and Infants 41
Chapter 08 Toddler and Preschool Children 47
Chapter 09 School-Age Children 53
Chapter 10 Adolescent Health 60
Chapter 11 Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 68
Chapter 12 Environmental Health 74
Chapter 13 Maternal, Child, and Family Nutrition 81
Chapter 14 Women, Children, and Family Oral Health 87
Chapter 15 Child and Family Mental Health 92
Chapter 16 Global Maternal and Child Health 98
Chapter 17 Research Methods 102
Chapter 18 Assessment and Program Planning 108
Chapter 19 Program Monitoring and Evaluation 112
Chapter 20 Medicaid and CHIP Coverage for Women and Children- Politics and Policy 118
Chapter 21 Advocacy and Policy Development 124
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Test Bank - Kotch's Maternal and Child Health: Problems, Programs, and Policy in Public Health, 4th Edition (Kirby, 2022)
Chapter 01 Rights, Justice and Equity
Multiple Choice
1. In the past decade, children have earned the right to:
A) give valid consent to surgical, medical, or dental treatment.
B) stop going to school after they turn 16.
C) not be arrested if they are 16 and younger.
D) purchase tobacco products.
Ans: A
Ahead: Children's Rights
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Rights, Justice, and Equity
2. The Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health - known as the
Heckler Report - was published in which year?
A) 1965
B) 1970
C) 1985
D) 1999
Ans: C
Ahead: Health Disparities and Health Inequities
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Rights, Justice, and Equity
3. Which of the following was not a result of the Affordable Care Act?
A) The transfer of the Office of Minority Health to the Office of the Secretary
B) The establishment of individual Offices of Minority Health within AHRQ, CDC, CMS,
FDA, HRSA, and SAMHSA
C) The creation of Offices of Minority Health within every State Department of Health
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D) The elevation of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities to the
Institute on Minority Health and Disparities within the National Institutes of Health
Ans: C
Ahead: The Impact and Legacy of the Heckler Report
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Rights, Justice, and Equity
4. Which of the following did the Trump administration not attempt in relation to the
Affordable Care Act?
A) Zero out the individual mandate's tax penalty
B) Move funds allocated for preventive services to other areas of the ACA
C) Eliminate the requirement that ensures that people with limited English proficiency will
receive information and health care in languages other than English
D) Tell physicians that they could not discuss end-of-life care options with seniors
Ans: D
Ahead: The Impact and Legacy of the Heckler Report
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Rights, Justice, and Equity
5. Which of the following policies did not increase health and economic disparities?
A) The Social Security Act
B) Redlining and restrictive covenants
C) Paid family leave
D) The GI Bill
Ans: C
Ahead: Connecting the Past to the Present
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Rights, Justice, and Equity
True/False
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