HEP 3600 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
- Low-energy radiation Correct Answer : Heat, sounds, visible
light
20th Century Achievements in Public Health Correct Answer -
Vaccination
- Motor vehicle safety
- Control of infectious diseases
- Decline of deaths from CHD and stroke
- Healthier mothers and babies
- Safer and healthier foods
- Safer workplaces
- Family planning
- Fluoridation of drinking water
- Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
21st Century Global Health Achievements Correct Answer -
Reductions in child mortality
- Vaccine-preventable deaths
- Access to safe water and sanitation
- Malaria prevention and control
- Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
- Tuberculosis control
- Control of neglected tropical diseases
- Tobacco control
- Global road safety
- Improved preparedness and response
A History of Community and Public Health Correct Answer -
Almost as long as the history of civilization
,- Knowledge of the past helps us better prepare for future
community health challenges
Active immunity Correct Answer Occurs when exposure to a
disease-causing organism prompts the immune system to
develop antibodies against that disease
Acute Correct Answer Diseases in which peak severity of
symptoms occurs and subsides within 3 months
- Can be communicable or noncommunicable
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Correct
Answer - Responsible for providing direction and leadership for
all federal programs fore needy children and families
(administers Head Start program)
Administration for Community Living (ACL) Correct Answer
- Focus on increasing access to resources for seniors and the
disabled
Age-adjusted rates Correct Answer Used to make comparisons
of relative risks across groups and over time when groups differ
in age structure
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Correct
Answer - Lead federal agency for research on health care
quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Correct Answer - Created by Superfund legislation; serves
,public to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic
substances
Air pollution health impacts Correct Answer Acute health
effects
- Burning eyes, shortness of breath, increase in colds, increase in
coughs, increase in respiratory illness and even death
Chronic health effects
- Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, increase in bronchial asthma
attacks and event increase in lung cancer rates
Air Quality Index (AQI) Correct Answer Rating of criteria
pollutants
American Red Cross (ARC) Correct Answer works to prevent
and alleviate human suffering
Analytic studies Correct Answer Aimed at testing hypotheses
Ancient Societies (before 500 B.C.)
- Egypt Correct Answer - Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt:
Evidence of water drainage
- Physicians kept detailed case histories of patients on papyri
scrolls
- The sick sought help at the temples - thus the temples assumed
the dual role of church and hospital, and the priest became a
physician-priest.
- The Papyrus Ebers
- Discovered in 1875
- Written around 2500 B.C.
, - Contains approximately 700 prescriptions for all forms of
disease, arranged in sections according to the body systems
Ancient Societies (Before 500 B.C.) Correct Answer - China
- Emperor Shen Nung (2700 B.C.)
- Originated drug therapy and acupuncture
- Incorporated theory of Yang and Yin
- Yang = the male principal
- Yin = the female principal
- An individual will have good health when these opposing
forces are in harmony
-Nothern India: Evidence of bathrooms and sewers
- Crete: Evidence of toilets, flushing systems, and sewers
- Sumarian clay tablet: Evidence of presciption drugs
Ancient Societies (before 500 B.C.) Correct Answer -
Mummifying
- protects the population from the spread of disease carried by
the dead. Helped lead present day x-ray and DNA testing on
skeletal remains, further advancing understanding of medicine,
disease, and public health.
- Eye of Horus hieroglyph: is the basis for the "Rx"
- Components of the symbol represent specific instructions on
how prescribed meds are to be used
Anthroponoes Correct Answer Diseases for which humans are
the only known reservoir
Attack rate Correct Answer Incidence rate calculated for a
particular population for a signle disease outbreak; expressed as
a percantage
- Low-energy radiation Correct Answer : Heat, sounds, visible
light
20th Century Achievements in Public Health Correct Answer -
Vaccination
- Motor vehicle safety
- Control of infectious diseases
- Decline of deaths from CHD and stroke
- Healthier mothers and babies
- Safer and healthier foods
- Safer workplaces
- Family planning
- Fluoridation of drinking water
- Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
21st Century Global Health Achievements Correct Answer -
Reductions in child mortality
- Vaccine-preventable deaths
- Access to safe water and sanitation
- Malaria prevention and control
- Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
- Tuberculosis control
- Control of neglected tropical diseases
- Tobacco control
- Global road safety
- Improved preparedness and response
A History of Community and Public Health Correct Answer -
Almost as long as the history of civilization
,- Knowledge of the past helps us better prepare for future
community health challenges
Active immunity Correct Answer Occurs when exposure to a
disease-causing organism prompts the immune system to
develop antibodies against that disease
Acute Correct Answer Diseases in which peak severity of
symptoms occurs and subsides within 3 months
- Can be communicable or noncommunicable
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Correct
Answer - Responsible for providing direction and leadership for
all federal programs fore needy children and families
(administers Head Start program)
Administration for Community Living (ACL) Correct Answer
- Focus on increasing access to resources for seniors and the
disabled
Age-adjusted rates Correct Answer Used to make comparisons
of relative risks across groups and over time when groups differ
in age structure
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Correct
Answer - Lead federal agency for research on health care
quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Correct Answer - Created by Superfund legislation; serves
,public to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic
substances
Air pollution health impacts Correct Answer Acute health
effects
- Burning eyes, shortness of breath, increase in colds, increase in
coughs, increase in respiratory illness and even death
Chronic health effects
- Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, increase in bronchial asthma
attacks and event increase in lung cancer rates
Air Quality Index (AQI) Correct Answer Rating of criteria
pollutants
American Red Cross (ARC) Correct Answer works to prevent
and alleviate human suffering
Analytic studies Correct Answer Aimed at testing hypotheses
Ancient Societies (before 500 B.C.)
- Egypt Correct Answer - Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt:
Evidence of water drainage
- Physicians kept detailed case histories of patients on papyri
scrolls
- The sick sought help at the temples - thus the temples assumed
the dual role of church and hospital, and the priest became a
physician-priest.
- The Papyrus Ebers
- Discovered in 1875
- Written around 2500 B.C.
, - Contains approximately 700 prescriptions for all forms of
disease, arranged in sections according to the body systems
Ancient Societies (Before 500 B.C.) Correct Answer - China
- Emperor Shen Nung (2700 B.C.)
- Originated drug therapy and acupuncture
- Incorporated theory of Yang and Yin
- Yang = the male principal
- Yin = the female principal
- An individual will have good health when these opposing
forces are in harmony
-Nothern India: Evidence of bathrooms and sewers
- Crete: Evidence of toilets, flushing systems, and sewers
- Sumarian clay tablet: Evidence of presciption drugs
Ancient Societies (before 500 B.C.) Correct Answer -
Mummifying
- protects the population from the spread of disease carried by
the dead. Helped lead present day x-ray and DNA testing on
skeletal remains, further advancing understanding of medicine,
disease, and public health.
- Eye of Horus hieroglyph: is the basis for the "Rx"
- Components of the symbol represent specific instructions on
how prescribed meds are to be used
Anthroponoes Correct Answer Diseases for which humans are
the only known reservoir
Attack rate Correct Answer Incidence rate calculated for a
particular population for a signle disease outbreak; expressed as
a percantage
