CHLH 101 FINAL EXAM UIUC STUDY GUIDE
public health - Answer -- interventions aimed at disease prevention and health
promotion
- health education and service provision
medical practices - Answer -primary, secondary, and tertiary medical care
long-term care (2 types) - Answer --resortative care: provided after surgery (rehab)
-long-term care: help with chronic illnesses, and disabilities, time-intensive skilled care
for basic daily tasks
primary medical care - Answer -routine and preventative care (check ups, basic
medical practices)
secondary medical care - Answer -specialized care and management (uncommon
diseases, chronic disease management)
tertiary medical care - Answer -highly specialized, technologically advanced care
(surgery, dialysis)
medicare - Answer -covers 48+ million people 65+, administered by SSA
medicaid - Answer -covers 43+ million people, health program for low-income, no age
requirement, eligibility determined by each state and administered
CHIP - Answer -covers low income children whose parents make too much money for
medicaid but not enough for personal insurance, administered by the state
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) - Answer --used together with
conventional medicine
- example: chiropractors, acupuncturists
policy - Answer -contract with your insurer
premium - Answer -your regular payment for coverage (whether you use it or not)
deductible - Answer -amount you pay before insurance will kick in
co-payment - Answer -set amount you pay for certain services ($20 for physician visit)
co-insurance - Answer -amount you pay of a service you use (for inpatient care: patient
pays 20%, insurance pays 80%)
pre-existing condition - Answer -condition diagnosed/treated before coverage
, air pollution - Answer -contamination of the air by substances in great enough amounts
to harm living organisms
ozone - Answer -O3, harmful in the atmosphere but good in stratosphere because it
screens out radiation
thermal inversion - Answer -when warm air traps cooler air at the surface of the earth
- bad because it causes air pollution
sources of indoor air pollution - Answer -absestos, biogenic pollutants, combustion by-
products, volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, radon, tobacco smoke
point source pollution - Answer -can be traced to a single source
non-point source pollution - Answer -all pollution that occurs through runoff, seepage,
or falling of pollutants into water
sources of groundwater contamination - Answer -accidental spills, pesticides, soil,
landfills, drinking well-water, sewer, oil well
biological sources of water pollution - Answer -viruses, bacteria, parasites --> causes a
variety of diseases
non-biological sources of water pollution - Answer -heat, inorganic chemicals, organic
chemicals, radioactive pollutants
CWA - Answer -Clean Water Act: return water to swimmable and fishable status by
limiting pollution
SDWA - Answer -Safe Drinking Water Act: protects public drinking water and its
sources
Watershed - Answer -area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it
goes to the same place
FDA - Answer -Food & Drug Association: ensures safety of all foods except meat and
dairy
USDA - Answer -United States Department of Agriculture: ensure safety of meat and
dairy
solid waste - Answer -garbage, refuse, sludge, discarded solid materials
municipal solid waste - Answer -generated by households, businesses, etc.
public health - Answer -- interventions aimed at disease prevention and health
promotion
- health education and service provision
medical practices - Answer -primary, secondary, and tertiary medical care
long-term care (2 types) - Answer --resortative care: provided after surgery (rehab)
-long-term care: help with chronic illnesses, and disabilities, time-intensive skilled care
for basic daily tasks
primary medical care - Answer -routine and preventative care (check ups, basic
medical practices)
secondary medical care - Answer -specialized care and management (uncommon
diseases, chronic disease management)
tertiary medical care - Answer -highly specialized, technologically advanced care
(surgery, dialysis)
medicare - Answer -covers 48+ million people 65+, administered by SSA
medicaid - Answer -covers 43+ million people, health program for low-income, no age
requirement, eligibility determined by each state and administered
CHIP - Answer -covers low income children whose parents make too much money for
medicaid but not enough for personal insurance, administered by the state
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) - Answer --used together with
conventional medicine
- example: chiropractors, acupuncturists
policy - Answer -contract with your insurer
premium - Answer -your regular payment for coverage (whether you use it or not)
deductible - Answer -amount you pay before insurance will kick in
co-payment - Answer -set amount you pay for certain services ($20 for physician visit)
co-insurance - Answer -amount you pay of a service you use (for inpatient care: patient
pays 20%, insurance pays 80%)
pre-existing condition - Answer -condition diagnosed/treated before coverage
, air pollution - Answer -contamination of the air by substances in great enough amounts
to harm living organisms
ozone - Answer -O3, harmful in the atmosphere but good in stratosphere because it
screens out radiation
thermal inversion - Answer -when warm air traps cooler air at the surface of the earth
- bad because it causes air pollution
sources of indoor air pollution - Answer -absestos, biogenic pollutants, combustion by-
products, volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, radon, tobacco smoke
point source pollution - Answer -can be traced to a single source
non-point source pollution - Answer -all pollution that occurs through runoff, seepage,
or falling of pollutants into water
sources of groundwater contamination - Answer -accidental spills, pesticides, soil,
landfills, drinking well-water, sewer, oil well
biological sources of water pollution - Answer -viruses, bacteria, parasites --> causes a
variety of diseases
non-biological sources of water pollution - Answer -heat, inorganic chemicals, organic
chemicals, radioactive pollutants
CWA - Answer -Clean Water Act: return water to swimmable and fishable status by
limiting pollution
SDWA - Answer -Safe Drinking Water Act: protects public drinking water and its
sources
Watershed - Answer -area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it
goes to the same place
FDA - Answer -Food & Drug Association: ensures safety of all foods except meat and
dairy
USDA - Answer -United States Department of Agriculture: ensure safety of meat and
dairy
solid waste - Answer -garbage, refuse, sludge, discarded solid materials
municipal solid waste - Answer -generated by households, businesses, etc.
