PHLT 307 Global Health All Quiz Ques ons and answers
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An example of the recent geographic spread of a communicable disease includes: - Ans
Chikungunya
Which example of a health issue would require the most intersectoral collabora on to address?
- Ans Reduc on of tobacco consump on
The best descrip on below of the focus of public health is: - Ans Preven ng disease,
prolonging life, and promo ng physical health through organized community effort
Which statement least reflects a global health concern? - Ans The achievement of greater
health equity in an individual country
Planetary health refers to: - Ans An approach to public health that focuses on the
interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and the environment
The Sustainable Development Goals - Ans Include a range of goals and targets that relate to
health
Which of the following is an example of a public health approach? - Ans A large-scale program
to help a community to stay ac ve
The only human disease ever eradicated was: - Ans smallpox
Important progress in health has resulted from: - Ans - Improvements in hygiene, access to
safe water, and access to safe sanita on
,- Improvements in technology, such as the dissemina on of childhood vaccines
- Increases in people's level of educa on
Examples of countries that in the last 50 years achieved substan ally be0er levels of popula on
health than one might have predicted by their income level, include - Ans Cuba, Costa Rica, and
China
What is a determinant of health? - Ans The range of personal, social, economic and
environmental factors which determine the health status of individuals or popula ons
Some inborn determinants of health include: - Ans Both gene c make-up and age
Environmental determinants of health would include: - Ans Access to safe drinking water
Children are likely to be healthier in a country in which: - Ans The government makes
educa on, including for girls, a na onal priority
Life expectancy at birth is: - Ans How long people born today are expected to live, given
con nua on of exis ng mortality trends
The neonatal mortality rate is: - Ans The number of children under 28 days of age, who die for
every 1,000 live births
Disability refers to: - Ans Temporary or long-term reduc on in a person's ability to func on
An example of primary preven on is: - Ans vaccina on
, The best defini on of a noncommunicable disease is: - Ans A disease that is not caused by an
infec ous agent
Which region has the second worst health indicators: - Ans South Asia
A DALY measures: - Ans The sum of years lost due to premature death and years lived with
disability, calculated on a weighted basis
Which of the following is true, on average globally? - Ans Women live longer than men
Which two condi ons are among the top three causes of death globally? - Ans Ischemic heart
disease and stroke
Which of the following are among the top three condi ons that cause disability? - Ans Low
back pain and migraine
The years of life lost due to premature death from which of the following has increased over
the last decade? - Ans Diabetes
Which region has a burden of disease that is predominantly communicable, neonatal,
nutri onal, and maternal? - Ans Sub-Saharan Africa
Which of the following is the only communicable disease in the top ten causes of death in high-
income countries? - Ans Lower respiratory infec ons
The leading causes of death of children under one year of age globally are? - Ans Neonatal
condi ons
UPDATED RATED A+ WITH COMPLETE SOLIUTION NEW!!
An example of the recent geographic spread of a communicable disease includes: - Ans
Chikungunya
Which example of a health issue would require the most intersectoral collabora on to address?
- Ans Reduc on of tobacco consump on
The best descrip on below of the focus of public health is: - Ans Preven ng disease,
prolonging life, and promo ng physical health through organized community effort
Which statement least reflects a global health concern? - Ans The achievement of greater
health equity in an individual country
Planetary health refers to: - Ans An approach to public health that focuses on the
interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and the environment
The Sustainable Development Goals - Ans Include a range of goals and targets that relate to
health
Which of the following is an example of a public health approach? - Ans A large-scale program
to help a community to stay ac ve
The only human disease ever eradicated was: - Ans smallpox
Important progress in health has resulted from: - Ans - Improvements in hygiene, access to
safe water, and access to safe sanita on
,- Improvements in technology, such as the dissemina on of childhood vaccines
- Increases in people's level of educa on
Examples of countries that in the last 50 years achieved substan ally be0er levels of popula on
health than one might have predicted by their income level, include - Ans Cuba, Costa Rica, and
China
What is a determinant of health? - Ans The range of personal, social, economic and
environmental factors which determine the health status of individuals or popula ons
Some inborn determinants of health include: - Ans Both gene c make-up and age
Environmental determinants of health would include: - Ans Access to safe drinking water
Children are likely to be healthier in a country in which: - Ans The government makes
educa on, including for girls, a na onal priority
Life expectancy at birth is: - Ans How long people born today are expected to live, given
con nua on of exis ng mortality trends
The neonatal mortality rate is: - Ans The number of children under 28 days of age, who die for
every 1,000 live births
Disability refers to: - Ans Temporary or long-term reduc on in a person's ability to func on
An example of primary preven on is: - Ans vaccina on
, The best defini on of a noncommunicable disease is: - Ans A disease that is not caused by an
infec ous agent
Which region has the second worst health indicators: - Ans South Asia
A DALY measures: - Ans The sum of years lost due to premature death and years lived with
disability, calculated on a weighted basis
Which of the following is true, on average globally? - Ans Women live longer than men
Which two condi ons are among the top three causes of death globally? - Ans Ischemic heart
disease and stroke
Which of the following are among the top three condi ons that cause disability? - Ans Low
back pain and migraine
The years of life lost due to premature death from which of the following has increased over
the last decade? - Ans Diabetes
Which region has a burden of disease that is predominantly communicable, neonatal,
nutri onal, and maternal? - Ans Sub-Saharan Africa
Which of the following is the only communicable disease in the top ten causes of death in high-
income countries? - Ans Lower respiratory infec ons
The leading causes of death of children under one year of age globally are? - Ans Neonatal
condi ons
