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INTRO TO HEALTHCARE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is public health? What is health? - ANS Public health - preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
Health - physical, mental, and social well-being
What is the role of the government in public health? - ANS 1. Assessment
- identifying places in the US where children are getting measles
2. Policy development
- Advocating for an adult age law to purchase alcohol products
3. Quality assurance
- Local restaurant inspections to make sure that health rules are being observed and closing
unhealthy establishments
What is Healthy People 2020/2030? - ANS National set of goals that has helped guide the use
of resources to promote health in our country
What are the three general categories of prevention discussed in class? - ANS 1. Primary
prevention - before it starts
- i.e. vaccinations
2. Secondary prevention - early detection
- i.e. screening
3. Tertiary prevention - minimize damage
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- i.e. rehabilitation
Future topics in public health - ANS - International disease problems, animal to people
disease, and travel-related transmission of disease
- Healthy People 2030 - planned efforts to increase the health of the US public
- Social determinants of health and health equity
What does global disease burden have to do with healthcare? - ANS By estimating the
challenges of a country's diseases in terms of disability and death, one can create an estimate
of the health of the country and the most important interventions for that country
What are social determinants of health? What are some examples of cultural differences? How
might they affect healthcare? - ANS - Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work,
and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes
- An individual living in a low-income country may be more susceptible to smoking or inhaling
second-hand smoke than one living in a higher-income country
- Focus on issues that are more prevalent based on social determinants of health for that area
What can be learned from the global spread of Ebola? - ANS - WHO needs to mobilize quickly
and realize the nature of the problem
- Healthcare workers needed
- Training needed on avoiding the disease
- Need adequate laboratory testing
- Need for an effective vaccine
- Quarantine of those exposed
- Travel restrictions
Define and compare/contrast epidemic and pandemic - ANS Epidemic - rapid spread of
infectious disease to a large number of people in a given region
INTRO TO HEALTHCARE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is public health? What is health? - ANS Public health - preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
Health - physical, mental, and social well-being
What is the role of the government in public health? - ANS 1. Assessment
- identifying places in the US where children are getting measles
2. Policy development
- Advocating for an adult age law to purchase alcohol products
3. Quality assurance
- Local restaurant inspections to make sure that health rules are being observed and closing
unhealthy establishments
What is Healthy People 2020/2030? - ANS National set of goals that has helped guide the use
of resources to promote health in our country
What are the three general categories of prevention discussed in class? - ANS 1. Primary
prevention - before it starts
- i.e. vaccinations
2. Secondary prevention - early detection
- i.e. screening
3. Tertiary prevention - minimize damage
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- i.e. rehabilitation
Future topics in public health - ANS - International disease problems, animal to people
disease, and travel-related transmission of disease
- Healthy People 2030 - planned efforts to increase the health of the US public
- Social determinants of health and health equity
What does global disease burden have to do with healthcare? - ANS By estimating the
challenges of a country's diseases in terms of disability and death, one can create an estimate
of the health of the country and the most important interventions for that country
What are social determinants of health? What are some examples of cultural differences? How
might they affect healthcare? - ANS - Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work,
and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes
- An individual living in a low-income country may be more susceptible to smoking or inhaling
second-hand smoke than one living in a higher-income country
- Focus on issues that are more prevalent based on social determinants of health for that area
What can be learned from the global spread of Ebola? - ANS - WHO needs to mobilize quickly
and realize the nature of the problem
- Healthcare workers needed
- Training needed on avoiding the disease
- Need adequate laboratory testing
- Need for an effective vaccine
- Quarantine of those exposed
- Travel restrictions
Define and compare/contrast epidemic and pandemic - ANS Epidemic - rapid spread of
infectious disease to a large number of people in a given region
