INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH QUIZ 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the 3 P's of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Population, Prevention and Promotion
What was the average life expectancy in 1900's? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅47
What was the average life expectancy in 2011? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅78
What were the top 3 causes of death in the 1900's? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pneumonia/Influenza, TB,
Diarrhea
What were the top 3 causes of death in 2013? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Heart disease, Cancer, Lower
Respiratory Diseases
What is the Public Health Profession often reffered to as? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Invisible
Profession
What are the top PH Achievements of the 20th century? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vaccination, Motor
Veh. Safety, Safer Workplaces, Control of Infectious Diseases, Decline in deaths from heart
disease/stroke, Safe and healthier foods, Healthier mothers and babies, Family Planning, Fluridation of
water, Tobacco as a health hazard.
What are the 3 core functions of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assesment, Assurance and
Public Policy
What is the difference between public health and medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Community
focused & Prevention minded
What are the Public Health Diciplines? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Epidemiology, Biostatistics,
Environmental Health, Social&Behavioral, Health Policy and Management
, What are the 5 steps to the Public Health Approach? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Define the problem,
Identify risk factors, Develop/test Interventions, Monitor/evaluate effectiveness
What are the 3 prevention interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Primary, Seconday and Tertiary
What is an example of Primary Interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevent risk factors exp.
exercising so you don't become obese
What is an example of secondary interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To minimize injury that has
occured exp. taking medication for obesity related illness
What is an example of tertiary interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Minimize disability through
medical care exp. Surgery
Why are people living longer? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Advances in public health has caused an aging
population
What is assesment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Collect and Analyze health information
What is assurance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Verify services are accessible and available to all
What is policy development? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use scientific knowledge to develop strategic
approaches/interventions
What is the definition of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevention of disease and promotion of
health among populations
Why are biomedical sciences important to Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The understanding of
microorganisms has allowed up to control infectious diseases
ANSWERS
What are the 3 P's of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Population, Prevention and Promotion
What was the average life expectancy in 1900's? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅47
What was the average life expectancy in 2011? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅78
What were the top 3 causes of death in the 1900's? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pneumonia/Influenza, TB,
Diarrhea
What were the top 3 causes of death in 2013? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Heart disease, Cancer, Lower
Respiratory Diseases
What is the Public Health Profession often reffered to as? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Invisible
Profession
What are the top PH Achievements of the 20th century? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vaccination, Motor
Veh. Safety, Safer Workplaces, Control of Infectious Diseases, Decline in deaths from heart
disease/stroke, Safe and healthier foods, Healthier mothers and babies, Family Planning, Fluridation of
water, Tobacco as a health hazard.
What are the 3 core functions of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assesment, Assurance and
Public Policy
What is the difference between public health and medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Community
focused & Prevention minded
What are the Public Health Diciplines? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Epidemiology, Biostatistics,
Environmental Health, Social&Behavioral, Health Policy and Management
, What are the 5 steps to the Public Health Approach? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Define the problem,
Identify risk factors, Develop/test Interventions, Monitor/evaluate effectiveness
What are the 3 prevention interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Primary, Seconday and Tertiary
What is an example of Primary Interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevent risk factors exp.
exercising so you don't become obese
What is an example of secondary interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To minimize injury that has
occured exp. taking medication for obesity related illness
What is an example of tertiary interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Minimize disability through
medical care exp. Surgery
Why are people living longer? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Advances in public health has caused an aging
population
What is assesment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Collect and Analyze health information
What is assurance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Verify services are accessible and available to all
What is policy development? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use scientific knowledge to develop strategic
approaches/interventions
What is the definition of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevention of disease and promotion of
health among populations
Why are biomedical sciences important to Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The understanding of
microorganisms has allowed up to control infectious diseases
