Stanhope 9th Edition Chapter 4
Questions with Actual Answers.
The key to achieving the goals of Health for All in the 21st Century (HEALTH21) is the worldwide:
a.
cure of communicable disease.
b.
technological development of all nations.
c.
availability of health care insurance.
d.
implementation of primary health care. - Answer ANS: D
The major key to attaining Health for All by the Year 2000 was the worldwide implementation of
primary health care; this has extended into the next century with the document HEALTH21. The
World Health Assembly in 1977 stated that all citizens of the world should enjoy a level of
health that would permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Curing
communicable disease, technological developments of all nations, and availability of health care
insurance are not part of the key strategies to achieve the goals of HEALTH21.
REF: pp. 62-63
Which health problem is in need of control in developed countries?
a.
Hepatitis
b.
Malaria
c.
Polio
d.
Smallpox - Answer ANS: A
Current health concerns in more developed countries are hepatitis, infectious diseases, and new
viral strains such as hantavirus, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), H1N1, and avian flu.
Malaria, polio, and smallpox are more commonly found in lesser-developed countries.
REF: p. 64
Which is a disease that was once isolated and rare but is now widespread throughout the
world?
a.
, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
b.
Smallpox
c.
Malaria
d.
Measles - Answer ANS: A
Smallpox has been eradicated; malaria and measles were not isolated and rare throughout the
world. AIDS was once isolated and rare, but is now worldwide.
REF: p. 64
Which is referred to as a lesser-developed country?
a.
France
b.
Japan
c.
Indonesia
d.
Sweden - Answer ANS: C
A country that is not yet stable with respect to its economy and technological development is
lesser developed, which describes Indonesia. France, Japan, and Sweden are considered
developed countries
REF: p. 63
The health priorities in HEALTH21 are based on the concept of:
a.
eradication of communicable disease worldwide.
b.
social justice and solidarity with an emphasis on the responsibility for health.
c.
world trade and knowledge sharing about health concerns.
d.
provisions for the creation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). - Answer ANS: B
HEALTH21 is not a single, finite goal but a strategic process that can lead to progressive
improvement in the health of people. In essence, it is a call for social justice and solidarity with
Questions with Actual Answers.
The key to achieving the goals of Health for All in the 21st Century (HEALTH21) is the worldwide:
a.
cure of communicable disease.
b.
technological development of all nations.
c.
availability of health care insurance.
d.
implementation of primary health care. - Answer ANS: D
The major key to attaining Health for All by the Year 2000 was the worldwide implementation of
primary health care; this has extended into the next century with the document HEALTH21. The
World Health Assembly in 1977 stated that all citizens of the world should enjoy a level of
health that would permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Curing
communicable disease, technological developments of all nations, and availability of health care
insurance are not part of the key strategies to achieve the goals of HEALTH21.
REF: pp. 62-63
Which health problem is in need of control in developed countries?
a.
Hepatitis
b.
Malaria
c.
Polio
d.
Smallpox - Answer ANS: A
Current health concerns in more developed countries are hepatitis, infectious diseases, and new
viral strains such as hantavirus, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), H1N1, and avian flu.
Malaria, polio, and smallpox are more commonly found in lesser-developed countries.
REF: p. 64
Which is a disease that was once isolated and rare but is now widespread throughout the
world?
a.
, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
b.
Smallpox
c.
Malaria
d.
Measles - Answer ANS: A
Smallpox has been eradicated; malaria and measles were not isolated and rare throughout the
world. AIDS was once isolated and rare, but is now worldwide.
REF: p. 64
Which is referred to as a lesser-developed country?
a.
France
b.
Japan
c.
Indonesia
d.
Sweden - Answer ANS: C
A country that is not yet stable with respect to its economy and technological development is
lesser developed, which describes Indonesia. France, Japan, and Sweden are considered
developed countries
REF: p. 63
The health priorities in HEALTH21 are based on the concept of:
a.
eradication of communicable disease worldwide.
b.
social justice and solidarity with an emphasis on the responsibility for health.
c.
world trade and knowledge sharing about health concerns.
d.
provisions for the creation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). - Answer ANS: B
HEALTH21 is not a single, finite goal but a strategic process that can lead to progressive
improvement in the health of people. In essence, it is a call for social justice and solidarity with
