CHS 701 EXAM QUIZZES WITH
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SOLUTIONS
Which of the following milestones in the history of social sciences in public health launched
the health behavior change paradigm for public health intervention? - Correct Answer -The
Health Belief Model
Which of the following are examples of primary prevention? - Correct Answer -Programs to
promote physical exercise
The "New Public Health Paradigm" resulted from what conceptual model of health? - Correct
Answer -The environmental sanitation approach
An important finding of the case study on applying the ecological model to formative
research for a WIC training program in New York State was that the study design did not
adequately address which of the following components? - Correct Answer -Community- and
policy-level factors
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is defined as the total number of deaths among infants in the first
year of life: - Correct Answer -per 1,000 live births
The Industrial Revolution began in the 20th century. - Correct Answer -False
What was the most significant public health consequence of the Neolithic Revolution? -
Correct Answer -Densely settled populations that sustained infectious diseases
Which of the following public health measures was not widely used prior to the Sanitary
Awakening? - Correct Answer -Vector control
An evolutionary perspective on reproductive cancers highlights the importance of changes in:
- Correct Answer -age at menarche
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, The interdisciplinary field of study that examines current-day medical problems from the
perspective of how ancient patterns of life continue to influence health and illness is: -
Correct Answer -evolutionary medicine
All of the following are examples of proximal variables in the Causal Continuum except... -
Correct Answer -family structure
Socioeconomic status is commonly measured by all of the following except... - Correct
Answer -social support.
Health disparities by race and ethnicity can be entirely explained by the differences in
socioeconomic status across racial/ethnic lines in the United States. - Correct Answer -False
Countries with more income inequality have a higher life expectancy than countries in which
there is a smaller gap between the upper- and lower-income range of its residents. - Correct
Answer -False
The Hispanic Health Paradox is best explained as which of the following? - Correct Answer -
Mexican Americans have demonstrated better health outcomes than other socioeconomically
disadvantaged minority groups in the areas of infant mortality, LBW and preterm births, life
expectancy, and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and several major types of cancer.
In the Causal Continuum, distal factors tend to be more amenable to change than proximal
factors. Consequently, distal factors are most often the target of health promotion
interventions. - Correct Answer -False
___________ is one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of morbidity and
premature mortality. - Correct Answer -Socioeconomic status
Lack of U.S. data on poverty and health can be attributed to which of the following factors? -
Correct Answer -Americans are uncomfortable with social class differences.
Which of the following statements is true about proximal vs. distal interventions? - Correct
Answer -Distal interventions are more challenging and costly to implement.
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VERIFIED UPDATED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Which of the following milestones in the history of social sciences in public health launched
the health behavior change paradigm for public health intervention? - Correct Answer -The
Health Belief Model
Which of the following are examples of primary prevention? - Correct Answer -Programs to
promote physical exercise
The "New Public Health Paradigm" resulted from what conceptual model of health? - Correct
Answer -The environmental sanitation approach
An important finding of the case study on applying the ecological model to formative
research for a WIC training program in New York State was that the study design did not
adequately address which of the following components? - Correct Answer -Community- and
policy-level factors
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is defined as the total number of deaths among infants in the first
year of life: - Correct Answer -per 1,000 live births
The Industrial Revolution began in the 20th century. - Correct Answer -False
What was the most significant public health consequence of the Neolithic Revolution? -
Correct Answer -Densely settled populations that sustained infectious diseases
Which of the following public health measures was not widely used prior to the Sanitary
Awakening? - Correct Answer -Vector control
An evolutionary perspective on reproductive cancers highlights the importance of changes in:
- Correct Answer -age at menarche
1
, The interdisciplinary field of study that examines current-day medical problems from the
perspective of how ancient patterns of life continue to influence health and illness is: -
Correct Answer -evolutionary medicine
All of the following are examples of proximal variables in the Causal Continuum except... -
Correct Answer -family structure
Socioeconomic status is commonly measured by all of the following except... - Correct
Answer -social support.
Health disparities by race and ethnicity can be entirely explained by the differences in
socioeconomic status across racial/ethnic lines in the United States. - Correct Answer -False
Countries with more income inequality have a higher life expectancy than countries in which
there is a smaller gap between the upper- and lower-income range of its residents. - Correct
Answer -False
The Hispanic Health Paradox is best explained as which of the following? - Correct Answer -
Mexican Americans have demonstrated better health outcomes than other socioeconomically
disadvantaged minority groups in the areas of infant mortality, LBW and preterm births, life
expectancy, and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and several major types of cancer.
In the Causal Continuum, distal factors tend to be more amenable to change than proximal
factors. Consequently, distal factors are most often the target of health promotion
interventions. - Correct Answer -False
___________ is one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of morbidity and
premature mortality. - Correct Answer -Socioeconomic status
Lack of U.S. data on poverty and health can be attributed to which of the following factors? -
Correct Answer -Americans are uncomfortable with social class differences.
Which of the following statements is true about proximal vs. distal interventions? - Correct
Answer -Distal interventions are more challenging and costly to implement.
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