MHA 707 EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Who is health care systems for? Answer: legitimized patients by
appropriate providers
● What are variation among nations healthcare systems? Answer:
definitions of HC problems, diagnosis and treatment models, and social
position, training and authority of healers.
● What is health? Answer: complete, physical, mental and social well-
being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
● What are determinants of health? Answer: genetic inheritance,
physical environement, social and economic environment, health
behavior, and healthcare
● Behavior that affects health, negatively Answer: smoking,
alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise
● implicated in most leading causes of death in US? Answer: heart
disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases
, ● What are the main goals of HC? Answer: restore health and prevent
worsening of problems
● Levels of prevention Answer: primary, secondary and tertiary
● Primay Prevention Answer: eliminate risk factors to prevent onset.
i.e.-- vaxx, exercise, smoking cessation
● Secondary Prevention Answer: early detection and treatment (goal to
restore pre-onset health status). i.e.-- BP screening, pap smears etc.
● Tertiary prevention Answer: prevent further exacerbation of health
problem. i.e. controlling blood sugar, prevent heart attack, stroke etc.
● US HC Systems are: Answer: -complex and unique
-decentralized: fragmented
-mix of private and public financing and provision of care
-historically has produced higher physicians incomes and profits for
suppliers of medical products.
● Components of HC Answer: workforce, facilities, medical products,
training and research, and financing
● workforce Answer: 12.7 million people
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Who is health care systems for? Answer: legitimized patients by
appropriate providers
● What are variation among nations healthcare systems? Answer:
definitions of HC problems, diagnosis and treatment models, and social
position, training and authority of healers.
● What is health? Answer: complete, physical, mental and social well-
being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
● What are determinants of health? Answer: genetic inheritance,
physical environement, social and economic environment, health
behavior, and healthcare
● Behavior that affects health, negatively Answer: smoking,
alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise
● implicated in most leading causes of death in US? Answer: heart
disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases
, ● What are the main goals of HC? Answer: restore health and prevent
worsening of problems
● Levels of prevention Answer: primary, secondary and tertiary
● Primay Prevention Answer: eliminate risk factors to prevent onset.
i.e.-- vaxx, exercise, smoking cessation
● Secondary Prevention Answer: early detection and treatment (goal to
restore pre-onset health status). i.e.-- BP screening, pap smears etc.
● Tertiary prevention Answer: prevent further exacerbation of health
problem. i.e. controlling blood sugar, prevent heart attack, stroke etc.
● US HC Systems are: Answer: -complex and unique
-decentralized: fragmented
-mix of private and public financing and provision of care
-historically has produced higher physicians incomes and profits for
suppliers of medical products.
● Components of HC Answer: workforce, facilities, medical products,
training and research, and financing
● workforce Answer: 12.7 million people
