MHA 708 Exam A Test Questions
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_______ by organized interest groups is a common component of the
political process in a democracy - ANSWER-Lobbying
3 important reasons to study health policy - ANSWER-- first step
toward influencing policy
- allows one to engage in efforts to improve it
- health policy influences population health
3 measures of social well-being - ANSWER-socioeconomic status,
quality of life, social contacts and social resources
3 regulators of stakeholders in health policy - ANSWER-availability of
basic services, high quality, contain costs
, 4 definitions of health policy - ANSWER-- policy pertaining to or
influencing the attainment of health
- the aggregate of principles, stated or unstated, that characterize the
distribution of resources, services, and political influences that impact
the health of the population
- may influence each component in the determinants-of-health
framework directly or indirectly
- affects groups or classes of individuals and organizations
5 determinants of health - ANSWER-- social and economic support
- physical environment
- genetics and epigenetics
- medical care, including prevention, treatment, and disease
management programs
- health-related behaviors
5 measures of health - ANSWER-life expectancy, mortality, morbidity,
disability, quality of life
5 mental health measures of health - ANSWER-mental conditions,
behaviors, perceptions, satisfaction, services received
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease of infirmity - ANSWER-WHO definition of
health
goal of private insurance as a stakeholder in health policy - ANSWER-
maintain their share of the health insurance market and remain
profitable
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_______ by organized interest groups is a common component of the
political process in a democracy - ANSWER-Lobbying
3 important reasons to study health policy - ANSWER-- first step
toward influencing policy
- allows one to engage in efforts to improve it
- health policy influences population health
3 measures of social well-being - ANSWER-socioeconomic status,
quality of life, social contacts and social resources
3 regulators of stakeholders in health policy - ANSWER-availability of
basic services, high quality, contain costs
, 4 definitions of health policy - ANSWER-- policy pertaining to or
influencing the attainment of health
- the aggregate of principles, stated or unstated, that characterize the
distribution of resources, services, and political influences that impact
the health of the population
- may influence each component in the determinants-of-health
framework directly or indirectly
- affects groups or classes of individuals and organizations
5 determinants of health - ANSWER-- social and economic support
- physical environment
- genetics and epigenetics
- medical care, including prevention, treatment, and disease
management programs
- health-related behaviors
5 measures of health - ANSWER-life expectancy, mortality, morbidity,
disability, quality of life
5 mental health measures of health - ANSWER-mental conditions,
behaviors, perceptions, satisfaction, services received
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease of infirmity - ANSWER-WHO definition of
health
goal of private insurance as a stakeholder in health policy - ANSWER-
maintain their share of the health insurance market and remain
profitable
