FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBAL HEALTH EXAM 1 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
COMPLETE EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
According to the week 2 lecture, which of the following is NOT one of the 3 outcomes of a
health system?
-Good health
-Stewardship
-Responsiveness
-Financial Protection - correct answer ✔✔Stewardship
According to chapter 8 of textbook, 45% of deaths of children under age 5 can be attributed to
what causes?
-Tropical
-Country-sepcific
-Minimal
-Nutritional-related - correct answer ✔✔Nutritional-related
Referring to week 5 lecture on nutrition, vitamin A deficiency can be dealt with by means of
which of the following programs?
-2 oral doses of vitamin A supplements (capsules)
-Fortification of table salt
-Plumpynut
-Fortification of wheat or maize flour - correct answer ✔✔2 oral doses of vitamin A
supplements (capsules)
,According to the textbook chapter on Policy & Program briefs, what is the term for the following
definition: ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventive, and curative health
services they need, and ensuring that the use of these services does not increase financial
hardship?
-Universal health coverage
-Medicine
-Private healthcare
-Adequate supply of potable water & sanitation - correct answer ✔✔Universal Health coverage
According to the lecture on the importance of socioeconomic status, approximately how many
people live on less than $1 per day?
-2 billion
-1 billion
-1 thousand
-no one - correct answer ✔✔1 billion
Select the organization that matches this description: the organization was founded in 1945,
with headquarters in Atlanta, originally it was formed to ship parcels to Europeans in danger of
starvation following World War 2. Over time this agency evolved to provide famine assistance,
health care services and family planning programs. Overall, this agency aims to achieve lasting
victories over poverty
-Peace corps
-Oxfam
-CARE
-World Health Organization - correct answer ✔✔CARE
, The health care system in the US is neither universal or publicly funded
-True
-False - correct answer ✔✔True
The focus of public health is on health care of an individual, whereas medicine focuses on
health of a population, including a community's access to quality health care and physicians
-True
-False - correct answer ✔✔False
Chapter 2 in the textbook discussed different methods used to measure determinants and
trends in society. What does the under 5 mortality rate measure?
-Number of maternal deaths per 1,000 live births
-Number of years a child born today can be expected to live
-Deaths of infants under 28 days for every 1,000 live births
-Deaths of children under 5 years of age for every 1,000 live births - correct answer ✔✔Deaths
of children under 5 years of age for every 1,000 live births
There are large disparities in health equity within social classes. For example, under-five
mortality rates are lower for the richest of society, compared to the poorest
-True
-False - correct answer ✔✔True
How does poor health impact education?
COMPLETE EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
According to the week 2 lecture, which of the following is NOT one of the 3 outcomes of a
health system?
-Good health
-Stewardship
-Responsiveness
-Financial Protection - correct answer ✔✔Stewardship
According to chapter 8 of textbook, 45% of deaths of children under age 5 can be attributed to
what causes?
-Tropical
-Country-sepcific
-Minimal
-Nutritional-related - correct answer ✔✔Nutritional-related
Referring to week 5 lecture on nutrition, vitamin A deficiency can be dealt with by means of
which of the following programs?
-2 oral doses of vitamin A supplements (capsules)
-Fortification of table salt
-Plumpynut
-Fortification of wheat or maize flour - correct answer ✔✔2 oral doses of vitamin A
supplements (capsules)
,According to the textbook chapter on Policy & Program briefs, what is the term for the following
definition: ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventive, and curative health
services they need, and ensuring that the use of these services does not increase financial
hardship?
-Universal health coverage
-Medicine
-Private healthcare
-Adequate supply of potable water & sanitation - correct answer ✔✔Universal Health coverage
According to the lecture on the importance of socioeconomic status, approximately how many
people live on less than $1 per day?
-2 billion
-1 billion
-1 thousand
-no one - correct answer ✔✔1 billion
Select the organization that matches this description: the organization was founded in 1945,
with headquarters in Atlanta, originally it was formed to ship parcels to Europeans in danger of
starvation following World War 2. Over time this agency evolved to provide famine assistance,
health care services and family planning programs. Overall, this agency aims to achieve lasting
victories over poverty
-Peace corps
-Oxfam
-CARE
-World Health Organization - correct answer ✔✔CARE
, The health care system in the US is neither universal or publicly funded
-True
-False - correct answer ✔✔True
The focus of public health is on health care of an individual, whereas medicine focuses on
health of a population, including a community's access to quality health care and physicians
-True
-False - correct answer ✔✔False
Chapter 2 in the textbook discussed different methods used to measure determinants and
trends in society. What does the under 5 mortality rate measure?
-Number of maternal deaths per 1,000 live births
-Number of years a child born today can be expected to live
-Deaths of infants under 28 days for every 1,000 live births
-Deaths of children under 5 years of age for every 1,000 live births - correct answer ✔✔Deaths
of children under 5 years of age for every 1,000 live births
There are large disparities in health equity within social classes. For example, under-five
mortality rates are lower for the richest of society, compared to the poorest
-True
-False - correct answer ✔✔True
How does poor health impact education?
