GCH 205 Exam 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. All of the following are examples of public health activities EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER
• A physician's diagnosing malaria
2. The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is: -
CORRECT ANSWER • The public health approach focuses on the health of populations rather
than on the health of individuals
3. Which of these is a low-income country? - CORRECT ANSWER • Cambodia
4. Which of these is NOT a public health activity? - CORRECT ANSWER • A physician's
diagnosing TB
5. The Millennium Development Goals include a goal to: - CORRECT ANSWER • Reduce
child mortality
6. The only human disease eradicated to date has been: - CORRECT ANSWER • Smallpox
7. Which of these is likely to be an important determinant of health for poor people in poor countries?
- CORRECT ANSWER • Lack of access to safe water
8. Which indicator best reflects the health status of women in a low-income country? - CORRECT
ANSWER • Maternal mortality ratio
9. As a country develops economically from being very low-income to higher income, what are the
most important changes that occur in the country's burden of disease? - CORRECT ANSWER
• The share of communicable disease declines and the share of non-communicable disease
increases
10. In a low-income country in Africa, which population groups would be likely to have the worst
health status? - CORRECT ANSWER • Rural and poor
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. All of the following are examples of public health activities EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER
• A physician's diagnosing malaria
2. The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is: -
CORRECT ANSWER • The public health approach focuses on the health of populations rather
than on the health of individuals
3. Which of these is a low-income country? - CORRECT ANSWER • Cambodia
4. Which of these is NOT a public health activity? - CORRECT ANSWER • A physician's
diagnosing TB
5. The Millennium Development Goals include a goal to: - CORRECT ANSWER • Reduce
child mortality
6. The only human disease eradicated to date has been: - CORRECT ANSWER • Smallpox
7. Which of these is likely to be an important determinant of health for poor people in poor countries?
- CORRECT ANSWER • Lack of access to safe water
8. Which indicator best reflects the health status of women in a low-income country? - CORRECT
ANSWER • Maternal mortality ratio
9. As a country develops economically from being very low-income to higher income, what are the
most important changes that occur in the country's burden of disease? - CORRECT ANSWER
• The share of communicable disease declines and the share of non-communicable disease
increases
10. In a low-income country in Africa, which population groups would be likely to have the worst
health status? - CORRECT ANSWER • Rural and poor
