UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Health - CORRECT ANSWER a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Global health - CORRECT ANSWER the collaborative actions taken to identify and address
transnational concerns about the exposures and diseases that adversely affect human populations
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of the causes of disease, including both intrinsic
(internal) causes, such as genetics and psychological factors, and extrinsic (external) causes such as
infectious disease and environmental exposures
Miasma - CORRECT ANSWER pungent odor of poorly managed waste
Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER focuses on preventing, diagnosing, and treating health
problems in individuals and families
Public health - CORRECT ANSWER focuses on promoting health and preventing illnesses,
injuries, and early deaths at the population level by identifying mitigating environmental hazards,
promoting healthy behaviors, ensuring access to essential health services, and taking other actions to
protect the health, safety, and well-being of groups of people
Environmental health - CORRECT ANSWER the study of the connections between human
health and environmental exposures like air quality, water quality, etc
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of the distribution of health problems in
populations, the risk factors for developing those conditions, and the effectiveness of interventions to
address these concerns
Biostatistics - CORRECT ANSWER the science of analyzing health data and interpreting the
results so that they can be applied to solving public health problems