GCH 205 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and
Answers
1. All of the following are examples of public health activities EXCEPT:
• A physician's diagnosing malaria
2. The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is:
• 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?
• Cambodia
4. Which of these is NOT a public health activity?
• A physician's diagnosing TB
5. The Millennium Development Goals include a goal to:
• Reduce child mortality
6. The only human disease eradicated to date has been:
• Smallpox
7. Which of these is likely to be an important determinant of health for poor people in poor
countries?
• Lack of access to safe water
8. Which indicator best reflects the health status of women in a low-income country?
• 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?
• 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?
• Rural and poor
11. The number of deaths of children under one year of age for every 1,000 live births in a given
year is the
• Infant mortality rate
12. Life expectancy at birth is highest in which region?
• Latin America and the Caribbean
13. The neonatal mortality rate is highest in which region?
• Sub-Saharan Africa
14. Temporarily falling below the poverty line in low-income countries is often caused by which of
the following?
• Getting sick
15. As a person's health increases, we expect their productivity to:
• Increase
16. Which of the following does NOT describe a link between health and education?
• Education contributes to the spread of illness
17. Public expenditure on health includes all of the following except:
Answers
1. All of the following are examples of public health activities EXCEPT:
• A physician's diagnosing malaria
2. The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is:
• 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?
• Cambodia
4. Which of these is NOT a public health activity?
• A physician's diagnosing TB
5. The Millennium Development Goals include a goal to:
• Reduce child mortality
6. The only human disease eradicated to date has been:
• Smallpox
7. Which of these is likely to be an important determinant of health for poor people in poor
countries?
• Lack of access to safe water
8. Which indicator best reflects the health status of women in a low-income country?
• 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?
• 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?
• Rural and poor
11. The number of deaths of children under one year of age for every 1,000 live births in a given
year is the
• Infant mortality rate
12. Life expectancy at birth is highest in which region?
• Latin America and the Caribbean
13. The neonatal mortality rate is highest in which region?
• Sub-Saharan Africa
14. Temporarily falling below the poverty line in low-income countries is often caused by which of
the following?
• Getting sick
15. As a person's health increases, we expect their productivity to:
• Increase
16. Which of the following does NOT describe a link between health and education?
• Education contributes to the spread of illness
17. Public expenditure on health includes all of the following except:
