PHLT 302-Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
a, b, & c - ANSWER According to Dr. Wykoff, Dean, School of Public Health, East
Tennessee State University, "what can we do to improve population health"?
False - ANSWER "Public Health" and "Population Health" are synonymous
terms.
60% - ANSWER According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, what
percentage of Americans believe the federal government should ensure health
care coverage for all Americans?
Everyone - ANSWER The health of populations is the responsibility of:
All of the above - ANSWER Public health includes:
Practices - ANSWER Which of the following is a dimension of the public health
system?
False - ANSWER The cholera epidemic of 1854 disproportionately affected lower
social classes in London.
Public Health in America - ANSWER "Healthy people in healthy communities" is
the vision for which of the following?
Smokers - ANSWER If trends through 1965 continued until today, the world
would have 50 million more of which of the following?
True - ANSWER The Institute of Medicine (IOM) landmark report, The Future of
Public Health, established recommendations for a new way of organizing public
health activities around three core public health functions: assessment, policy
development, and assurance.
Edwin Chadwick - ANSWER Which of the following believed that disease was the
cause of poverty?
Although they come from many professions and disciplines, their common bond
is not one of a shared body of knowledge or academic preparation, but a
, commitment to the goal of improved population health. - ANSWER Which of the
following statements characterizes an important difference between public
health and most other professions?
All of these options are included. - ANSWER Which of these domains of
determinants is included in the social-ecological model of determinants of
health?
True - ANSWER Age-adjusted mortality rates for heart disease and stroke
declined by more than 50% between 1950 and 2000.
Social Justice - ANSWER In which form of justice are collective actions leading
to the assumption of additional burdens often necessary in order to assure the
fair distribution of societal benefits?
Health - ANSWER In 1978, which of the following was redefined as "a level that
permits people to lead socially and economically productive lives"?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ANSWER Adding the prevalence of
cigarette smoking to the list of diseases reported by states was a historic step
taken by which of the following agencies in 1996?
Heart disease - ANSWER As of the year 2000, what is the leading cause of death
in the United States?
Assure access to health services, including clinical and community preventive
services, for all age groups - ANSWER Which of these is not a goal of the Healthy
People 2020 initiative?
When comprehensively performed, a cost-effectiveness analysis is considered
the gold standard of economic evaluations. - ANSWER Which of the following
statements is False?
Vital statistics - ANSWER Which of the following is the best source of information
on adult and infant mortality?
Pneumonia and influenza - ANSWER In 1900, the leading cause of death in the
United States was which of the following conditions?
Infant mortality rate - ANSWER Along with life expectancy, which of the following
is commonly used in comparisons of health status among nations?
Quality-adjusted life-year - ANSWER A measure of health status assigns to each
period of time a weight, ranging from 0 to 1, corresponding to the health-related
quality of life during that period. These weight values are then summed across
time periods to calculate this measure. For each period, a weight of 1
Correct Answers
a, b, & c - ANSWER According to Dr. Wykoff, Dean, School of Public Health, East
Tennessee State University, "what can we do to improve population health"?
False - ANSWER "Public Health" and "Population Health" are synonymous
terms.
60% - ANSWER According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, what
percentage of Americans believe the federal government should ensure health
care coverage for all Americans?
Everyone - ANSWER The health of populations is the responsibility of:
All of the above - ANSWER Public health includes:
Practices - ANSWER Which of the following is a dimension of the public health
system?
False - ANSWER The cholera epidemic of 1854 disproportionately affected lower
social classes in London.
Public Health in America - ANSWER "Healthy people in healthy communities" is
the vision for which of the following?
Smokers - ANSWER If trends through 1965 continued until today, the world
would have 50 million more of which of the following?
True - ANSWER The Institute of Medicine (IOM) landmark report, The Future of
Public Health, established recommendations for a new way of organizing public
health activities around three core public health functions: assessment, policy
development, and assurance.
Edwin Chadwick - ANSWER Which of the following believed that disease was the
cause of poverty?
Although they come from many professions and disciplines, their common bond
is not one of a shared body of knowledge or academic preparation, but a
, commitment to the goal of improved population health. - ANSWER Which of the
following statements characterizes an important difference between public
health and most other professions?
All of these options are included. - ANSWER Which of these domains of
determinants is included in the social-ecological model of determinants of
health?
True - ANSWER Age-adjusted mortality rates for heart disease and stroke
declined by more than 50% between 1950 and 2000.
Social Justice - ANSWER In which form of justice are collective actions leading
to the assumption of additional burdens often necessary in order to assure the
fair distribution of societal benefits?
Health - ANSWER In 1978, which of the following was redefined as "a level that
permits people to lead socially and economically productive lives"?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ANSWER Adding the prevalence of
cigarette smoking to the list of diseases reported by states was a historic step
taken by which of the following agencies in 1996?
Heart disease - ANSWER As of the year 2000, what is the leading cause of death
in the United States?
Assure access to health services, including clinical and community preventive
services, for all age groups - ANSWER Which of these is not a goal of the Healthy
People 2020 initiative?
When comprehensively performed, a cost-effectiveness analysis is considered
the gold standard of economic evaluations. - ANSWER Which of the following
statements is False?
Vital statistics - ANSWER Which of the following is the best source of information
on adult and infant mortality?
Pneumonia and influenza - ANSWER In 1900, the leading cause of death in the
United States was which of the following conditions?
Infant mortality rate - ANSWER Along with life expectancy, which of the following
is commonly used in comparisons of health status among nations?
Quality-adjusted life-year - ANSWER A measure of health status assigns to each
period of time a weight, ranging from 0 to 1, corresponding to the health-related
quality of life during that period. These weight values are then summed across
time periods to calculate this measure. For each period, a weight of 1
