MHA 708 EXAM A HEALTHCARE POLICY
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER| LATEST
UPDATE
The value of all goods and services produced within a country for a given period;
a key indicator of the country's economic activity and financial well-being
gross domestic product
health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being.
WHO
Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age.
Life expectancy
Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period.
Mortality
Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified
period.
Morbidity
,A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform
functions considered normal.
Disability
A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of disability
and symptoms of illness.
Quality adjusted life years
Major categories of mental health measures
Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
Categories of physical health
•Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
Public Health vs Population health
, 1. both interact with medical care but are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where possible-
look at subgroups and compare
Market vs. Social Justice
Market- willingness to pay for needs
Social justice- allocates care according to need rather than ability to pay
Health status can influence determinants of health
reverse causality
Allocative health policy is ____ and ____
distributive and redistributive
ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health
and productivity
Mental Illness
most commonly used measure of relative social well-being
Socioeconomic status
The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified period.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER| LATEST
UPDATE
The value of all goods and services produced within a country for a given period;
a key indicator of the country's economic activity and financial well-being
gross domestic product
health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being.
WHO
Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age.
Life expectancy
Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period.
Mortality
Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified
period.
Morbidity
,A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform
functions considered normal.
Disability
A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of disability
and symptoms of illness.
Quality adjusted life years
Major categories of mental health measures
Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
Categories of physical health
•Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
Public Health vs Population health
, 1. both interact with medical care but are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where possible-
look at subgroups and compare
Market vs. Social Justice
Market- willingness to pay for needs
Social justice- allocates care according to need rather than ability to pay
Health status can influence determinants of health
reverse causality
Allocative health policy is ____ and ____
distributive and redistributive
ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health
and productivity
Mental Illness
most commonly used measure of relative social well-being
Socioeconomic status
The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified period.
