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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH01-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 From 2010 to 2017, by what percentage did the number of
opioid-related deaths increase in the U.S.?
126%
245%
267%
298%
2 According to WHO, the area or country with the worst average
water safety is:
Africa.
China.
India.
Oceania.
3 How many maternal deaths per 100,000 of population would
just meet the UN's goals for 2030?
20
50
70
120
4 Global health seeks to improve health for which group(s) on
the planet?
Underprivileged people
People of color
Everyone
People of color and those who can afford it
5 The World Bank:
offers loans that do not have to be repaid.
was originally established to finance healthcare research in
developing countries.
first advocated global thinking about health in the 1960s.
has financed programs that have eliminated the dangers
of childbirth in underdeveloped countries.
6 In 2016, middle- and high-income countries had how many
people who required treatment of neglected tropical diseases?
200 million
500 million
1 billion
1.3 billion
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7 With regard to health, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights:
is silent.
says that everyone has a right to see a doctor.
does not define the components of a right to health.
condemned the higher-income nations.
8 Which of the following are reasons given in the text for the
changes in the world life expectancy at birth? Choose all
correct answers.
Improved living conditions overall
Advances in medical science
Eradication of a number of communicable diseases
Better use of birth control in disadvantaged populations
9 True or False? One aspect of global health is that it seeks
equity in health for all on Earth.
True
False
10 True or False? The globalization of disease began with global
exploration.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH02-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 Which of these developed countries has the highest per
person spending on health care?
Japan
United States
United Kingdom
Sweden
2 In the United States in 2015, what percentage of Hispanics
had health insurance?
25%
38%
47%
72%
3 According to the text, what major health disparity for many
disadvantaged groups exists in the United States?
Increased incidence of heart disease
Increased incidence of cancer
Lack of health insurance
Lack of concern about health maintenance
4 Which of the following groups has the longest life
expectancies in the U.S.?
Asian females
White males
Black females
Hispanic males
5 Which statement about complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) is true for the United States?
Less than 1% of people in the United States use CAM.
Acupuncture is widely accepted and no longer considered a
CAM.
15–20% of people in the U.S. use some kind of CAM
annually.
Plant-based medicines are safe and have no side effects.
6 Which of these developed countries provides access to health
care for all residents? Choose all correct answers.
Japan
United States
United Kingdom
Sweden
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7 Which two population groups experienced the fastest growth
rate in the United States between 2000 and 2015? Choose all
correct answers.
Hispanic
African American
Asian
Pacific Islander
8 Major differences in health care between the United States
and Sweden include which of the following? Choose all correct
answers.
Extended maternity leave in Sweden compared to the
United States
Dramatically decreased incidences of tobacco use in
Sweden
The Swedish government pays 100% of healthcare costs
for all citizens.
Differing attitudes toward sex education, birth control, and
abortion services
9 List the five leading causes of death in the United States.
Answer:
Heart disease, Cancer, Unintended injury, Chronic respiratory
diseases, Stroke
Fields:
Ahead: United States
Complexity: Difficult
Subject: Chapter 2
Taxonomy: Application
Title: Global Health in Developed Societies: Examples in the
United States, Sweden, Japan, and the United Kingdom
10 True or False? In Japan, males live on average about 7 years
longer than females.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH03-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 The per-capita income in South Africa is about how many
times that of China?
2
3
4
5
2 Which country has the highest number of deaths from
tuberculosis?
China
Africa
Egypt
India
3 Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death in:
South Africa.
Israel.
Egypt.
Canada.
4 Forced abortions and sterilizations were punishments under:
the one-child rule in China.
the HIV epidemic in Africa.
the extreme poverty in South America.
the Chernobyl incident in Ukraine.
5 Unlike most countries, the female suicide rate is higher than
the male rate in which country?
China
India
South Africa
Egypt
6 Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of problems
that include of which of the following? Choose all correct
answers.
Abdominal obesity
Increased blood pressure
Lower glucose concentration
Elevated cholesterol levels
7 Starting in 1949, rural Chinese citizens received much care
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from which of the following? Choose all correct answers.
Urban physicians moved to the countryside.
Barefoot doctors.
Nurses.
EMTs.
8 True or False? Biomass fuel and coal burning in China
contribute to a major problem with indoor air pollution.
True
False
9 True or False? Polluted water is not a significant
environmental health problem in China.
True
False
10 True or False? In China, tobacco smoking is far more common
in men than in women.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH04-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 The changes in the Canadian healthcare system were followed
over the last four decades by:
less health care available for people.
more nurse practitioners and fewer physicians.
increased smoking rates.
improved life expectancy.
2 Of the countries discussed in Chapter 4, the country with the
highest life expectancy is:
United States.
Japan.
Ukraine.
Canada.
India.
3 How does obesity compare between boys and girls in Canada?
Higher in girls
Higher in boys
About equal
No statistics are kept.
4 Which of the countries profiled in Chapter 4 has no health
insurance program?
United States
Japan
Ukraine
Canada
India
5 In India, life expectancy from 1951 to 2000:
decreased slightly.
more than doubled.
almost doubled.
increased by more than 50 years.
6 Which of the following is typically higher in Japan than in the
United States?
Number of physician visits per year
Number of tobacco-related illnesses
Number of low birthweight infants
Incidences of HIV/AIDS
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7 Of the countries considered in this chapter, the country with
the lowest per capita income and the lowest per capita health
expenditure is:
United States.
Japan.
Ukraine.
India.
8 True or False? Financing health care is of concern only in
developing and underdeveloped countries.
True
False
9 True or False? The United States has more physicians and
nurses per capita than the OECD average.
True
False
10 True or False? Septicemia is one of the most expensive
hospital diagnoses in the US.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH01-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 From 2010 to 2017, by what percentage did the number of
opioid-related deaths increase in the U.S.?
126%
245%
267%
298%
2 According to WHO, the area or country with the worst average
water safety is:
Africa.
China.
India.
Oceania.
3 How many maternal deaths per 100,000 of population would
just meet the UN's goals for 2030?
20
50
70
120
4 Global health seeks to improve health for which group(s) on
the planet?
Underprivileged people
People of color
Everyone
People of color and those who can afford it
5 The World Bank:
offers loans that do not have to be repaid.
was originally established to finance healthcare research in
developing countries.
first advocated global thinking about health in the 1960s.
has financed programs that have eliminated the dangers
of childbirth in underdeveloped countries.
6 In 2016, middle- and high-income countries had how many
people who required treatment of neglected tropical diseases?
200 million
500 million
1 billion
1.3 billion
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7 With regard to health, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights:
is silent.
says that everyone has a right to see a doctor.
does not define the components of a right to health.
condemned the higher-income nations.
8 Which of the following are reasons given in the text for the
changes in the world life expectancy at birth? Choose all
correct answers.
Improved living conditions overall
Advances in medical science
Eradication of a number of communicable diseases
Better use of birth control in disadvantaged populations
9 True or False? One aspect of global health is that it seeks
equity in health for all on Earth.
True
False
10 True or False? The globalization of disease began with global
exploration.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH02-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 Which of these developed countries has the highest per
person spending on health care?
Japan
United States
United Kingdom
Sweden
2 In the United States in 2015, what percentage of Hispanics
had health insurance?
25%
38%
47%
72%
3 According to the text, what major health disparity for many
disadvantaged groups exists in the United States?
Increased incidence of heart disease
Increased incidence of cancer
Lack of health insurance
Lack of concern about health maintenance
4 Which of the following groups has the longest life
expectancies in the U.S.?
Asian females
White males
Black females
Hispanic males
5 Which statement about complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) is true for the United States?
Less than 1% of people in the United States use CAM.
Acupuncture is widely accepted and no longer considered a
CAM.
15–20% of people in the U.S. use some kind of CAM
annually.
Plant-based medicines are safe and have no side effects.
6 Which of these developed countries provides access to health
care for all residents? Choose all correct answers.
Japan
United States
United Kingdom
Sweden
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7 Which two population groups experienced the fastest growth
rate in the United States between 2000 and 2015? Choose all
correct answers.
Hispanic
African American
Asian
Pacific Islander
8 Major differences in health care between the United States
and Sweden include which of the following? Choose all correct
answers.
Extended maternity leave in Sweden compared to the
United States
Dramatically decreased incidences of tobacco use in
Sweden
The Swedish government pays 100% of healthcare costs
for all citizens.
Differing attitudes toward sex education, birth control, and
abortion services
9 List the five leading causes of death in the United States.
Answer:
Heart disease, Cancer, Unintended injury, Chronic respiratory
diseases, Stroke
Fields:
Ahead: United States
Complexity: Difficult
Subject: Chapter 2
Taxonomy: Application
Title: Global Health in Developed Societies: Examples in the
United States, Sweden, Japan, and the United Kingdom
10 True or False? In Japan, males live on average about 7 years
longer than females.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH03-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 The per-capita income in South Africa is about how many
times that of China?
2
3
4
5
2 Which country has the highest number of deaths from
tuberculosis?
China
Africa
Egypt
India
3 Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death in:
South Africa.
Israel.
Egypt.
Canada.
4 Forced abortions and sterilizations were punishments under:
the one-child rule in China.
the HIV epidemic in Africa.
the extreme poverty in South America.
the Chernobyl incident in Ukraine.
5 Unlike most countries, the female suicide rate is higher than
the male rate in which country?
China
India
South Africa
Egypt
6 Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of problems
that include of which of the following? Choose all correct
answers.
Abdominal obesity
Increased blood pressure
Lower glucose concentration
Elevated cholesterol levels
7 Starting in 1949, rural Chinese citizens received much care
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from which of the following? Choose all correct answers.
Urban physicians moved to the countryside.
Barefoot doctors.
Nurses.
EMTs.
8 True or False? Biomass fuel and coal burning in China
contribute to a major problem with indoor air pollution.
True
False
9 True or False? Polluted water is not a significant
environmental health problem in China.
True
False
10 True or False? In China, tobacco smoking is far more common
in men than in women.
True
False
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HOLTZ_ASQZ_CH04-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 4E ISSUES & POLICIES
1 The changes in the Canadian healthcare system were followed
over the last four decades by:
less health care available for people.
more nurse practitioners and fewer physicians.
increased smoking rates.
improved life expectancy.
2 Of the countries discussed in Chapter 4, the country with the
highest life expectancy is:
United States.
Japan.
Ukraine.
Canada.
India.
3 How does obesity compare between boys and girls in Canada?
Higher in girls
Higher in boys
About equal
No statistics are kept.
4 Which of the countries profiled in Chapter 4 has no health
insurance program?
United States
Japan
Ukraine
Canada
India
5 In India, life expectancy from 1951 to 2000:
decreased slightly.
more than doubled.
almost doubled.
increased by more than 50 years.
6 Which of the following is typically higher in Japan than in the
United States?
Number of physician visits per year
Number of tobacco-related illnesses
Number of low birthweight infants
Incidences of HIV/AIDS
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7 Of the countries considered in this chapter, the country with
the lowest per capita income and the lowest per capita health
expenditure is:
United States.
Japan.
Ukraine.
India.
8 True or False? Financing health care is of concern only in
developing and underdeveloped countries.
True
False
9 True or False? The United States has more physicians and
nurses per capita than the OECD average.
True
False
10 True or False? Septicemia is one of the most expensive
hospital diagnoses in the US.
True
False
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