HSC 317 EVALUATION EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
Health - ✔✔A dynamic state of condition of the human organism that is
multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person's interactions
with and adaptations to his or her environment; therefore, it can exist in varying degrees
and is specific to each individual and his or her situation.
✔✔Community - ✔✔A group of people who have common characteristics; communities
can be defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interest in particular
problems or outcomes, or other common bonds.
✔✔Public health - ✔✔Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the
conditions in which people can be healthy can occur.
✔✔Public Health System - ✔✔The organizational mechanism of those activities
undertaken within the formal structure of government and the associated efforts of
private and voluntary organizations and individuals.
✔✔Community Health - ✔✔The health status of a defined group of people and actions
and conditions to promote, protect and preserve their health.
✔✔Population Health - ✔✔The health status of people who are not organized and have
no identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and
preserve their health.
✔✔Global Health - ✔✔Describes health problems issues, and concerns that transcend
national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other
countries and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions.
✔✔Community Organizing - ✔✔A process through which communities are helped to
identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and
implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set.
, ✔✔Head Immunity - ✔✔The resistance of a population to the spread of an infectious
agent based on the immunity of a high proportion of individuals.
✔✔Spiritual Era of Public Health - ✔✔A time during the Middle Ages when the
causation of communicable disease was linked to spiritual forces.
✔✔Modern Era of Public Health - ✔✔The era of public health that began in 1850 and
continues today.
✔✔Bacteriological Period of Public Health - ✔✔The period of 1875-1900, during which
the causes of many bacterial diseases were discovered.
✔✔Health Resources Development Period - ✔✔The years of 1900-1960, a time of great
growth in health care facilities and providers.
✔✔Reform Phase of Public Health - ✔✔The years of 1900-1920, characterized by
social movements to improve health conditions in cities and in the workplace.
✔✔Medicare - ✔✔Older adults and disabilities
✔✔Medicaid - ✔✔Poor
✔✔Bioterrorism - ✔✔The threatened or intentional release of biological agents for the
purpose of influencing the conduct of government or intimidating or coercing a civilian
population to further political or social objectives.
✔✔Health Disparities - ✔✔The difference in health among different populations
✔✔Public Health Preparedness - ✔✔The ability of the public health system, community,
and individuals to prevent, protect against, quickly respond to, and recover from health
emergencies, particularly those in which scale, timing, or unpredictability threatens to
overwhelm routine capabilities.
✔✔Medical Preparedness - ✔✔the ability of the health care system to prevent, protect
against, quickly respond to, and recover from health emergencies particularly those
whose scale, timing, or unpredictability threatens to overwhelm routine capabilities.
✔✔Top-Down Funding - ✔✔A method of funding in which funds are transmitted from
federal or state governmental to the local level.
✔✔Governmental Health Agencies - ✔✔Health agencies that are part of the
governmental structure (federal, state, or local) and that are funded primarily by tax
dollars.
QUESTIONS SET A+
Health - ✔✔A dynamic state of condition of the human organism that is
multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person's interactions
with and adaptations to his or her environment; therefore, it can exist in varying degrees
and is specific to each individual and his or her situation.
✔✔Community - ✔✔A group of people who have common characteristics; communities
can be defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interest in particular
problems or outcomes, or other common bonds.
✔✔Public health - ✔✔Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the
conditions in which people can be healthy can occur.
✔✔Public Health System - ✔✔The organizational mechanism of those activities
undertaken within the formal structure of government and the associated efforts of
private and voluntary organizations and individuals.
✔✔Community Health - ✔✔The health status of a defined group of people and actions
and conditions to promote, protect and preserve their health.
✔✔Population Health - ✔✔The health status of people who are not organized and have
no identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and
preserve their health.
✔✔Global Health - ✔✔Describes health problems issues, and concerns that transcend
national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other
countries and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions.
✔✔Community Organizing - ✔✔A process through which communities are helped to
identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and
implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set.
, ✔✔Head Immunity - ✔✔The resistance of a population to the spread of an infectious
agent based on the immunity of a high proportion of individuals.
✔✔Spiritual Era of Public Health - ✔✔A time during the Middle Ages when the
causation of communicable disease was linked to spiritual forces.
✔✔Modern Era of Public Health - ✔✔The era of public health that began in 1850 and
continues today.
✔✔Bacteriological Period of Public Health - ✔✔The period of 1875-1900, during which
the causes of many bacterial diseases were discovered.
✔✔Health Resources Development Period - ✔✔The years of 1900-1960, a time of great
growth in health care facilities and providers.
✔✔Reform Phase of Public Health - ✔✔The years of 1900-1920, characterized by
social movements to improve health conditions in cities and in the workplace.
✔✔Medicare - ✔✔Older adults and disabilities
✔✔Medicaid - ✔✔Poor
✔✔Bioterrorism - ✔✔The threatened or intentional release of biological agents for the
purpose of influencing the conduct of government or intimidating or coercing a civilian
population to further political or social objectives.
✔✔Health Disparities - ✔✔The difference in health among different populations
✔✔Public Health Preparedness - ✔✔The ability of the public health system, community,
and individuals to prevent, protect against, quickly respond to, and recover from health
emergencies, particularly those in which scale, timing, or unpredictability threatens to
overwhelm routine capabilities.
✔✔Medical Preparedness - ✔✔the ability of the health care system to prevent, protect
against, quickly respond to, and recover from health emergencies particularly those
whose scale, timing, or unpredictability threatens to overwhelm routine capabilities.
✔✔Top-Down Funding - ✔✔A method of funding in which funds are transmitted from
federal or state governmental to the local level.
✔✔Governmental Health Agencies - ✔✔Health agencies that are part of the
governmental structure (federal, state, or local) and that are funded primarily by tax
dollars.
