PUBH 201 quiz 5
Health expenditures are a significant component of the global economy, accounting for more
than_______of the world's total gross domestic product (GDP). - correct answer ✔✔8%
Spending on health activities can be divided into two categories: - correct answer ✔✔1. Money spent on
personal health
2. Money spent on public health
Personal health expenses relate to: - correct answer ✔✔the health of one individual or family.
Public health expenses relate to shared activities that protect: - correct answer ✔✔a community, a
nation, or the global population at large.
How much money was spent worldwide in 2015? - correct answer ✔✔9 trillion
How much could the cost rise in 2030? - correct answer ✔✔16 trillion per year
High income countries spend __________ money per resident on healthcare services than low income
countries do. - correct answer ✔✔more
Most public health activities in higher income countries are funded by? - correct answer ✔✔taxes
Public health initiatives in lower income countries are often financed with a combination of? - correct
answer ✔✔governmental and external support
Governments in high income countries use what to pay for most health services? - correct answer
✔✔tax revenue
, In low income countries a more ____________ set of funders pay for health activities - correct answer
✔✔diverse
Financing - correct answer ✔✔the provision of money for a particular activity and the management of
that investment
Financing for global health is allocated to both - correct answer ✔✔personal and public functions
Some global health funding helps expand the personal healthcare services that they offer to residents for
which type of income country? - correct answer ✔✔low income countries
Some global health funding supports: - correct answer ✔✔global health governance
the development and dissemination of new health technologies, pandemic preparedness and response
and other public health functions.
A health system includes all of the: - correct answer ✔✔people, facilities, products, resources, and
organizational structures that deliver health services to a population.
WHO's 6 core building blocks: - correct answer ✔✔1. The provision of effective personal and population-
based healthcare services
2. A well-trained and productive health workforce that is able to provide quality care to all populations
3. A strong health information system (HIS) that collects, analyzes, and disseminates the information
about population health and health systems performance that is critical for health system decision-
making
4. Access to essential medicines, medical devices, vaccines, and other health technologies
5. A health financing system that enables everyone to access affordable services when they are needed
(and at the same time provides incentives not to overuse services)
Health expenditures are a significant component of the global economy, accounting for more
than_______of the world's total gross domestic product (GDP). - correct answer ✔✔8%
Spending on health activities can be divided into two categories: - correct answer ✔✔1. Money spent on
personal health
2. Money spent on public health
Personal health expenses relate to: - correct answer ✔✔the health of one individual or family.
Public health expenses relate to shared activities that protect: - correct answer ✔✔a community, a
nation, or the global population at large.
How much money was spent worldwide in 2015? - correct answer ✔✔9 trillion
How much could the cost rise in 2030? - correct answer ✔✔16 trillion per year
High income countries spend __________ money per resident on healthcare services than low income
countries do. - correct answer ✔✔more
Most public health activities in higher income countries are funded by? - correct answer ✔✔taxes
Public health initiatives in lower income countries are often financed with a combination of? - correct
answer ✔✔governmental and external support
Governments in high income countries use what to pay for most health services? - correct answer
✔✔tax revenue
, In low income countries a more ____________ set of funders pay for health activities - correct answer
✔✔diverse
Financing - correct answer ✔✔the provision of money for a particular activity and the management of
that investment
Financing for global health is allocated to both - correct answer ✔✔personal and public functions
Some global health funding helps expand the personal healthcare services that they offer to residents for
which type of income country? - correct answer ✔✔low income countries
Some global health funding supports: - correct answer ✔✔global health governance
the development and dissemination of new health technologies, pandemic preparedness and response
and other public health functions.
A health system includes all of the: - correct answer ✔✔people, facilities, products, resources, and
organizational structures that deliver health services to a population.
WHO's 6 core building blocks: - correct answer ✔✔1. The provision of effective personal and population-
based healthcare services
2. A well-trained and productive health workforce that is able to provide quality care to all populations
3. A strong health information system (HIS) that collects, analyzes, and disseminates the information
about population health and health systems performance that is critical for health system decision-
making
4. Access to essential medicines, medical devices, vaccines, and other health technologies
5. A health financing system that enables everyone to access affordable services when they are needed
(and at the same time provides incentives not to overuse services)
