Intro to PH: Exam #1 Prep Complete
Questions And Answers
Which of these statements about healthcare in the US is true? CORRECT ANSWERS
Medicare Part A provides hospital insurance, funded through payroll taxes.
For the following sentence select the correct fill in the blank response. The US spends
____ on health care and generally receives _______ services and outcomes than other
similar nations CORRECT ANSWERS more, less
Many factors affect the cost of health care. This is one: CORRECT ANSWERS Tax and
cost control decisions made around the time of WWII.
The term "single payer system" means that CORRECT ANSWERS The government
provides most of the funding for health coverage.
An example of the need for health care cost control is: CORRECT ANSWERS The cost
of wound care dressings compared to their benefit.
Public health is introduced as having a philosophy that focuses on "upstream" factors.
Which of the following is/are examples of those factors? CORRECT ANSWERS
Prevention and Access to health care/treatment
______ is defined as "establishing conditions that give everyone the opportunity to
reach their best health." CORRECT ANSWERS health equity
The 3 core functions of PH are CORRECT ANSWERS Assessment, Policy
Development, and Assurance
True or False: Eating too few fruits/vegetables is considered a risk factor for premature
death. CORRECT ANSWERS True
Deals with early detection when this improves the chances for positive health outcomes:
CORRECT ANSWERS Secondary Prevention
Actions aimed at avoiding the manifestation of disease: CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
Prevention
The prevention of disease progression and attendant suffering after it is clinically
obvious and a diagnosis established: CORRECT ANSWERS Tertiary Prevention
This level of prevention is aimed to prevent disease or injury before it even occurs:
CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
Questions And Answers
Which of these statements about healthcare in the US is true? CORRECT ANSWERS
Medicare Part A provides hospital insurance, funded through payroll taxes.
For the following sentence select the correct fill in the blank response. The US spends
____ on health care and generally receives _______ services and outcomes than other
similar nations CORRECT ANSWERS more, less
Many factors affect the cost of health care. This is one: CORRECT ANSWERS Tax and
cost control decisions made around the time of WWII.
The term "single payer system" means that CORRECT ANSWERS The government
provides most of the funding for health coverage.
An example of the need for health care cost control is: CORRECT ANSWERS The cost
of wound care dressings compared to their benefit.
Public health is introduced as having a philosophy that focuses on "upstream" factors.
Which of the following is/are examples of those factors? CORRECT ANSWERS
Prevention and Access to health care/treatment
______ is defined as "establishing conditions that give everyone the opportunity to
reach their best health." CORRECT ANSWERS health equity
The 3 core functions of PH are CORRECT ANSWERS Assessment, Policy
Development, and Assurance
True or False: Eating too few fruits/vegetables is considered a risk factor for premature
death. CORRECT ANSWERS True
Deals with early detection when this improves the chances for positive health outcomes:
CORRECT ANSWERS Secondary Prevention
Actions aimed at avoiding the manifestation of disease: CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
Prevention
The prevention of disease progression and attendant suffering after it is clinically
obvious and a diagnosis established: CORRECT ANSWERS Tertiary Prevention
This level of prevention is aimed to prevent disease or injury before it even occurs:
CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
