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Illness is based on professional evaluation, while disease is based on a person's
perspective on how they feel - correct answer ✔✔False
The US spends more on health care than other developed nations, but at least we
live longer, have lower burden of disease, and have less preventable deaths -
correct answer ✔✔False
Moving to Medicare for All or a single-payer health insurance system would cut
healthcare spending in the US nearly overnight. - correct answer ✔✔False -
Insuring more people would, in the short term, drive healthcare spending up as
more people would have more access to healthcare. Advocates of single-payer or
Medicare for All plans suggest that in the long term, spending will decrease.
Despite high healthcare spending in the US, most Americans are: - correct answer
✔✔satisfied with their health insurance coverage AND satisfied with the quality of
their care
Why is health care spending so much greater in the US than other comparable
countries? - correct answer ✔✔Health care costs more in the US
The U.S. spends more on social programs (like welfare) than all other countries. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Match the following factors to the correct component of the Andersen model:
,Insurance coverage
Pain
Age - correct answer ✔✔Enabling
Need
Predisposing
Which of these is causing the US to spend more on healthcare than all other
countries: - correct answer ✔✔Prices
Based on the Andersen model of Health Services Utilization, income falls under
this category: - correct answer ✔✔Enabling resources
Research has demonstrated that mandating face mask use in public does not slow
the daily COVID-19 growth rate - correct answer ✔✔False
The conceptual framework we often use in infectious disease epidemiology
consists of: (select all that apply) - correct answer ✔✔Agent
Environment
Host
Public Health laws rely largely on individuals complying with a behavior change
with the goal of protecting the larger community - correct answer ✔✔True
A higher test positivity rate is a good thing- it means that we are adequately
testing enough people in our population - correct answer ✔✔False
, Compared to other countries, the U.S. has more health care workers, more
hospital beds, and more funding for public health programs and social safety net
programs - correct answer ✔✔False
During the pandemic, the CDC has been responsible for approving public use of
COVID-19 testing kits and vaccines. - correct answer ✔✔False - The CDC was
actually responsible for DEVELOPING the initial test kits, setting national
guidelines and monitoring the COVID-19 infection counts. The FDA was
responsible for approving the use of testing kits and vaccines.
Herd immunity is important for the following reasons: - correct answer ✔✔(ALL)
Protects elderly
Protects newborns
Protects those who are too ill to be vaccinated
Creases a level of resistance within a community so that the majority are
protected
An R0 greater than _______ means that an epidemic will occur (fill in the blank) -
correct answer ✔✔1
What is the closest estimate to the number of COVID-19 cases though to have
been averted by face mask mandates in the United States between March 31 and
May 22, 2020? - correct answer ✔✔250,000
COVID-19 is likely the last infectious disease we will encounter - correct answer
✔✔False
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Illness is based on professional evaluation, while disease is based on a person's
perspective on how they feel - correct answer ✔✔False
The US spends more on health care than other developed nations, but at least we
live longer, have lower burden of disease, and have less preventable deaths -
correct answer ✔✔False
Moving to Medicare for All or a single-payer health insurance system would cut
healthcare spending in the US nearly overnight. - correct answer ✔✔False -
Insuring more people would, in the short term, drive healthcare spending up as
more people would have more access to healthcare. Advocates of single-payer or
Medicare for All plans suggest that in the long term, spending will decrease.
Despite high healthcare spending in the US, most Americans are: - correct answer
✔✔satisfied with their health insurance coverage AND satisfied with the quality of
their care
Why is health care spending so much greater in the US than other comparable
countries? - correct answer ✔✔Health care costs more in the US
The U.S. spends more on social programs (like welfare) than all other countries. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Match the following factors to the correct component of the Andersen model:
,Insurance coverage
Pain
Age - correct answer ✔✔Enabling
Need
Predisposing
Which of these is causing the US to spend more on healthcare than all other
countries: - correct answer ✔✔Prices
Based on the Andersen model of Health Services Utilization, income falls under
this category: - correct answer ✔✔Enabling resources
Research has demonstrated that mandating face mask use in public does not slow
the daily COVID-19 growth rate - correct answer ✔✔False
The conceptual framework we often use in infectious disease epidemiology
consists of: (select all that apply) - correct answer ✔✔Agent
Environment
Host
Public Health laws rely largely on individuals complying with a behavior change
with the goal of protecting the larger community - correct answer ✔✔True
A higher test positivity rate is a good thing- it means that we are adequately
testing enough people in our population - correct answer ✔✔False
, Compared to other countries, the U.S. has more health care workers, more
hospital beds, and more funding for public health programs and social safety net
programs - correct answer ✔✔False
During the pandemic, the CDC has been responsible for approving public use of
COVID-19 testing kits and vaccines. - correct answer ✔✔False - The CDC was
actually responsible for DEVELOPING the initial test kits, setting national
guidelines and monitoring the COVID-19 infection counts. The FDA was
responsible for approving the use of testing kits and vaccines.
Herd immunity is important for the following reasons: - correct answer ✔✔(ALL)
Protects elderly
Protects newborns
Protects those who are too ill to be vaccinated
Creases a level of resistance within a community so that the majority are
protected
An R0 greater than _______ means that an epidemic will occur (fill in the blank) -
correct answer ✔✔1
What is the closest estimate to the number of COVID-19 cases though to have
been averted by face mask mandates in the United States between March 31 and
May 22, 2020? - correct answer ✔✔250,000
COVID-19 is likely the last infectious disease we will encounter - correct answer
✔✔False
