Allied Health Midterm UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1.Related to contaminated food and water.
2.Inadequate housing.
3.Sewage disposal
(ALL THE ABOVE) - CORRECT ANSWER - During the second half of the nineteenth
century the united states most critical health problems were?
Stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimers disease, heart disease and cancer -
CORRECT ANSWER - The 5 leading causes of death in 2007 were?
1.Advance scientific knowledge, innovation as well as health. safety and well being of the
american people.
2.Increase the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of USDHHS programs.
3.Strength the nation health and human services infrastructure and workforce.
(ALL THE ABOVE) - CORRECT ANSWER - the 5 board strategic objective of the U.S
dept. of health and human services to transform health care for 2010 through 2015 are?
medicine and pubic health efforts to educate the public - CORRECT ANSWER - In 2007
life expectancy was at the highest level ever, these declines in deaths were presumably a result of
collaboration between?
Antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER - the arrival of the medicine in the 1940s signaled the
end of the dominance of acute infectious disease and the ascendancy of chronic illness such as
heart disease, stroke, and cancer as the conditions that accounted fro 2/3 of the deaths in the
united states.
1.Getting vaccinated
2. Choosing a healthy lifestyle
3. Protecting against disease and lessening the impact of disease
, (ALL THE ABOVE) - CORRECT ANSWER - preventing healthcare services improve
health by which of the following?
Lack of health insurance coverage - CORRECT ANSWER - What factor is a major barrier
to obtaining the most healthcare services?
1. Population trends
2.Healthcare reform
(Both A and B) - CORRECT ANSWER - What will affect all health professionals in every
career and will change the practice of medicine as we know it?
50% - CORRECT ANSWER - What percentage of healthcare cost do federal, state, and
local government through medicare and medicaid cover?
Increased - CORRECT ANSWER - Longevity and an increased number of elderly have
_____ the prevalence of chronic conditions associated with aging including hypertension,
diabetes, end stage renal disease and cancer as well as Alzheimers disease and other forms of
dementia?
Enviornment - CORRECT ANSWER - By 1900 infectious disease epidemics had been
brought under control as a result of improving which of the following?
No - CORRECT ANSWER - In most cases the federal government has ____ authority in
directing health related services.
Study the nature of new threats and organize public measures to combat them - CORRECT
ANSWER - The focus for public practitioners is mainly to?
Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the patients most important legal rights
is?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1.Related to contaminated food and water.
2.Inadequate housing.
3.Sewage disposal
(ALL THE ABOVE) - CORRECT ANSWER - During the second half of the nineteenth
century the united states most critical health problems were?
Stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimers disease, heart disease and cancer -
CORRECT ANSWER - The 5 leading causes of death in 2007 were?
1.Advance scientific knowledge, innovation as well as health. safety and well being of the
american people.
2.Increase the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of USDHHS programs.
3.Strength the nation health and human services infrastructure and workforce.
(ALL THE ABOVE) - CORRECT ANSWER - the 5 board strategic objective of the U.S
dept. of health and human services to transform health care for 2010 through 2015 are?
medicine and pubic health efforts to educate the public - CORRECT ANSWER - In 2007
life expectancy was at the highest level ever, these declines in deaths were presumably a result of
collaboration between?
Antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER - the arrival of the medicine in the 1940s signaled the
end of the dominance of acute infectious disease and the ascendancy of chronic illness such as
heart disease, stroke, and cancer as the conditions that accounted fro 2/3 of the deaths in the
united states.
1.Getting vaccinated
2. Choosing a healthy lifestyle
3. Protecting against disease and lessening the impact of disease
, (ALL THE ABOVE) - CORRECT ANSWER - preventing healthcare services improve
health by which of the following?
Lack of health insurance coverage - CORRECT ANSWER - What factor is a major barrier
to obtaining the most healthcare services?
1. Population trends
2.Healthcare reform
(Both A and B) - CORRECT ANSWER - What will affect all health professionals in every
career and will change the practice of medicine as we know it?
50% - CORRECT ANSWER - What percentage of healthcare cost do federal, state, and
local government through medicare and medicaid cover?
Increased - CORRECT ANSWER - Longevity and an increased number of elderly have
_____ the prevalence of chronic conditions associated with aging including hypertension,
diabetes, end stage renal disease and cancer as well as Alzheimers disease and other forms of
dementia?
Enviornment - CORRECT ANSWER - By 1900 infectious disease epidemics had been
brought under control as a result of improving which of the following?
No - CORRECT ANSWER - In most cases the federal government has ____ authority in
directing health related services.
Study the nature of new threats and organize public measures to combat them - CORRECT
ANSWER - The focus for public practitioners is mainly to?
Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the patients most important legal rights
is?
