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INTRO TO HEALTHCARE FINAL
EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/GRADE A+
ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE A+
What is public health? What is health?
Ans: Public health - preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and
efficiency through organized community effort
Health - physical, mental, and social well-being
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What is the role of the government in public health?
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Ans: 1. Assessment
- identifying places in the US where children are getting measles
2. Policy development
- Advocating for an adult age law to purchase alcohol products
3. Quality assurance
- Local restaurant inspections to make sure that health rules are being observed
and closing unhealthy establishments
What is Healthy People 2020/2030?
Ans: National set of goals that has helped guide the use of resources to promote
health in our country
What are the three general categories of prevention discussed in class?
Ans: 1. Primary prevention - before it starts
- i.e. vaccinations
2. Secondary prevention - early detection
- i.e. screening
3. Tertiary prevention - minimize damage
- i.e. rehabilitation
Future topics in public health
Ans: - International disease problems, animal to people disease, and travel-related
transmission of disease
- Healthy People 2030 - planned efforts to increase the health of the US public
- Social determinants of health and health equity
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What does global disease burden have to do with healthcare?
Ans: By estimating the challenges of a country's diseases in terms of disability and
death, one can create an estimate of the health of the country and the most
important interventions for that country
What are social determinants of health? What are some examples of
cultural differences? How might they affect healthcare?
Ans: - Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that
affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes
- An individual living in a low-income country may be more susceptible to
smoking or inhaling second-hand smoke than one living in a higher-income
country
- Focus on issues that are more prevalent based on social determinants of health
for that area
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What can be learned from the global spread of Ebola?
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Ans: - WHO needs to mobilize quickly and realize the nature of the problem
- Healthcare workers needed
- Training needed on avoiding the disease
- Need adequate laboratory testing
- Need for an effective vaccine
- Quarantine of those exposed
- Travel restrictions
Define and compare/contrast epidemic and pandemic
Ans: Epidemic - rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in
a given region
Pandemic - epidemic of infectious disease spread across many countries
Define health disparities and provide examples of common differences in
health outcomes
Ans: Health disparities - a particular type of health difference that is closely linked
with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
- examples include differences in mortality rates, life expectancy, infant mortality,
and prevalence of disease
What kind of health disparities do we have in St. Louis? Describe the
impact on the health of St. Louis residents
INTRO TO HEALTHCARE FINAL
EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/GRADE A+
ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE A+
What is public health? What is health?
Ans: Public health - preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and
efficiency through organized community effort
Health - physical, mental, and social well-being
© 2025 Assignment Expert
What is the role of the government in public health?
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Ans: 1. Assessment
- identifying places in the US where children are getting measles
2. Policy development
- Advocating for an adult age law to purchase alcohol products
3. Quality assurance
- Local restaurant inspections to make sure that health rules are being observed
and closing unhealthy establishments
What is Healthy People 2020/2030?
Ans: National set of goals that has helped guide the use of resources to promote
health in our country
What are the three general categories of prevention discussed in class?
Ans: 1. Primary prevention - before it starts
- i.e. vaccinations
2. Secondary prevention - early detection
- i.e. screening
3. Tertiary prevention - minimize damage
- i.e. rehabilitation
Future topics in public health
Ans: - International disease problems, animal to people disease, and travel-related
transmission of disease
- Healthy People 2030 - planned efforts to increase the health of the US public
- Social determinants of health and health equity
, 2 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
What does global disease burden have to do with healthcare?
Ans: By estimating the challenges of a country's diseases in terms of disability and
death, one can create an estimate of the health of the country and the most
important interventions for that country
What are social determinants of health? What are some examples of
cultural differences? How might they affect healthcare?
Ans: - Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that
affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes
- An individual living in a low-income country may be more susceptible to
smoking or inhaling second-hand smoke than one living in a higher-income
country
- Focus on issues that are more prevalent based on social determinants of health
for that area
© 2025 Assignment Expert
What can be learned from the global spread of Ebola?
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Ans: - WHO needs to mobilize quickly and realize the nature of the problem
- Healthcare workers needed
- Training needed on avoiding the disease
- Need adequate laboratory testing
- Need for an effective vaccine
- Quarantine of those exposed
- Travel restrictions
Define and compare/contrast epidemic and pandemic
Ans: Epidemic - rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in
a given region
Pandemic - epidemic of infectious disease spread across many countries
Define health disparities and provide examples of common differences in
health outcomes
Ans: Health disparities - a particular type of health difference that is closely linked
with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
- examples include differences in mortality rates, life expectancy, infant mortality,
and prevalence of disease
What kind of health disparities do we have in St. Louis? Describe the
impact on the health of St. Louis residents
