A community is a group of people who have common characteristics.
a) true
b) false correct answersa) true
Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be
healthy can occur is termed:
a) public health
b) health
c) community health
d) population health correct answersa) public health
Choosing to eat wisely, wearing a safety belt, and visiting the physician are examples of
community/public health activities.
a) true
b) false correct answersb) false
Communicable diseases remain a concern in the 21st century because they are the primary cause
for:
a) days missed from work and school
b) death in the United States
c) health disparities
d) environmental problems correct answersa) days missed from work and school
Community health concerns of the 21st century include:
a) healthcare delivery
b) all of these are correct
c) environmental problems
d) lifestyle diseases correct answersb) all of these are correct
Differences in health among different populations defines:
a) lifestyle diseases
b) social engineering
c) health disparities
d) population health correct answersc) health disparities
Dr. Edward Jenner successfully demonstrated the process of vaccination as a protection against
smallpox in the twentieth century.
a) true
b) false correct answersb) false
Eating wisely, wearing a safety belt, and visiting a physician are examples of:
a) physical factors affecting community health
b) personal health activities
c) community health acitvities
d) social factors affecting community health correct answersb) personal health activities
,Healthcare delivery is a public health concern of the twenty-first century.
a) false
b) true correct answersb) true
Individuals with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health status.
a) false
b) true correct answersb) true
John Snow's removal of a drinking water pump handle in 1854 in London, stopped a:
a) waterborne disease outbreak
b) smallpox epidemic
c) cholera epidemic
d) yellow fever epidemic correct answersc) cholera epidemic
The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues, including health, was marked
by the:
a) Hill-Burton Act in 1946
b) United States involvement in World War II
c) Social Security Act of 1935
d) establishment of Medicare in 1965 correct answersc) Social Security Act of 1935
The first professional preparation program for health educators began during which period of the
twentieth century?
a) Period of social engineering
b) the 1920's
c) World War II
d) Reform phase correct answersb) the 1920's
The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of:
a) health departments
b) hospitals
c) the military
d) Medicare correct answersb) hospitals
There has been no evidence of community health activities dating back over 1,000 years.
a) true
b) false correct answersb) false
The Shattuck report marked the beginning of the:
a) eighteenth century
b) modern era of public health
c) health resource development period
e) implementation of Healthy People 2020 efforts correct answersb) modern era of public health
,Government health agencies began being created as a response to epidemics and mounting health
problems in the later part of the 18th century.
a) false
b) true correct answersb) true
Leading causes of death in the United States today are communicable diseases.
a) false
b) true correct answersa) false
Physical factors affecting community health include geography, community size, and industrial
development.
a) true
b) false correct answersa) true
Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meat packing
industry
a) true
b) false correct answersa) true
Agencies that are funded primarily through tax dollars are referred to as:
a) voluntary agencies
b) philanthropic foundations
c) governmental agencies
d) professional associations correct answersc) governmental agencies
An example of a quasi-governmental health organization is:
a) a county health department
b) the National Science Foundation
c) the American Cancer Society
d) the National Institutes of Health (NIH) correct answersb) the National Science Foundation
Highly organization and developed resources in our national institutions and organizations can
be a hindrance for communities to respond effectively to their own problems.
a) true
b) false correct answersa) true
Historically, communities have always taken aggressive actions to deal with health issues.
a) false
b) true correct answersa) false
Local health departments are responsible for restaurant inspections.
a) false
b) true correct answersb) true
Nongovernmental health agencies are funded primarily by:
a) tax dollars
, b) private donations
c) fees for services
d) grants from the state health department correct answersb) private donations
One of the World Health Organization's most noteworthy achievements was helping to eradicate
smallpox.
a) false
b) true correct answersb) true
Philanthropic foundations spend most of their efforts on fundraising.
a) true
b) false correct answersb) false
Raising money to fund their programs, providing education, providing service to those affected,
and advocating are the basic objectives of:
a) professional health organizations
b) philanthropic foundations
c) social, service, and religious organizations
d) voluntary health agencies correct answersd) voluntary health agencies
The activities of philanthropic foundations are unique because:
a) they have money to give away
b) they have so many staff members
c) they reduce health care costs
d) they are quasi-governmental agencies correct answersa) they have money to give away
The contributions of religious groups to community health have been:
a) substantial
b) minimal
c) relatively ineffective in the past 100 years
d) expensive correct answersa) substantial
The core functions of public health are utilized by state health agencies.
a) false
b) true correct answersb) true
The Department of Health and Human Services is the only entity under the federal governmental
that plays a role in our nation's health.
a) true
b) false correct answersb) false
The potential for school health programs to make a significant contribution to community health
is enormous because:
a) funding is substantial for the coordinated school health program
b) students spend so much time in health classes while in school
c) parents support all of the content presented in the coordinated school health program