Foundations of Global Health Exam 1
And Actual Answers.
According to the lecture on the Importance of Socioeconomic Status, approximately how many
people live on less than $1 per day? - Answer 1 billion
Cost-effectiveness analysis is a method used to compare the cost of the intervention with the
amount of health purchased with it. The best intervention is one that costs less and is more
effective than the currently available strategy. - Answer True
The following are Millennium Development Goals, EXCEPT: - Answer Combat Narcotraffic and
other types of violence
According to the lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, which statement best describes
marasmus? - Answer Physical term for starvation characterized by wasting of muscle and
other body tissue.
According to the Week 2 lecture, the provision of first contact, person-focused, ongoing care
over time that meets health-related needs of people is called ___________. - Answer primary
care
Chapter 2 in the textbook discussed different methods used to measure health determinants
and trends in society. Which of the following is a summary measure of premature deaths and
losses due to illness and disabilities in a population? - Answer DALYs
True or False: Malnutrition is defined as excessive body fat content; commonly measured by
BMI. - Answer False
According the the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, what is the nutrition
transition? - Answer Shift from eating unprocessed foods to processed foods, with more
obesity
True or False: According to the textbook chapter on Nutrition and Global Health, urbanization
facilitates obesity through changes in diet, occupation, environment, and behavior, even though
it can theoretically increase the accessibility of health care services. - Answer True
, Malnutrition is a form of poor nutrition, often causing children to be underweight, overweight,
or experience stunted growth. According to the UNICEF Framework, which of the following is
NOT an underlying cause of malnutrition? - Answer disease prevention
True or False: Ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium Development
Goals. - Answer true
Maternal Mortality Ratio is defined as: - Answer Number of women who die as a result of
pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births/year
According to the textbook chapter on nutrition, which of these foods contain calcium? - Answer
All of the options are correct
There are three levels of health care systems: primary, secondary and tertiary.
What level of care matches this description: specialized consultative care, usually on referral
from primary or secondary medical care personnel; includes treatment of complicated adult
and pediatric cases. - Answer tertiary care
According to the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, adults should be active for at
least ___ minutes most days of the week, and children for ____ minutes - Answer 30, 60
According to the texbook chapter on Nutrition and Global Health, what is anemia? - Answer It
is a low level of hemoglobin in the blood that is evidenced by a reduced quality or quantity of
red blood cells.
According the the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, what is a key factor
underlying child nutrition? - Answer all of the choices
True or False: The focus of public health is on health care of an individual, whereas medicine
focuses on health of a population, including a community's access to quality health care and
physicians. - Answer false
According to the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, which of the following is NOT a
link between nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals? - Answer Poor nutrition is
associated with poor environmental stewardship
And Actual Answers.
According to the lecture on the Importance of Socioeconomic Status, approximately how many
people live on less than $1 per day? - Answer 1 billion
Cost-effectiveness analysis is a method used to compare the cost of the intervention with the
amount of health purchased with it. The best intervention is one that costs less and is more
effective than the currently available strategy. - Answer True
The following are Millennium Development Goals, EXCEPT: - Answer Combat Narcotraffic and
other types of violence
According to the lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, which statement best describes
marasmus? - Answer Physical term for starvation characterized by wasting of muscle and
other body tissue.
According to the Week 2 lecture, the provision of first contact, person-focused, ongoing care
over time that meets health-related needs of people is called ___________. - Answer primary
care
Chapter 2 in the textbook discussed different methods used to measure health determinants
and trends in society. Which of the following is a summary measure of premature deaths and
losses due to illness and disabilities in a population? - Answer DALYs
True or False: Malnutrition is defined as excessive body fat content; commonly measured by
BMI. - Answer False
According the the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, what is the nutrition
transition? - Answer Shift from eating unprocessed foods to processed foods, with more
obesity
True or False: According to the textbook chapter on Nutrition and Global Health, urbanization
facilitates obesity through changes in diet, occupation, environment, and behavior, even though
it can theoretically increase the accessibility of health care services. - Answer True
, Malnutrition is a form of poor nutrition, often causing children to be underweight, overweight,
or experience stunted growth. According to the UNICEF Framework, which of the following is
NOT an underlying cause of malnutrition? - Answer disease prevention
True or False: Ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium Development
Goals. - Answer true
Maternal Mortality Ratio is defined as: - Answer Number of women who die as a result of
pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births/year
According to the textbook chapter on nutrition, which of these foods contain calcium? - Answer
All of the options are correct
There are three levels of health care systems: primary, secondary and tertiary.
What level of care matches this description: specialized consultative care, usually on referral
from primary or secondary medical care personnel; includes treatment of complicated adult
and pediatric cases. - Answer tertiary care
According to the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, adults should be active for at
least ___ minutes most days of the week, and children for ____ minutes - Answer 30, 60
According to the texbook chapter on Nutrition and Global Health, what is anemia? - Answer It
is a low level of hemoglobin in the blood that is evidenced by a reduced quality or quantity of
red blood cells.
According the the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, what is a key factor
underlying child nutrition? - Answer all of the choices
True or False: The focus of public health is on health care of an individual, whereas medicine
focuses on health of a population, including a community's access to quality health care and
physicians. - Answer false
According to the Week 5 lecture on the Importance of Nutrition, which of the following is NOT a
link between nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals? - Answer Poor nutrition is
associated with poor environmental stewardship
