MCPHS-US Healthcare Exam 4 Questions With Correct Answers

MCPHS-US Healthcare Exam 4 Questions
With Correct Answers
CHAPTER |1: |PUBLIC |HEALTH- |Science, |Politics, |and |Prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Objectives

-What |is |public |health |(PH)

- |3 |core |functions |of |PH

-Difference |between |PH |and |medical |care

- |The |science |and |political |of |PH

-6 |disciplines |of |PH

-Prevention |and |intervention |

| 5- |step |approach, |3 |levels |of |prevention, |chain |of |causation.



What |is |the |Public |Health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Science |and |Art |of |preventing |


Disease, |Prolonging |life, |promoting |physical |health |and |effiency |through |organized |


COMMUNITY |efforts.



What |categories |do |public |health |focus |on? |(5 |total)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Sanitation |of |
the |environment

-Control |of |community |infections

-Education |of |individuals |in |principles |of |personal |hygiene

-Organization |of |medical |and |nursing |services |for |EARLY |DIAGNOSIS |and |PREVENTION |of |


DISEASE

-Development |of |social |machinery |which |will |ensure |to |every |individual |a |standard |of |living |
adequate |for |the |maintenance |of |health.



What |is |the |CDC |Foundation |definition |of |Public |Health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Public |
Health |is |the |science |of |protecting |and |improving |the |health |of |families |and |communities. |This

,|is |done |by |promotion |of |healthy |lifestyles |by |doing |Research |on |prevention |of |disease |


(proactive) |and |controlling |outbreak |of |infectious |disease |(Reactive)



What |is |the |role |of |the |CDC |for |public |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Monitor |health

-detect |and |investigate |health |problems

-conduct |research |to |enhance |prevention

-develop |and |advocate |sound |public |health |policies

-implement |prevention |strategies

-promote |healthy |behaviors

foster |safe |and |healthful |environments

-provide |leadership |and |training.



How |does |the |"future |of |public |health |by |Institute |of |medicine" |define |public |health? |(Defined
|in |four |Parts)



Mission: |

Substance:

Organizational |framework: |

3 |Core |Functions: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mission: |To |ensure |society's |interest |that |people |
can |be |healthy

Substance: |Organized |by |community |effort |to |PROMOTE |HEALTH |AND |PREVENT |DISEASE

Organization |framework: |Structured |by |the |government, |private |and |volunteer |organizations



3 |core |functions |are |Assessment, |Policy |Development, |and |Assurance.



Assessment: |DETERMINE |WHAT |SHOULD |BE |DONE....

Examines-monitor, |identifies-analysis |cause, |and |diagnoses |and |investigates |health |problems |
and |potential |hazards |in |community
|

,Policy |Development: |DETERMINE |WHAT |WILL |BE |DONE......

Develop |policies |by |gather |input |from |community |partnerships |to |identify |and |solve |health |
problems |through |utilizing |scientific |knowledge |approach |to |improve |the |health |of |a |
community. |Inform |community |of |health |issues. |



Assurance: |DETERMINE |WHAT |IS |BEING |DONE.....

INTERVENTION |for |Health |safety |by |evaluating |effectiveness, |accessibility, |and |quality |of |


person |and |population-based |health |services.



CORE |FUNCTION |IS |ALWAYS |UNDERGOING |RESEARCH



What |is |the |difference |between |public |health |and |Medical |Care? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Main |difference |between |the |two |are |Patient |focus, |% |federal |Budget |allocation, |Goals |for |
health, |Core |Functions, |and |Decision |Makers




Public |health |prevents |epidemics, |environmental |hazards, |injuries |and |promotes |healthy |


behaviors. |Also |assists |community |when |disasters |happen |and |assures |the |quality |and |


accessibility |of |health |services. |

- |Only |3% |of |federal |budget |for |health

-Patient |is |the |COMMUNITY

-Goal |is |PREVENTION

-Decision |makers |are |Public |health |experts |with |scientific |input |and |INTERVENTION |by |


government. |

CORE |FUNCTION: |Assessment, |policy |development, |and |assurance. |



Medical |Care |Difference

-Patient |is |individuals

- |97% |of |federal |budget |for |health

, - |Goal |is |treat |and |cure |illnesses- |easier |to |quantify |and |recognize

- |Decision |makers |are |PHYSICIANS, |MID-LEVEL |PROVIDERS |and |INDIVIDUAL |PATIENT



CORE |FUNCTION: |Diagnosis, |Providing |treatment |options, |actual |treatment.



What |is |the |science |of |Public |Health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Understanding |of |threats |to |
health, |determine |necessary |interventions |and |evaluate |interventions. |

Evidence |Finders..



What |is |the |Politics |of |Public |Health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |policies |for |


developing, |implementing |and |assurance. |The |writers...



What |are |the |6 |disciplines |of |Public |Health? |Define |Each |of |them |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Epidemiology- |The |study |of |epidemics |to |control |spreading |of |disease, |causation |of |disease |
spreading. |Also |seek |cause |of |chronic |disease |and |strategies |to |limit |exposure. |



Statistics- |Diagnosis |tool |used |on |data |collected |by |government |to |determine |health |risk |as |
well |as |assess |the |benefits |of |intervention



Biomedical |Science

Prevents |and |controls |of |diseases |by |understanding |microorganism |infectious |agents |through |
understanding |the |risk |factors |for |non-infectious |diseases |such |as |microorganisms. |

Study |of |genetic |predisposition |and |effects |on |disease |risk, |prevention |and |treatment.



Environmental |health |science- |Prevention |of |spreading |of |infection |disease |via |water, |air |and |
food. |DO |NOT |TRACK |ENVIRONMENT |CAUSES |OF |DISEASE. |That |is |Epidemiology |job. |



Social |and |behavior |Science- |Study |of |disease |caused |behavior |and |their |social |environment. |
The |disparities |between |subgroups |of |a |population |is |unknown. |Subgroups |of |populations |