MHA 707 LSUS EXAM A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Question 1
Health Care System
Correct Answer
All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis and treatment of
health problems and for legitimized patients by appropriate providers.
Question 2
Variation Among Nations' Health Care Systems
Correct Answer
- Definitions of health problems (e.g. obesity)
- Diagnosis & treatment models
- Social position, training, and authority of healers
Question 3
What is health?
Correct Answer
- Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
- NOT just absence of disease or infirmity (WHO)
Question 4
Determinants of Health
Correct Answer
- Genetic inheritance
- Health behavior
- Physical environment
- Social environment
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Question 5
Health Behavior
Correct Answer
Behavior that affects health, usually negatively, and are the most common target for
health improvement efforts
Question 6
Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, exercise
Correct Answer
Health Behaviors
Question 7
Implicated in leading causes of death in the United States
Correct Answer
Heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, etc.
Question 8
Health behaviors are...
Correct Answer
the most common target of health improvement efforts
Question 9
Social determinants
Correct Answer
- Education Access & Quality
- Health Care Access & Quality
- Neighborhood & Built Environment
- Social & Community Context
- Economic Stability
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Question 10
Main goals of health care as a determinant
Correct Answer
- Restore health
- Prevent worsening of problems
Question 11
Late in causal chain leading to illness
Correct Answer
cause of chronic illnesses
Question 12
Levels of Prevention
Correct Answer
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
Question 13
Primary
Correct Answer
Eliminate risk factors to prevent onset (least focused on now)
Question 14
Secondary
Correct Answer
Early detection & treatment and restore pre-onset health status
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