HEA 300 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025
WITH SOLVED SOLUTION
What is global public health Answer - The application of the principles of
public health to health problems and challenges that transcend national
boundaries
Why are global health issues of concern to everyone Answer - because the
world is shrinking & challenges transcend national boundaries
poor health of mothers is linked to Answer - poor health of babies
Ill health of children can cause Answer - -delayed entry into school
-attendance at school
-performance at school
the only disease eradicated to date Answer - smallpox
the major difference between "public health" and "medicine" is Answer - the
focus of public health on populations
low income Answer - $996 or less
lower-middle income Answer - $996 to $3945. New book $1,035-4,085
, upper-middle income Answer - $3945 to $12,195
high income Answer - $12,195 or above
the single greatest predictor of the birth weight of a baby Answer - is
educational attainment of the mother
the ratio of maternal mortality is Answer - a measure of the risk of death that
is associated with childbirth
DALY (Daily Adjusted Life Year) refers to Answer - the burden of a disease
the world population in the year 2050 is estimated to be Answer - 9 billion
the elderly support is a measure of Answer - the population that is working
and the share of the population that is over the age of 65
higher income countries generally have Answer - -very low fertility
-declining populations
-aging populations
As a country develops economically from being very low-income to higher
income, the most important changes that occur in the country's burden of
disease are that: Answer - the share of communicable disease declines and
the share of non-communicable disease increases.
WITH SOLVED SOLUTION
What is global public health Answer - The application of the principles of
public health to health problems and challenges that transcend national
boundaries
Why are global health issues of concern to everyone Answer - because the
world is shrinking & challenges transcend national boundaries
poor health of mothers is linked to Answer - poor health of babies
Ill health of children can cause Answer - -delayed entry into school
-attendance at school
-performance at school
the only disease eradicated to date Answer - smallpox
the major difference between "public health" and "medicine" is Answer - the
focus of public health on populations
low income Answer - $996 or less
lower-middle income Answer - $996 to $3945. New book $1,035-4,085
, upper-middle income Answer - $3945 to $12,195
high income Answer - $12,195 or above
the single greatest predictor of the birth weight of a baby Answer - is
educational attainment of the mother
the ratio of maternal mortality is Answer - a measure of the risk of death that
is associated with childbirth
DALY (Daily Adjusted Life Year) refers to Answer - the burden of a disease
the world population in the year 2050 is estimated to be Answer - 9 billion
the elderly support is a measure of Answer - the population that is working
and the share of the population that is over the age of 65
higher income countries generally have Answer - -very low fertility
-declining populations
-aging populations
As a country develops economically from being very low-income to higher
income, the most important changes that occur in the country's burden of
disease are that: Answer - the share of communicable disease declines and
the share of non-communicable disease increases.
