HM 101 || QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!
public health correct answers the totality of all evidence based public and private efforts that
preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability and death
Europe correct answers country where the public health movement has its origins
John Snow correct answers the father of epidemiology, helped establish the importance of
careful data collection.
population health correct answers includes all the ways that society as a whole are affected by
health issues and how they respond to these issues.
4 components of population health correct answers 1. health issues
2. populations
3. society's shared health concerns
4. society's vulnerable groups
high-risk approach correct answers -focuses on those with the highest probability of
developing disease and aims to bring their risk closer to the levels experienced by everyone
else
improving the average approach correct answers assumes everyone is at risk at and that the
risk increases with exposure.
health care correct answers includes delivery of services to individuals on a one to one basis
contributory cause correct answers an immediate cause of disease
determinants correct answers underlying factors that ultimately bring about a disease
BIG GEMS correct answers Behavior
Infection
Genetics
Geography
Environment
Medical Care
Socio-economic cultural
demographic transition correct answers describes the impact of falling childhood death rates
and extended life spans on the age distribution of populations
epidemiological transition (public health transition) correct answers - implies that as social
and economic development occurs, different types of diseases become prominent
nutritional transition correct answers - implies that countries frequently move from poorly
balanced diets to over-nutrition.
, PERIE approach correct answers evidence based public health approach
P in PERIE correct answers Problem: what is the health problem?
E in PERIE correct answers Etiology: what is/are the contributory causes?
R in PERIE correct answers Recommendations; what works to reduce the health impacts?
I in PERIE correct answers Implementation: how can we get the job done?
E* in PERIE correct answers Evaluation: how well does the intervention work in practice?
How to describe a health problem (PERIE) correct answers the burden of disease, the course
of disease, and the distribution of disease
burden of disease correct answers the occurrence of disability and death due to a disease
morbidity correct answers disability
mortality correct answers death
course of disease correct answers how often the disease occurs, how likely it is to be present
currently, and what happens once it occurs
distribution of disease correct answers who gets the disease? where are they located? when
does the disease occur?
group associations correct answers patterns or associations in the frequency of a disease
Etiology: how do we establish contributory cause? correct answers 1. the cause is associated
with the effect at the
individual level
2. the cause precedes the effect in time
3. altering the cause alters the effect
case control studies correct answers most useful for establishing requirement #1
cohort studies correct answers most useful for establishing requirement #2
randomized controlled trials correct answers most useful for establishing requirement #3
Ancillary criteria correct answers 1. strength of the relationship
2. dose-response of the relationship
3. consistency of the relationship
4. biological plausibility
contributory cause correct answers implies that the "cause" increases the chances that the
"effect" will develop
SOLUTIONS!!
public health correct answers the totality of all evidence based public and private efforts that
preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability and death
Europe correct answers country where the public health movement has its origins
John Snow correct answers the father of epidemiology, helped establish the importance of
careful data collection.
population health correct answers includes all the ways that society as a whole are affected by
health issues and how they respond to these issues.
4 components of population health correct answers 1. health issues
2. populations
3. society's shared health concerns
4. society's vulnerable groups
high-risk approach correct answers -focuses on those with the highest probability of
developing disease and aims to bring their risk closer to the levels experienced by everyone
else
improving the average approach correct answers assumes everyone is at risk at and that the
risk increases with exposure.
health care correct answers includes delivery of services to individuals on a one to one basis
contributory cause correct answers an immediate cause of disease
determinants correct answers underlying factors that ultimately bring about a disease
BIG GEMS correct answers Behavior
Infection
Genetics
Geography
Environment
Medical Care
Socio-economic cultural
demographic transition correct answers describes the impact of falling childhood death rates
and extended life spans on the age distribution of populations
epidemiological transition (public health transition) correct answers - implies that as social
and economic development occurs, different types of diseases become prominent
nutritional transition correct answers - implies that countries frequently move from poorly
balanced diets to over-nutrition.
, PERIE approach correct answers evidence based public health approach
P in PERIE correct answers Problem: what is the health problem?
E in PERIE correct answers Etiology: what is/are the contributory causes?
R in PERIE correct answers Recommendations; what works to reduce the health impacts?
I in PERIE correct answers Implementation: how can we get the job done?
E* in PERIE correct answers Evaluation: how well does the intervention work in practice?
How to describe a health problem (PERIE) correct answers the burden of disease, the course
of disease, and the distribution of disease
burden of disease correct answers the occurrence of disability and death due to a disease
morbidity correct answers disability
mortality correct answers death
course of disease correct answers how often the disease occurs, how likely it is to be present
currently, and what happens once it occurs
distribution of disease correct answers who gets the disease? where are they located? when
does the disease occur?
group associations correct answers patterns or associations in the frequency of a disease
Etiology: how do we establish contributory cause? correct answers 1. the cause is associated
with the effect at the
individual level
2. the cause precedes the effect in time
3. altering the cause alters the effect
case control studies correct answers most useful for establishing requirement #1
cohort studies correct answers most useful for establishing requirement #2
randomized controlled trials correct answers most useful for establishing requirement #3
Ancillary criteria correct answers 1. strength of the relationship
2. dose-response of the relationship
3. consistency of the relationship
4. biological plausibility
contributory cause correct answers implies that the "cause" increases the chances that the
"effect" will develop
