MHA 707 EXAM A STUDY GUIDE 2026
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1. Health Care Systems defined? - ANSWER ✔ all persons, institutions, and
processes supporting diagnosis, treatment or mitigation of health problems
2. Who is health care systems for? - ANSWER ✔ legitimized patients by
appropriate providers
3. What are variation among nations healthcare systems? - ANSWER ✔
definitions of HC problems, diagnosis and treatment models, and social
position, training and authority of healers.
4. What is health? - ANSWER ✔ complete, physical, mental and social well-
being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
5. What are determinants of health? - ANSWER ✔ genetic inheritance,
physical environement, social and economic environment, health behavior,
and healthcare
6. Behavior that affects health, negatively - ANSWER ✔ smoking,
alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise
,7. implicated in most leading causes of death in US? - ANSWER ✔ heart
disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases
8. What are the main goals of HC? - ANSWER ✔ restore health and prevent
worsening of problems
9. Levels of prevention - ANSWER ✔ primary, secondary and tertiary
10.Primay Prevention - ANSWER ✔ eliminate risk factors to prevent onset.
i.e.-- vaxx, exercise, smoking cessation
11.Secondary Prevention - ANSWER ✔ early detection and treatment (goal to
restore pre-onset health status). i.e.-- BP screening, pap smears etc.
12.Tertiary prevention - ANSWER ✔ prevent further exacerbation of health
problem. i.e. controlling blood sugar, prevent heart attack, stroke etc.
13.US HC Systems are: - ANSWER ✔ -complex and unique
-decentralized: fragmented
-mix of private and public financing and provision of care
-historically has produced higher physicians incomes and profits for
suppliers of medical products.
14.Healthcare system - ANSWER ✔ · delivers quality services to all people,
when and where theyneed them. The exact configuration of services varies
from country to country, butin all cases requires a robust financing
mechanism; a well-trained and adequatelypaid workforce; reliable
information on which to base decisions and policies; well-maintained
, facilities and logistics to deliver quality medicines and technologies.( World
Health Organization [WHO], 2015 )
15.WHO definitnion of Health - ANSWER ✔ "Health is a state of complete
physical, mental, and socialwell-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity."
16.ABIM definition of Health - ANSWER ✔ The ability to conduct a life that is
as socially and economically rewarding as available physical and financial
resources will allow.
17.Webster's definition of health - ANSWER ✔ The condition of being sound
in body, mind, and spirit, especially free of disease or infirmity
18.list the 5 determinants of health - ANSWER ✔ genetic inheritance
physical environment
social environment
health behaviors
healthcare
19.genetic inheritance as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ epigenetics of the
physical environment with genetic traits leading to disease.
20.physical environment as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ Health threats from
exposure to toxins and unsafe conditions
i.e. unsafe housing conditions
21.Social environment as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ Sociodemographic
characteristics like race/ethnicity/ and socioeconomic status
, 22.health behaviors as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ Behaviors that are
beneficial for health or can be negative towards health.
i.e exercise, not smoking, etc.
23.Healthcare as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ The central focus is to restore or
prevent exacerbation of health problems. Doing this through accessibility,
affordability, quality, and adequate intensity
· How does a determinant of health effect health? - ANSWER ✔ There
is a cause-and-effect relationship with each determinant. More likely
to fall ill and either more easier/ or difficult to treat an illness.
24.Social environment- low Socioeconomic status effect on health - ANSWER
✔ poor health outcomes
25.Social environment- has social ties what effect does that have on health? -
ANSWER ✔ increased compliance with Tx
26.Social environment- What effect does social isolation have on health? -
ANSWER ✔ increase risk of premature death
27.What is viewed as the best target for health improvement efforts? -
ANSWER ✔ Health behavior
28.True or false. Healthcare has a late impact in the chain of leading to
disease/illness infirmity, - ANSWER ✔ True, Usually the pt is already
affected by condition by the time they enter the healthcare system
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Health Care Systems defined? - ANSWER ✔ all persons, institutions, and
processes supporting diagnosis, treatment or mitigation of health problems
2. Who is health care systems for? - ANSWER ✔ legitimized patients by
appropriate providers
3. What are variation among nations healthcare systems? - ANSWER ✔
definitions of HC problems, diagnosis and treatment models, and social
position, training and authority of healers.
4. What is health? - ANSWER ✔ complete, physical, mental and social well-
being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
5. What are determinants of health? - ANSWER ✔ genetic inheritance,
physical environement, social and economic environment, health behavior,
and healthcare
6. Behavior that affects health, negatively - ANSWER ✔ smoking,
alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise
,7. implicated in most leading causes of death in US? - ANSWER ✔ heart
disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases
8. What are the main goals of HC? - ANSWER ✔ restore health and prevent
worsening of problems
9. Levels of prevention - ANSWER ✔ primary, secondary and tertiary
10.Primay Prevention - ANSWER ✔ eliminate risk factors to prevent onset.
i.e.-- vaxx, exercise, smoking cessation
11.Secondary Prevention - ANSWER ✔ early detection and treatment (goal to
restore pre-onset health status). i.e.-- BP screening, pap smears etc.
12.Tertiary prevention - ANSWER ✔ prevent further exacerbation of health
problem. i.e. controlling blood sugar, prevent heart attack, stroke etc.
13.US HC Systems are: - ANSWER ✔ -complex and unique
-decentralized: fragmented
-mix of private and public financing and provision of care
-historically has produced higher physicians incomes and profits for
suppliers of medical products.
14.Healthcare system - ANSWER ✔ · delivers quality services to all people,
when and where theyneed them. The exact configuration of services varies
from country to country, butin all cases requires a robust financing
mechanism; a well-trained and adequatelypaid workforce; reliable
information on which to base decisions and policies; well-maintained
, facilities and logistics to deliver quality medicines and technologies.( World
Health Organization [WHO], 2015 )
15.WHO definitnion of Health - ANSWER ✔ "Health is a state of complete
physical, mental, and socialwell-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity."
16.ABIM definition of Health - ANSWER ✔ The ability to conduct a life that is
as socially and economically rewarding as available physical and financial
resources will allow.
17.Webster's definition of health - ANSWER ✔ The condition of being sound
in body, mind, and spirit, especially free of disease or infirmity
18.list the 5 determinants of health - ANSWER ✔ genetic inheritance
physical environment
social environment
health behaviors
healthcare
19.genetic inheritance as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ epigenetics of the
physical environment with genetic traits leading to disease.
20.physical environment as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ Health threats from
exposure to toxins and unsafe conditions
i.e. unsafe housing conditions
21.Social environment as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ Sociodemographic
characteristics like race/ethnicity/ and socioeconomic status
, 22.health behaviors as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ Behaviors that are
beneficial for health or can be negative towards health.
i.e exercise, not smoking, etc.
23.Healthcare as a determinant - ANSWER ✔ The central focus is to restore or
prevent exacerbation of health problems. Doing this through accessibility,
affordability, quality, and adequate intensity
· How does a determinant of health effect health? - ANSWER ✔ There
is a cause-and-effect relationship with each determinant. More likely
to fall ill and either more easier/ or difficult to treat an illness.
24.Social environment- low Socioeconomic status effect on health - ANSWER
✔ poor health outcomes
25.Social environment- has social ties what effect does that have on health? -
ANSWER ✔ increased compliance with Tx
26.Social environment- What effect does social isolation have on health? -
ANSWER ✔ increase risk of premature death
27.What is viewed as the best target for health improvement efforts? -
ANSWER ✔ Health behavior
28.True or false. Healthcare has a late impact in the chain of leading to
disease/illness infirmity, - ANSWER ✔ True, Usually the pt is already
affected by condition by the time they enter the healthcare system
