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KNH 188 Final Questions and Correct
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what were infectious diseases gradually replaced with?
Ans: multi-variable, difficult to control chronic diseases
what is the main difference between clinical medicine and public
health?
Ans: clinical medicine focuses on treating individuals
how do you modify health/wellness?
Ans: change lifestyle behaviors
what does epidemiology concentrate on?
Ans: populations
What is the #1 killer in the US?
Ans: cardiovascular disease
what is health disparity in the US linked with?
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Ans: social and/or economic disadvantages
is it possible for an individual to be physically active and leisure-time
inactive?
Ans: yes
which pillar of public health involves changing public health through
the legal system (ex: banning smoking in a public place)
Ans: health administration and policy
what are the 5 pillars of public health?
Ans: 1. Epidemiology and disease control
2. Environmental health
3. Health promotion and health education
4. Health administration and policy
5. Biostatistics
what is the difference between public health and medicine?
Ans: public health looks at the problem while medicine tries to
fix it
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what is epidemiology concerned with?
Ans: identifying risk factors, reducing morbidity, and reducing
mortality
what is an incidence?
Ans: number of new cases in a population that have a
disease/condition over some period of time
what three exercise sciences were primarily involved in the
development of the traditional exercise training model?
Ans: exercise physiology, movement sciences, and
sport/exercise psychology
What is public health?
Ans: the science and art of protecting and improving the health
of communities
what is the pillar of public health that quantifies and interprets data
from populations?
Ans: biostatistics
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KNH 188 Final Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
what were infectious diseases gradually replaced with?
Ans: multi-variable, difficult to control chronic diseases
what is the main difference between clinical medicine and public
health?
Ans: clinical medicine focuses on treating individuals
how do you modify health/wellness?
Ans: change lifestyle behaviors
what does epidemiology concentrate on?
Ans: populations
What is the #1 killer in the US?
Ans: cardiovascular disease
what is health disparity in the US linked with?
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Ans: social and/or economic disadvantages
is it possible for an individual to be physically active and leisure-time
inactive?
Ans: yes
which pillar of public health involves changing public health through
the legal system (ex: banning smoking in a public place)
Ans: health administration and policy
what are the 5 pillars of public health?
Ans: 1. Epidemiology and disease control
2. Environmental health
3. Health promotion and health education
4. Health administration and policy
5. Biostatistics
what is the difference between public health and medicine?
Ans: public health looks at the problem while medicine tries to
fix it
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what is epidemiology concerned with?
Ans: identifying risk factors, reducing morbidity, and reducing
mortality
what is an incidence?
Ans: number of new cases in a population that have a
disease/condition over some period of time
what three exercise sciences were primarily involved in the
development of the traditional exercise training model?
Ans: exercise physiology, movement sciences, and
sport/exercise psychology
What is public health?
Ans: the science and art of protecting and improving the health
of communities
what is the pillar of public health that quantifies and interprets data
from populations?
Ans: biostatistics
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
