Public Health 150 Practice Questions.
Public Health 150 Midterm UCLA.
Public health:
a. Is the science and art of preventing disease
b. Is the process of mobilizing local, national and international resources
c. Guarantees the health of all members of the community
d. All of the above
e. a. and b. above - ANSWER - e
Life expectancy has increased over the last 50 years in developed countries, but not
in
developing countries:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
The major reasons for increased longevity in the 20th century include:
a. Improved sanitation
b. Greater provision of safe drinking water
c. Universal immunization programs
d. All of the above
e. a. and b. above - ANSWER - d
Under-nutrition contributes to over 70% of death of children due to diarrhea:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - a
The leading cause of death worldwide is:
a. Cancer
b. Cardiovascular diseases
c. Diarrheal diseases
d. HIV/AIDS
e. Tuberculosis - ANSWER - b
The majority of non-communicable disease deaths occur in:
a. Developed countries
b. Developing countries
c. The United States
,d. China
e. Australia - ANSWER - b
Which of the following health behaviors contributes to the morbidity and mortality
of a
population?
a. Alcohol use
b. Tobacco use
c. Unsafe sex
d. Diet and exercise
e. All of the above - ANSWER - e
After coronary heart disease, which health problem is the leading cause of
premature
death in all racial/ethnic groups combined within Los Angeles?
a. Suicide
b. Homicide
c. Motor vehicle accidents
d. Drug overdose
e. Lung cancer - ANSWER - b
Infectious diseases began to decline after vaccines were invented:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
The major cause of the drop in infectious diseases in the United States from 1900-
2000
was:
a. Advent of effective antibiotics
b. Development of vaccines to prevent many major infectious diseases
c. Improvements in sanitation and water, and less crowded homes
d. Improved social services
e. More effective use of pesticides - ANSWER - c
Life expectancy in Los Angeles is lowest in which of the following groups?
a. African-Americans
b. Asian -Americans
c. European-Americans
d. Hispanic-Americans
e. Samoan-Americans - ANSWER - a
,The prevalence of obesity is highest in which group in the United States?
a. European-Americans
b. Asian-Americans
c. African-Americans
d. Hispanic-Americans
e. Equally high in all of the above groups - ANSWER - c
The percent of the population living in poverty in Los Angeles County over the last
decade is:
a. Declining
b. Remaining steady at 15%
c. Increasing - ANSWER - c
The major component of the current growth of the population in the United States
is:
a. Increasing birth rate
b. Decreasing rate of emigration
c. Immigration
d. Ineffective family planning
e. None of the above - ANSWER - c
As a health officer, which measure would you use to assess the magnitude of a
chronic
disease health problem requiring treatment in your area?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Disease characteristics
d. Symptoms - ANSWER - b
As a health officer, what parameter would you use to measure the rate of spread of
a
disease in your area?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Disease characteristics
d. Symptoms - ANSWER - a
Which measure would you use to measure the risk of a disease in a community?
a. Incidence
, b. Prevalence
c. Disease characteristics
d. Symptoms - ANSWER - a
Epidemiology is a useful strategy to:
a. Identify the major disease occurring in a community
b. Reveal the natural history of a disease
c. Identify risk factors associated with the occurrence of specific diseases
d. All of the above
e. a. and c. above - ANSWER - d
Epidemiology is a comprehensive body of knowledge applicable to resolution of
the
majority of health problems:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
Which of the following measures the proportion of individuals who have a
particular
disease in a specific population?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Case-fatality
d. Mortality
e. Case number - ANSWER - b
Currently globally there is a higher proportion of people older than 65 years of age
than
0-14 years of age:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
Which of the following countries has the lowest fertility rate?
a. United States
b. Brazil
c. Japan
d. India
e. South Africa - ANSWER - c
Globally, the proportion of the people living in developing countries is:
Public Health 150 Midterm UCLA.
Public health:
a. Is the science and art of preventing disease
b. Is the process of mobilizing local, national and international resources
c. Guarantees the health of all members of the community
d. All of the above
e. a. and b. above - ANSWER - e
Life expectancy has increased over the last 50 years in developed countries, but not
in
developing countries:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
The major reasons for increased longevity in the 20th century include:
a. Improved sanitation
b. Greater provision of safe drinking water
c. Universal immunization programs
d. All of the above
e. a. and b. above - ANSWER - d
Under-nutrition contributes to over 70% of death of children due to diarrhea:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - a
The leading cause of death worldwide is:
a. Cancer
b. Cardiovascular diseases
c. Diarrheal diseases
d. HIV/AIDS
e. Tuberculosis - ANSWER - b
The majority of non-communicable disease deaths occur in:
a. Developed countries
b. Developing countries
c. The United States
,d. China
e. Australia - ANSWER - b
Which of the following health behaviors contributes to the morbidity and mortality
of a
population?
a. Alcohol use
b. Tobacco use
c. Unsafe sex
d. Diet and exercise
e. All of the above - ANSWER - e
After coronary heart disease, which health problem is the leading cause of
premature
death in all racial/ethnic groups combined within Los Angeles?
a. Suicide
b. Homicide
c. Motor vehicle accidents
d. Drug overdose
e. Lung cancer - ANSWER - b
Infectious diseases began to decline after vaccines were invented:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
The major cause of the drop in infectious diseases in the United States from 1900-
2000
was:
a. Advent of effective antibiotics
b. Development of vaccines to prevent many major infectious diseases
c. Improvements in sanitation and water, and less crowded homes
d. Improved social services
e. More effective use of pesticides - ANSWER - c
Life expectancy in Los Angeles is lowest in which of the following groups?
a. African-Americans
b. Asian -Americans
c. European-Americans
d. Hispanic-Americans
e. Samoan-Americans - ANSWER - a
,The prevalence of obesity is highest in which group in the United States?
a. European-Americans
b. Asian-Americans
c. African-Americans
d. Hispanic-Americans
e. Equally high in all of the above groups - ANSWER - c
The percent of the population living in poverty in Los Angeles County over the last
decade is:
a. Declining
b. Remaining steady at 15%
c. Increasing - ANSWER - c
The major component of the current growth of the population in the United States
is:
a. Increasing birth rate
b. Decreasing rate of emigration
c. Immigration
d. Ineffective family planning
e. None of the above - ANSWER - c
As a health officer, which measure would you use to assess the magnitude of a
chronic
disease health problem requiring treatment in your area?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Disease characteristics
d. Symptoms - ANSWER - b
As a health officer, what parameter would you use to measure the rate of spread of
a
disease in your area?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Disease characteristics
d. Symptoms - ANSWER - a
Which measure would you use to measure the risk of a disease in a community?
a. Incidence
, b. Prevalence
c. Disease characteristics
d. Symptoms - ANSWER - a
Epidemiology is a useful strategy to:
a. Identify the major disease occurring in a community
b. Reveal the natural history of a disease
c. Identify risk factors associated with the occurrence of specific diseases
d. All of the above
e. a. and c. above - ANSWER - d
Epidemiology is a comprehensive body of knowledge applicable to resolution of
the
majority of health problems:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
Which of the following measures the proportion of individuals who have a
particular
disease in a specific population?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Case-fatality
d. Mortality
e. Case number - ANSWER - b
Currently globally there is a higher proportion of people older than 65 years of age
than
0-14 years of age:
a. True
b. False - ANSWER - b
Which of the following countries has the lowest fertility rate?
a. United States
b. Brazil
c. Japan
d. India
e. South Africa - ANSWER - c
Globally, the proportion of the people living in developing countries is:
