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HSC 4624 EXAM 1 FOUNDATIONS OF
GLOBAL HEALTH (2025) Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: The Infant Mortality Rate is defined as:, 🗹🗹: Deaths of children less than one year
of age per 1,000 children born
Q: According to the Week 2 lecture on Global Health Systems, which of the following is a
function of a health system?, 🗹🗹: Stewardship
Q: Low parental socioeconomic status can lead to poor child health, which then may
lead to lower education and earnings for the child. These factors contribute to poor
outcomes for these children later as adults (large families, poverty, limited education,
no assets). What is this known as?, 🗹🗹: Intergenerational cycle of poverty
Q: Select the organization that matches this description: This organization was
established in 1961 by President John Kennedy to promote world peace and friendship,
and one of its missions is to help the people of interested countries in meeting their
needs for trained men and women in various skill sets., 🗹🗹: Peace Corps
Q: According to the texbook chapter on Nutrition and Global Health, what is anemia?,
🗹🗹: It is a low level of hemoglobin in the blood that is evidenced by a reduced quality
or quantity of red blood cells.
Q: True or False: Ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium
Development Goals., 🗹🗹: true
Q: Chapter 2 in the textbook discussed different methods used to measure health
determinants and trends in society. What does the Neonatal Mortality Rate measure?,
🗹🗹: Deaths of infants under 28 days for every 1,000 live births in that year
Q: There are three levels of health care systems: primary, secondary and tertiary.
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What level of care matches this description: specialized consultative care, usually on
referral from primary or secondary medical care personnel; includes treatment of
complicated adult and pediatric cases., 🗹🗹: Tertiary Care
Q: Complete this statement: The lack of________ is most often associated with a growth on
the thyroid, called a goiter, and the failure to develop full intellectual potential., 🗹🗹:
Iodine
Q: According to the Week 4 lecture on the Impact of Socioeconomic Status, what are
some of the Costs of Illness?, 🗹🗹: Transportation to and from doctor
Q: True or False: The health care system in the United States is neither universal,
comprehensive, or publicly funded., 🗹🗹: true
Q: Malnutrition is a form of poor nutrition, often causing children to be underweight,
overweight, or experience stunted growth. According to the UNICEF Framework, which
of the following is NOT an underlying cause of malnutrition?, 🗹🗹: Disease
prevention
Q: True or False: Overnutrition is defined as the failure to achieve nutrient
requirements which can impair physical and/or mental health from too much or too
little food, or shortage or imbalance of key nutrients., 🗹🗹: false
Q: According to the Week 2 lecture, the provision of first contact, person-focused,
ongoing care over time that meets health-related needs of people is called ___________.,
🗹🗹: primary care
Q: According to the Week 2 lecture, the provision of medical care by a specialist or
facility upon referral by a primary care professional, and sometimes involving
procedures and surgery of moderate complexity, is called ___________., 🗹🗹: secondary
care
Q: According to the textbook chapter on Policy and Program Briefs, what is the term for
the following definition: ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventive, and
HSC 4624 EXAM 1 FOUNDATIONS OF
GLOBAL HEALTH (2025) Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: The Infant Mortality Rate is defined as:, 🗹🗹: Deaths of children less than one year
of age per 1,000 children born
Q: According to the Week 2 lecture on Global Health Systems, which of the following is a
function of a health system?, 🗹🗹: Stewardship
Q: Low parental socioeconomic status can lead to poor child health, which then may
lead to lower education and earnings for the child. These factors contribute to poor
outcomes for these children later as adults (large families, poverty, limited education,
no assets). What is this known as?, 🗹🗹: Intergenerational cycle of poverty
Q: Select the organization that matches this description: This organization was
established in 1961 by President John Kennedy to promote world peace and friendship,
and one of its missions is to help the people of interested countries in meeting their
needs for trained men and women in various skill sets., 🗹🗹: Peace Corps
Q: According to the texbook chapter on Nutrition and Global Health, what is anemia?,
🗹🗹: It is a low level of hemoglobin in the blood that is evidenced by a reduced quality
or quantity of red blood cells.
Q: True or False: Ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium
Development Goals., 🗹🗹: true
Q: Chapter 2 in the textbook discussed different methods used to measure health
determinants and trends in society. What does the Neonatal Mortality Rate measure?,
🗹🗹: Deaths of infants under 28 days for every 1,000 live births in that year
Q: There are three levels of health care systems: primary, secondary and tertiary.
, Page | 2
What level of care matches this description: specialized consultative care, usually on
referral from primary or secondary medical care personnel; includes treatment of
complicated adult and pediatric cases., 🗹🗹: Tertiary Care
Q: Complete this statement: The lack of________ is most often associated with a growth on
the thyroid, called a goiter, and the failure to develop full intellectual potential., 🗹🗹:
Iodine
Q: According to the Week 4 lecture on the Impact of Socioeconomic Status, what are
some of the Costs of Illness?, 🗹🗹: Transportation to and from doctor
Q: True or False: The health care system in the United States is neither universal,
comprehensive, or publicly funded., 🗹🗹: true
Q: Malnutrition is a form of poor nutrition, often causing children to be underweight,
overweight, or experience stunted growth. According to the UNICEF Framework, which
of the following is NOT an underlying cause of malnutrition?, 🗹🗹: Disease
prevention
Q: True or False: Overnutrition is defined as the failure to achieve nutrient
requirements which can impair physical and/or mental health from too much or too
little food, or shortage or imbalance of key nutrients., 🗹🗹: false
Q: According to the Week 2 lecture, the provision of first contact, person-focused,
ongoing care over time that meets health-related needs of people is called ___________.,
🗹🗹: primary care
Q: According to the Week 2 lecture, the provision of medical care by a specialist or
facility upon referral by a primary care professional, and sometimes involving
procedures and surgery of moderate complexity, is called ___________., 🗹🗹: secondary
care
Q: According to the textbook chapter on Policy and Program Briefs, what is the term for
the following definition: ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventive, and
