PBH 205 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PBH 205 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORR




What cis cpublic chealth? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cscience cand cart cof cpreventing cdisease, cprolo
cphysical chealth


public chealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔assuring cthe cconditions cin cwhich cpeople ccan cbe chealthy

public chealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔organized ccommunity cefforts caimed cat cthe cprevention cof cd
chealth


public chealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cthe cscience cof cprotecting cand cimproving cthe chealth cof cc
-education
-promotion cof chealthy clifestyles
-research cfor cdisease cand cinjury cprevention

core cfunctions cof cpublic chealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cassessment
2. cpolicy cdevelopment
3. cassurance

assessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-monitor cand cassess chealth cstatus cto cidentify ccommunity che
-diagnose cand cinvestigate chealth cproblems cand chealth chazards cin cthe ccommunity
-analyze cthe cdeterminants cof cthe chealth cneeds

policy cdevelopment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-inform, ceducate, cand cempower cpeople cabout chealth
-mobilize ccommunity cpartnerships cto cidentify cand csolve chealth cproblems
-develop cpolicies cand cplans cto csupport cindividual cand ccommunity chealth cefforts

assurance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-enforcement cof claws cand cregulations cthat cprotect chealth cand
ctickets
-link cpeople cto cneeded cpersonal chealth csciences cand cassure cthe cprovision cof chealth ccare cwh

, primary cprevention c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔prevent can cillness cor cinjury cfor coccurring cAT cALL

secondary cprevention c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimize cthe cseverity cof cthe cillness cor cdamage

tertiary cprevention c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimize cdisability cby cproviding cmedical ccare cand creh

epidemiological ctriangle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-agent
-host
-environment


interventions ccan cfocus con cany cof cthese ctargets

agent c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔bacterium, cvirus

-kill

host c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔susceptible chuman

-immunize

environment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔water, cair, cfood

-purify

tragedy cof cthe ccommons c(COW- cHANDON??) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"the ccommons" c- cair, cwat
cenvironment cthat cwe call cshare


-no cindividual chas cthe cpower cto ccontrol chis/her cenvironment cother cthan ctheir cown cbehavior
-government caction cis cneeded cto cprotect c"the ccommons"

public chealth cdisciplines c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-epidemiology
-statistics
-biomedical csciences
-environmental chealth cscience
-social cand cbehavioral csciences
-health cpolicy cand cmanagement

classical cperiod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔advances cin cunderstanding cof cdisease
-early cGreeks cand cRomans
-water cand cwaste csystems
-concepts cof cpersonal chygiene
-protection cof cfood cand cwater csupplies
-dependent cupon cslave clabor
-decrease cin cconquests cand csupply cof cslaves cled cto cdecline

hippocrates c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔greek cphysician c460-C. c370 cBC
-if cwe ccould cgive cevery cindividual cthe cright camount cof cnourishment cand cexercise, cnot ctoo clittle
cwould chave cfound cthe csafest cway cto chealth


-imbalance cof cman cwith cthe cenvironment

middle cages c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1000-1400 cAD
-new cdiseases
-crusades, cpopulation cincreases, cincreases ctrade, ccommerce, ctravel