PBH 205 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - (ANSWER)Which of the following population health
surveys does not rely on people to report their own health?
Paternalism - (ANSWER)Restricting the legal drinking age in the United States to 21 is an example of:
Young Adults - (ANSWER)In the calculation of premature mortality, deaths in which age groups will have
the biggest impact on years of potential life lost (YPLLs)?
Secondary Prevention - (ANSWER)Developing emergency medical service for automobile crashes is an
example of:
"Point of choice" postings of nutritional information - (ANSWER)Which of following can help shoppers
who are concerned about the nutritional content of food but do not know how to make wise choices?
teen pregnancy - (ANSWER)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was required to remove the
"Programs that Work" information from their website, which was aimed at the prevention of which of
the following?
False - (ANSWER)True or False? Until the early 1970s, the federal government was responsible for the
quality of the waterways and the purity of the drinking water.
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) - (ANSWER)A concept used as a measure of premature mortality is:
Toxoplasmosis - (ANSWER)Which of the following diseases is best prevented by education—warning
pregnant women about the risks of contracting the disease through gardening and contact with litter
boxes.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - (ANSWER)Four years after its "near-death experience,"
what agency had regained all the funding it lost and its budget has held roughly steady at over twice the
original level through 2015?
, PBH 205 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT
Calculate age-adjusted rates - (ANSWER)To compare the mortality rate in Florida with that of Nevada,
what should be done with the data?
Agent, host, environment - (ANSWER)The epidemiologic triad refers to
Robert Guthrie - (ANSWER)Dr. ________ is a pediatrician from Buffalo, New York, who is considered the
"father of newborn screening."
Sex education in schools - (ANSWER)Once AIDS was introduced, what controversy became more intense
because it meant that sexual behavior could be a matter of life and death?
HIV/AIDS - (ANSWER)Which of following diseases is caused by virus
True - (ANSWER)True or False? The financial incentives for MCOs make medicine economically
dependent on public health's effectiveness in preventing unnecessary disease in the community.
It is a metabolic disease. - (ANSWER)Which of the following statements about diabetes is true?
infant mortality - (ANSWER)_________ is a gauge of society's attention to children's health and is often
used as an indicator of the health status of a population as a whole.
publication bias - (ANSWER)Until recently, when a company sponsored a clinical trial, it often had the
last word on whether the results were going to be made public, which can strongly lead to what form of
bias?
health services research - (ANSWER)Although ____________________ has been proven capable of
improving the quality of medical care, it also shows that medical care is a less important influence on
people's health than some other factors, including diet and exercise, education, and the environment.
Obesity is a major risk factor of type 2 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes prevalence is rising in US along with
obesity - (ANSWER)Which statements about type 2 diabetes is true
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - (ANSWER)Which of the following population health
surveys does not rely on people to report their own health?
Paternalism - (ANSWER)Restricting the legal drinking age in the United States to 21 is an example of:
Young Adults - (ANSWER)In the calculation of premature mortality, deaths in which age groups will have
the biggest impact on years of potential life lost (YPLLs)?
Secondary Prevention - (ANSWER)Developing emergency medical service for automobile crashes is an
example of:
"Point of choice" postings of nutritional information - (ANSWER)Which of following can help shoppers
who are concerned about the nutritional content of food but do not know how to make wise choices?
teen pregnancy - (ANSWER)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was required to remove the
"Programs that Work" information from their website, which was aimed at the prevention of which of
the following?
False - (ANSWER)True or False? Until the early 1970s, the federal government was responsible for the
quality of the waterways and the purity of the drinking water.
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) - (ANSWER)A concept used as a measure of premature mortality is:
Toxoplasmosis - (ANSWER)Which of the following diseases is best prevented by education—warning
pregnant women about the risks of contracting the disease through gardening and contact with litter
boxes.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - (ANSWER)Four years after its "near-death experience,"
what agency had regained all the funding it lost and its budget has held roughly steady at over twice the
original level through 2015?
, PBH 205 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT
Calculate age-adjusted rates - (ANSWER)To compare the mortality rate in Florida with that of Nevada,
what should be done with the data?
Agent, host, environment - (ANSWER)The epidemiologic triad refers to
Robert Guthrie - (ANSWER)Dr. ________ is a pediatrician from Buffalo, New York, who is considered the
"father of newborn screening."
Sex education in schools - (ANSWER)Once AIDS was introduced, what controversy became more intense
because it meant that sexual behavior could be a matter of life and death?
HIV/AIDS - (ANSWER)Which of following diseases is caused by virus
True - (ANSWER)True or False? The financial incentives for MCOs make medicine economically
dependent on public health's effectiveness in preventing unnecessary disease in the community.
It is a metabolic disease. - (ANSWER)Which of the following statements about diabetes is true?
infant mortality - (ANSWER)_________ is a gauge of society's attention to children's health and is often
used as an indicator of the health status of a population as a whole.
publication bias - (ANSWER)Until recently, when a company sponsored a clinical trial, it often had the
last word on whether the results were going to be made public, which can strongly lead to what form of
bias?
health services research - (ANSWER)Although ____________________ has been proven capable of
improving the quality of medical care, it also shows that medical care is a less important influence on
people's health than some other factors, including diet and exercise, education, and the environment.
Obesity is a major risk factor of type 2 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes prevalence is rising in US along with
obesity - (ANSWER)Which statements about type 2 diabetes is true
