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Public Health Final Review Quiz
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1
What is self-efficacy?
Trusting in your own ability to achieve your goals
Having belief in your ability to succeed
All of these!
Being confident that you can do whatever you set your mind to
2
What are some effects of air pollution?
corrodes metals
damages plants
all of the above
respiratory problems
3
Environmental hazards to health can include:
Water quality
Noise
Pollution
All of the above
4
Air Quality Index (AQI)
measures the levels of 5 criteria pollutants
forecast of daily air pollution levels
shows equality in air access
predicts air and water quality
5
This is true about the Baby Boomers
Men are more likely to die at a younger age
The largest aging group in the population (ever)
All of these
women are more likely to have chronic, disabling conditions
6
The Leading Cause of Death in America is Heart Disease
False
True
7
Mental illnesses account for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses
False
True
8
The TOP public health problem (according to APHA and your book) is:
Diet and Exercise
Water issues
Racism
Tobacco
9
The FDA...
regulates disease prevention.
regulates food, drugs, medical devices and some cosmetics.
regulates environmental protection.
primarily oversees agriculture.
10
The main aim of tertiary prevention stragtegies are to
prevent a disease from getting worse and becoming chronic
diagnose early and treat people following trauma
reduce existing symptoms of disease and improve life quality
promote health lifestyles to prevent disease
11
What can be recycled/reused is the same in all cultures
False
True
12
The water from the Flint River could have been treated to prevent lead poisoning.
False
True
13
The three "E's" of injury prevention in public health are:
Education, enabling, entrenchment
Entrenchment, enforcement, encouragement
Enable, educate, endure
Education, engineering, enforcement/enactment
14
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was formulated:
To make drug companies a profit
to curb the use of street drugs.
Identify addicting drugs
To establish protection in manufacturing drugs and foods
15
Types of disasters include natural and technological
True
False
16
What is the aim of the Clean Water Act?
to clean all rivers in the world
to protect the animals in the ocean
to make surface waters swimmable and fishable
to make money
17
Primary causes of mental illness are:
psychological factors
social factors
all of these
biological factors
18
Which one is right???
HIPAA
HIPPA
19
Infant Mortality Rate
Babies that die per every 1000 birth
Amount of money that the person makes per year
Health issues like poverty and hunger
Percent of people over 15 years old that can read and write
20
Regulation is:
Use of force to keep others from being harmed
Restraining people from harming others
All of these.
Illegal use of force
21
This seeks to minimize the severity of the illness once the event has occurred
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Quaternary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
22
An example of the social norms approach:
Prestige or importance of a person
Moral principles
Collecting data on how much people ACTUALLY drink and sharing results
Social rules that define correct behaviour
23
The Safe Drinking Water Act empowers the EPA to
regulate the chemical contents in bottled water
monitor maximum contaminant levels in drinking water.
regulate species diversity near water sources.
manage the store of nuclear waste near rivers.
24
All chemicals are tested for health effects prior to public sale
True
False
25
The number one risk factor for infant mortality is:
Race
Poverty
Sex
SES
26
This US government agency controls sales and labeling of all e-cigarette substances
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
IRS Internal Revenue Service
NIH National Institutes on Health
FDA Federal Drug Administration
27
the Affordable Care Act included all of the following provisions EXCEPT. . .
mandated all Americans to purchase health insurance
established medical panels that rationed health care
children can stay of parents insurance until 26
insurers can't deny coverage due to preexisting conditions
28
What are the benefits of telehealth?
Walking your telephone daily for general health
Removes barriers like cost of transportation to access care more easily
Use of ICT for providing medical and health information
Use of technology to provide healthcare and information to patients
29
Environmental Health Includes:
Physical and metaphysical components
Natural and human caused factors
Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere
30
Public health approaches to preventing disease and disability in aging:
All of these
Increased education about osteoporosis
Free immunization against pneumonia and influenza
Better building laws on stair railings to prevent falls
31
1. Which risk factor related to culture contributes to some of the leading causes of death (there are 4 total)?
Inherited genetic factors
Lack of seatbelt use
Age
Tobacco Use
32
What is population health?
engagement, education, and monitoring
strictly prevention
prevention and education
study of the outcomes of the health of a population
33
How do most Americans get their health insurance?
Medicare
Medicaid
Private Companies
Obamacare Exchanges
34
The passage of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act are public health initiatives.
True
False
35
Which of the following in NOT a likely government response to an aging population?
increasing taxes to pay for pensions
raising the retirement age
decreasing taxes on the workforce
providing jobs for people over 65 to get work
36
The most important predictor of health is:
Gender
Race
Marital status
SES
37
What are the causes of obesity?
All of these
Mental stress
Eating too many high carb foods
Lack of green space access
38
The EPA is the leading federal agency that enforces environmental regulations
True
False
39
Which of the following is NOT a public issue?
Domestic violence in communities around the world.
A women's asthma attacks.
The United States' obesity epidemic .
The planet's climate change crisis.
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Environmental justice issues are also directly tied to this public health issue
Racism
Domestic violence norms
Legalization of marijuana
Gun violence
41
Consumption of lead can cause...
Skin rashes
Reduced fetal growth in pregnant women
All of these
Impaired cognition and behavioral disorders in children
42
Which organization's mission is to improve public health and safety?
FDA
WHO
APHA
SAMHSA
43
Medicare Part D covers
screening for cancer
mammography
prescription drugs
none of the above
44
Safe injection is controversial because
Drugs used at these sites are illegal
The city is mandated to provide drugs
The landlord doesn't allow it
The city is liable for deaths
45
What is an unplanned event that leads to injury or death?
Hazard
Accident
Risk
Incident
46
The majority of $$ from tobacco MSA went to local tobacco control programs
False
True
47
Place where most people get their health insurance.
Medicaid
Employer
Marketplace
Medicare
48
Primary prevention is concerned with:
Maintaining current health status
Treatment of an existing disease or illness
Delaying the progress of an existing disease or illness
Preventing disease or illness occurring
49
Poverty rates in elderly populations have trended up.
True
False
50
Three factors that determine socioeconomic status are
Income + occupation + education
Income + residence + education
Income + unemployment + education
Income + occupation + age
51
Children are considered the most vulnerable group in society
False
True
52
The risk behavior that is leading preventable cause of death in the U.S
cancer
all
smoking
diabetes
53
What is a cause of injuries in the U.S.?
All of these
Motor vehicle injuries
Poisoning
Falls
54
Under the Affordable Care Act, you can be denied health insurance for a pre-existing condition.
True
False
55
The Social Ecological Model is
Utilizes evidence-based data, exclusively
Based on multiple levels of connecting influence on health behaviors
Answers the question 'how much do college students REALLY drink?'
Is based on the Cultural Theories Model
56
What is the Health Belief Model?
A model adding understanding of the determinants of behavior
A paradigm used to predict and explain health behavior
A model of what health should look like
A belief in health as a whole
57
Leading healthier lives should be done by:
Changing norms like adding recess for high schoolers too
Structural changes like buses to the gym, green space access
All of these
People making healthy choices
58
What did the Clean Air Act do?
Authorized local councils to set up smoke-free zones.
Gave homeowners grants to convert from coal to alternative heating systems.
All of the above
Restricted the burning of coal
59
This is true about landfill waste
They are disproportionately impacting poorer population areas
All of these are true
Before 1970, landfill areas were often just set on fire to burn the trash
Releases methane gas
60
Prohibition has been effective in managing alcohol and drug issues
True
False
