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Public Health Final Review Quiz
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1
Mental illnesses account for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses
False
True
2
What is a cause of injuries in the U.S.?
Falls
Poisoning
Motor vehicle injuries
All of these
3
The passage of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act are public health initiatives.
True
False
4
Children are considered the most vulnerable group in society
False
True
5
What are the benefits of telehealth?
Use of ICT for providing medical and health information
Use of technology to provide healthcare and information to patients
Removes barriers like cost of transportation to access care more easily
Walking your telephone daily for general health
6
This is true about landfill waste
Releases methane gas
Before 1970, landfill areas were often just set on fire to burn the trash
They are disproportionately impacting poorer population areas
All of these are true
7
the Affordable Care Act included all of the following provisions EXCEPT. . .
established medical panels that rationed health care
insurers can't deny coverage due to preexisting conditions
mandated all Americans to purchase health insurance
children can stay of parents insurance until 26
8
The three "E's" of injury prevention in public health are:
Enable, educate, endure
Entrenchment, enforcement, encouragement
Education, enabling, entrenchment
Education, engineering, enforcement/enactment
9
What is population health?
engagement, education, and monitoring
strictly prevention
prevention and education
study of the outcomes of the health of a population
10
An example of the social norms approach:
Social rules that define correct behaviour
Moral principles
Collecting data on how much people ACTUALLY drink and sharing results
Prestige or importance of a person
11
What are some effects of air pollution?
corrodes metals
all of the above
damages plants
respiratory problems
12
The majority of $$ from tobacco MSA went to local tobacco control programs
True
False
13
Three factors that determine socioeconomic status are
Income + occupation + age
Income + unemployment + education
Income + occupation + education
Income + residence + education
14
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
People making healthy choices
All of these
15
The Social Ecological Model is
Utilizes evidence-based data, exclusively
Answers the question 'how much do college students REALLY drink?'
Based on multiple levels of connecting influence on health behaviors
Is based on the Cultural Theories Model
16
Which of the following in NOT a likely government response to an aging population?
decreasing taxes on the workforce
providing jobs for people over 65 to get work
raising the retirement age
increasing taxes to pay for pensions
17
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 money
to make surface waters swimmable and fishable
18
1. Which risk factor related to culture contributes to some of the leading causes of death (there are 4 total)?
Tobacco Use
Age
Lack of seatbelt use
Inherited genetic factors
19
Place where most people get their health insurance.
Medicare
Employer
Marketplace
Medicaid
20
What are the causes of obesity?
Lack of green space access
All of these
Eating too many high carb foods
Mental stress
21
Which of the following is NOT a public issue?
The planet's climate change crisis.
A women's asthma attacks.
The United States' obesity epidemic .
Domestic violence in communities around the world.
22
Prohibition has been effective in managing alcohol and drug issues
False
True
23
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
24
The TOP public health problem (according to APHA and your book) is:
Water issues
Racism
Tobacco
Diet and Exercise
25
The Leading Cause of Death in America is Heart Disease
True
False
26
The main aim of tertiary prevention stragtegies are to
reduce existing symptoms of disease and improve life quality
diagnose early and treat people following trauma
prevent a disease from getting worse and becoming chronic
promote health lifestyles to prevent disease
27
The number one risk factor for infant mortality is:
Sex
Poverty
SES
Race
28
This seeks to minimize the severity of the illness once the event has occurred
Primary Prevention
Quaternary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
29
The water from the Flint River could have been treated to prevent lead poisoning.
False
True
30
Medicare Part D covers
prescription drugs
mammography
screening for cancer
none of the above
31
The FDA...
regulates environmental protection.
primarily oversees agriculture.
regulates disease prevention.
regulates food, drugs, medical devices and some cosmetics.
32
The EPA is the leading federal agency that enforces environmental regulations
False
True
33
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
34
Which one is right???
HIPAA
HIPPA
35
What can be recycled/reused is the same in all cultures
True
False
36
What is the Health Belief Model?
A model of what health should look like
A paradigm used to predict and explain health behavior
A model adding understanding of the determinants of behavior
A belief in health as a whole
37
Consumption of lead can cause...
All of these
Skin rashes
Reduced fetal growth in pregnant women
Impaired cognition and behavioral disorders in children
38
This US government agency controls sales and labeling of all e-cigarette substances
IRS Internal Revenue Service
FDA Federal Drug Administration
NIH National Institutes on Health
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
39
Environmental Health Includes:
Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere
Physical and metaphysical components
Natural and human caused factors
40
The risk behavior that is leading preventable cause of death in the U.S
smoking
cancer
all
diabetes
41
What is self-efficacy?
All of these!
Trusting in your own ability to achieve your goals
Having belief in your ability to succeed
Being confident that you can do whatever you set your mind to
42
Primary causes of mental illness are:
psychological factors
biological factors
all of these
social factors
43
Air Quality Index (AQI)
measures the levels of 5 criteria pollutants
forecast of daily air pollution levels
predicts air and water quality
shows equality in air access
44
The most important predictor of health is:
Gender
Marital status
Race
SES
45
What did the Clean Air Act do?
Gave homeowners grants to convert from coal to alternative heating systems.
Authorized local councils to set up smoke-free zones.
All of the above
Restricted the burning of coal
46
Public health approaches to preventing disease and disability in aging:
Better building laws on stair railings to prevent falls
All of these
Free immunization against pneumonia and influenza
Increased education about osteoporosis
47
Environmental hazards to health can include:
Noise
Pollution
Water quality
All of the above
48
Poverty rates in elderly populations have trended up.
False
True
49
Which organization's mission is to improve public health and safety?
APHA
WHO
SAMHSA
FDA
50
Under the Affordable Care Act, you can be denied health insurance for a pre-existing condition.
True
False
51
How do most Americans get their health insurance?
Private Companies
Medicare
Medicaid
Obamacare Exchanges
52
Safe injection is controversial because
The city is liable for deaths
The landlord doesn't allow it
Drugs used at these sites are illegal
The city is mandated to provide drugs
53
Types of disasters include natural and technological
True
False
54
The Safe Drinking Water Act empowers the EPA to
regulate the chemical contents in bottled water
manage the store of nuclear waste near rivers.
monitor maximum contaminant levels in drinking water.
regulate species diversity near water sources.
55
Primary prevention is concerned with:
Delaying the progress of an existing disease or illness
Maintaining current health status
Preventing disease or illness occurring
Treatment of an existing disease or illness
56
Regulation is:
All of these.
Use of force to keep others from being harmed
Restraining people from harming others
Illegal use of force
57
All chemicals are tested for health effects prior to public sale
False
True
58
Environmental justice issues are also directly tied to this public health issue
Racism
Legalization of marijuana
Gun violence
Domestic violence norms
59
What is an unplanned event that leads to injury or death?
Risk
Incident
Hazard
Accident
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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)
women are more likely to have chronic, disabling conditions
All of these
