PH 450 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
The World Health Org. defined health as 'the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,' in the organization's constitution in 1946 and
continues unchanged through today. T or F? - Answers True
Scientists generally use what five Determinants of Health? - Answers Behaviors, Socioeconomic
Conditions, Access to care, Physical Environment, Biological Factors
The social and physical environments can shape an individual's behaviors and include all factors that
affect the individual's life- positively or negatively- all of which are out of their immediate or direct
control. T or F? - Answers False
Wealthier Americans tend to be in better health than poorer Americans primarily because of:
differences in education, behavior, environment, or all of the above? - Answers All of the above
Are Healthcare Disparities and Health Disparities the same? - Answers No
The higher the income, the more likely one is to be able to: access care, receive care, be satisfied with
care, or all of the above? - Answers All of the above
Health Policy is defined as, 'Authoritative decisions made in the legislature, executive or judicial
branches of government that are intended to influence the actions, behaviors, or decisions of others.'
T or F? - Answers False
What are the three interconnected phases of Public Policy? - Answers Formulation, Implementation,
Modification
What does the legislative branch do? - Answers Formulates policy
What does the executive branch do? - Answers Implements policy
What does the judicial branch do? - Answers Interprets policy
Which branch of government balances health policy with other policy domains? - Answers Legislative
Policies can take several forms. What are they? - Answers Laws, Rules or Regulations, Implementation
decisions and Judicial decisions
Laws enacted at any level of government are policies. T or F? - Answers True
Judicial decisions are another form of public policy established by administrative agencies responsible
for implementing laws. T or F? - Answers False
Effectively managing Medicare requires the federal government to undertake a complex and diverse
set of management tasks, including what? - Answers All of the above
All of the various forms of health policies fit into three basic categories- Allocative, Regulatory, and
Theoretical. T or F? - Answers False
The most credible arguments for policy intervention in the nations' domestic activities begin with the
identification of situations in which markets are not functioning properly. T or F? - Answers True
The basic categories of regulatory health policies are what? Market entry- restricting regulations,
price or rate setting regulations, quality-control regulations, market-preserving regulations, social
regulations, or all of the above? - Answers All of the Above
Health Status and health determinants have a synergistic relationship. T or F? - Answers True
What health determinant does the Clean Air Act focus on? - Answers Physical Environment
What health determinant does 'Statutes limiting smoking' focus on? - Answers Human Behavior
What health determinant does the CHIP Reauthorization Act focus on? - Answers Social factors
What are three health services resources that are heavily influenced by health policies? - Answers
Money, workforce, and technology
The founders established a government in which the powers to create, implement, and adjudicate
laws were separated into legislative, executive and judicial branches. T or F? - Answers True
The president can't veto the laws of congress. T or F? - Answers False
Health and Human Services is the federal government's backup agency for protecting the health of
Americans and providing essential human services, excluding those who are most vulnerable. T or F? -
Answers False
What is the first step in the legislative process? - Answers The introduction of a bill- which is a piece of
of proposed legislation- to congress
Each state in the US is a sovereign government unto itself. T or F? - Answers True
The judicial branch of the state government determines the constitutionality of laws and adjudicates
violations of the law. T or F? - Answers True
What goal is NOT a cooperative strategy indicator? - Answers Tangible goal to is to get as much as
they can
The World Health Org. defined health as 'the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,' in the organization's constitution in 1946 and
continues unchanged through today. T or F? - Answers True
Scientists generally use what five Determinants of Health? - Answers Behaviors, Socioeconomic
Conditions, Access to care, Physical Environment, Biological Factors
The social and physical environments can shape an individual's behaviors and include all factors that
affect the individual's life- positively or negatively- all of which are out of their immediate or direct
control. T or F? - Answers False
Wealthier Americans tend to be in better health than poorer Americans primarily because of:
differences in education, behavior, environment, or all of the above? - Answers All of the above
Are Healthcare Disparities and Health Disparities the same? - Answers No
The higher the income, the more likely one is to be able to: access care, receive care, be satisfied with
care, or all of the above? - Answers All of the above
Health Policy is defined as, 'Authoritative decisions made in the legislature, executive or judicial
branches of government that are intended to influence the actions, behaviors, or decisions of others.'
T or F? - Answers False
What are the three interconnected phases of Public Policy? - Answers Formulation, Implementation,
Modification
What does the legislative branch do? - Answers Formulates policy
What does the executive branch do? - Answers Implements policy
What does the judicial branch do? - Answers Interprets policy
Which branch of government balances health policy with other policy domains? - Answers Legislative
Policies can take several forms. What are they? - Answers Laws, Rules or Regulations, Implementation
decisions and Judicial decisions
Laws enacted at any level of government are policies. T or F? - Answers True
Judicial decisions are another form of public policy established by administrative agencies responsible
for implementing laws. T or F? - Answers False
Effectively managing Medicare requires the federal government to undertake a complex and diverse
set of management tasks, including what? - Answers All of the above
All of the various forms of health policies fit into three basic categories- Allocative, Regulatory, and
Theoretical. T or F? - Answers False
The most credible arguments for policy intervention in the nations' domestic activities begin with the
identification of situations in which markets are not functioning properly. T or F? - Answers True
The basic categories of regulatory health policies are what? Market entry- restricting regulations,
price or rate setting regulations, quality-control regulations, market-preserving regulations, social
regulations, or all of the above? - Answers All of the Above
Health Status and health determinants have a synergistic relationship. T or F? - Answers True
What health determinant does the Clean Air Act focus on? - Answers Physical Environment
What health determinant does 'Statutes limiting smoking' focus on? - Answers Human Behavior
What health determinant does the CHIP Reauthorization Act focus on? - Answers Social factors
What are three health services resources that are heavily influenced by health policies? - Answers
Money, workforce, and technology
The founders established a government in which the powers to create, implement, and adjudicate
laws were separated into legislative, executive and judicial branches. T or F? - Answers True
The president can't veto the laws of congress. T or F? - Answers False
Health and Human Services is the federal government's backup agency for protecting the health of
Americans and providing essential human services, excluding those who are most vulnerable. T or F? -
Answers False
What is the first step in the legislative process? - Answers The introduction of a bill- which is a piece of
of proposed legislation- to congress
Each state in the US is a sovereign government unto itself. T or F? - Answers True
The judicial branch of the state government determines the constitutionality of laws and adjudicates
violations of the law. T or F? - Answers True
What goal is NOT a cooperative strategy indicator? - Answers Tangible goal to is to get as much as
they can
