MHA 708 exam C
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1. World Health Organization is made up of these 3 entities: World health assembly,
Executive Board, Secretariat
2. How many country delegates form the world health assembly?: 193
3. What does the executive board of the WHO do?: Facilitates the work of the World Health
Assembly and advises on technical issues related to Health
4. What is the function of the secretariat: Main policy implementation body of WHO
5. What is the function of the World Health Assembly?: Decision-making and policy making
body
6. What are the six core functions of WHO: 1. Act as a leader and partner on health issues
worldwide.
2. Set research priorities and encourage the sharing of health-related knowledge.
3. Establish standards of practice and support and monitor their adoption.
4. Advance policy options founded on ethical and evidence-based principles
5. Lend technical support to health initiatives and contribute to capacity building
6. Monitor health issues around the world and identify patterns and trends.
7. Policy making of WHO: Proposals for new resolutions or motions submitted-preliminary impact analysis
by WHO's director-general- Appropriate committee examines the proposal and related at plenary meetings- vote in the
World Health Assembly- policy implementation by the secretariat
8. About how many health programs does WHO operate around the World?: 150
programs and projects
9. What are some of the function and policy related activities of WHO?: Chronic dis-
ease monitoring, infectious disease prevention and eradication, coordinating responses to public health emergencies
10. WHO's health programs: Campaign to eradicate smallpox, global polio eradication initiative, WHO
global task force on Cholera control, current programs focused on HIV control and limiting hepatitis and monitoring
avian influenza
11. Some of the criticism of WHO include?: Bureaucratic limitations, biased, slow to act, and lacks
transparency
12. WHO is the global leader in formulating health policy: Writes and distributes regular
policy reports on major disease, Issues policy statements in response to disease outbreaks and natural disasters
13. Canada's population is ________ compared to the US which is ________.: 38M,
333M
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14. Canada's GDP on HC is ________ compared to the US GDP on HC _______: 11.5%
and 18.3%
15. Canada's HC per capita is _______ Compared to the US ________: 5,571 and 11,700
16. Canada has _____ square miles and the US is ______: 3.85M and 3.53M
17. Canada's political system structure: House of Commons is main legislative body, electoral dis-
tricts- one MP elected per riding, senate- review board for legislation introduced by House of Commons
18. Canada's House of Commons: Is the main legislative body, composed of elected local representa-
tives called members of parliament(MPs)
19. How many MPs are elected per riding in each electoral district: 1
20. Canada's senate: Is the review board for legislation by House of Commons and chosen by the prime
minister
21. The government is formed by: The party with the most elected representatives
22. In Canada the cabinet is: Formed by MPs selected by prime minister from his or her party. Cabinet
members take on special responsibility for one or more federal platform issues in addition to representing the members
of their electoral riding.
23. Canada's healthcare is called: Canadian medicare
24. Canadian Medicare is administered by: The 10 provinces and 3 territorial governments and
allows for some variation between provinces
25. Canadian Medicare is funded: At the national level through income taxes
26. Canadian Medicare covers: Residents for all medically necessary primary and tertiary care.
27. Canadian residents can also: Purchase supplemental insurance the increases access and scope of
care.
28. Canadian physicians: Work in for-profit private practices and are not governmental employees, paid
through the public insurance system of their respective province or territory, are fee-for-service
29. In canada, many large hospitals: Are not for profit and are associated with religious groups or
university
30. The primary piece of health-related legislation at the federal level is: Canadian
Health act of 1984
31. Canadian Medicare ensures that: All eligible Canadian citizens and residents have access to prepaid
health insurance and services
32. The Canada Health act provides: The legal framework for provincial healthcare plans receiving
federal funding. Several private insurers who provide a standard policy.
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1. World Health Organization is made up of these 3 entities: World health assembly,
Executive Board, Secretariat
2. How many country delegates form the world health assembly?: 193
3. What does the executive board of the WHO do?: Facilitates the work of the World Health
Assembly and advises on technical issues related to Health
4. What is the function of the secretariat: Main policy implementation body of WHO
5. What is the function of the World Health Assembly?: Decision-making and policy making
body
6. What are the six core functions of WHO: 1. Act as a leader and partner on health issues
worldwide.
2. Set research priorities and encourage the sharing of health-related knowledge.
3. Establish standards of practice and support and monitor their adoption.
4. Advance policy options founded on ethical and evidence-based principles
5. Lend technical support to health initiatives and contribute to capacity building
6. Monitor health issues around the world and identify patterns and trends.
7. Policy making of WHO: Proposals for new resolutions or motions submitted-preliminary impact analysis
by WHO's director-general- Appropriate committee examines the proposal and related at plenary meetings- vote in the
World Health Assembly- policy implementation by the secretariat
8. About how many health programs does WHO operate around the World?: 150
programs and projects
9. What are some of the function and policy related activities of WHO?: Chronic dis-
ease monitoring, infectious disease prevention and eradication, coordinating responses to public health emergencies
10. WHO's health programs: Campaign to eradicate smallpox, global polio eradication initiative, WHO
global task force on Cholera control, current programs focused on HIV control and limiting hepatitis and monitoring
avian influenza
11. Some of the criticism of WHO include?: Bureaucratic limitations, biased, slow to act, and lacks
transparency
12. WHO is the global leader in formulating health policy: Writes and distributes regular
policy reports on major disease, Issues policy statements in response to disease outbreaks and natural disasters
13. Canada's population is ________ compared to the US which is ________.: 38M,
333M
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14. Canada's GDP on HC is ________ compared to the US GDP on HC _______: 11.5%
and 18.3%
15. Canada's HC per capita is _______ Compared to the US ________: 5,571 and 11,700
16. Canada has _____ square miles and the US is ______: 3.85M and 3.53M
17. Canada's political system structure: House of Commons is main legislative body, electoral dis-
tricts- one MP elected per riding, senate- review board for legislation introduced by House of Commons
18. Canada's House of Commons: Is the main legislative body, composed of elected local representa-
tives called members of parliament(MPs)
19. How many MPs are elected per riding in each electoral district: 1
20. Canada's senate: Is the review board for legislation by House of Commons and chosen by the prime
minister
21. The government is formed by: The party with the most elected representatives
22. In Canada the cabinet is: Formed by MPs selected by prime minister from his or her party. Cabinet
members take on special responsibility for one or more federal platform issues in addition to representing the members
of their electoral riding.
23. Canada's healthcare is called: Canadian medicare
24. Canadian Medicare is administered by: The 10 provinces and 3 territorial governments and
allows for some variation between provinces
25. Canadian Medicare is funded: At the national level through income taxes
26. Canadian Medicare covers: Residents for all medically necessary primary and tertiary care.
27. Canadian residents can also: Purchase supplemental insurance the increases access and scope of
care.
28. Canadian physicians: Work in for-profit private practices and are not governmental employees, paid
through the public insurance system of their respective province or territory, are fee-for-service
29. In canada, many large hospitals: Are not for profit and are associated with religious groups or
university
30. The primary piece of health-related legislation at the federal level is: Canadian
Health act of 1984
31. Canadian Medicare ensures that: All eligible Canadian citizens and residents have access to prepaid
health insurance and services
32. The Canada Health act provides: The legal framework for provincial healthcare plans receiving
federal funding. Several private insurers who provide a standard policy.
