MCCQE1 Public Health Exam Questions
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Public health definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-organized efforts of society to
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keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness and premature death. It is a
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combination of programs, services and policies that protect and promote the
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health of all Canadians
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A typical list of public health responsibilities includes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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typical list of public health responsibilities includes
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Surveillance
Health promotion
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Health protection
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Disease and Injury Prevention
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Screening
Population Health Assessment | |
Emergency preparedness |
Vulnerable Populations |
Definition of sureillance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-collecting, interpreting and
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communicating health data and acting upon it in order to identify disease trends,
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emerging pathogens, etc | |
, Definition of health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-encouraging healthy
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behaviors (e.g., smoking legislation), building healthy environments (bicycle
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paths, etc). |
Definition of health protection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more specific than health
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promotion, this targets particular health hazards and reduces people's exposure
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to them. Drug safety regulations; food inspections; hazardous substances and
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pollution; vector control and smoke-free spaces are examples
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Population Health Assessment: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-monitoring underlying
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social trends that affect health (poverty, homelessness, drug use, etc.) and
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encouraging government s to address these. This relates to health promotion, but
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moves the focus of attention upstream, to address underlying determinants.
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Disease and Injury prevention: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Closely related to health
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protection, this focuses on particular diseases/conditions. Many approaches are
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best implemented at the population level: food safety; immunization; outbreak
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control; road safety; playground design, etc.
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Emergency Preparedness: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Natural disasters, infectious
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disease, bioterrorism, etc. An aspect of health protection, but more generic as we
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do not know precisely what we must protect against
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Vulnerable Groups: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-protecting the health of particular
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groups such as maternal and infant health, refugees, etc.
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With Correct Answers
Public health definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-organized efforts of society to
| | | | | | | | | |
keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness and premature death. It is a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
combination of programs, services and policies that protect and promote the
| | | | | | | | | | |
health of all Canadians
| | |
A typical list of public health responsibilities includes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
| | | | | | | | | | |
typical list of public health responsibilities includes
| | | | | |
Surveillance
Health promotion
|
Health protection
|
Disease and Injury Prevention
| | |
Screening
Population Health Assessment | |
Emergency preparedness |
Vulnerable Populations |
Definition of sureillance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-collecting, interpreting and
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communicating health data and acting upon it in order to identify disease trends,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
emerging pathogens, etc | |
, Definition of health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-encouraging healthy
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behaviors (e.g., smoking legislation), building healthy environments (bicycle
| | | | | | | |
paths, etc). |
Definition of health protection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more specific than health
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promotion, this targets particular health hazards and reduces people's exposure
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to them. Drug safety regulations; food inspections; hazardous substances and
| | | | | | | | | |
pollution; vector control and smoke-free spaces are examples
| | | | | | |
Population Health Assessment: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-monitoring underlying
| | | | | | |
social trends that affect health (poverty, homelessness, drug use, etc.) and
| | | | | | | | | | |
encouraging government s to address these. This relates to health promotion, but
| | | | | | | | | | |
moves the focus of attention upstream, to address underlying determinants.
| | | | | | | | | |
Disease and Injury prevention: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Closely related to health
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protection, this focuses on particular diseases/conditions. Many approaches are
| | | | | | | | |
best implemented at the population level: food safety; immunization; outbreak
| | | | | | | | | |
control; road safety; playground design, etc.
| | | | |
Emergency Preparedness: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Natural disasters, infectious
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disease, bioterrorism, etc. An aspect of health protection, but more generic as we
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do not know precisely what we must protect against
| | | | | | | | |
Vulnerable Groups: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-protecting the health of particular
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groups such as maternal and infant health, refugees, etc.
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