Primary Health Care Exam 1 Questions And
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WHO origin and responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -o An agency of the United Nations
founded in 1948
-Identify global health research priorities
-Monitor epidemics
-Compile health statistics
-Evidence based practice
Define PACES - CORRECT ANSWER -Population
Action
Cooperation
Equity
Security
Population (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on the exposures and diseases that cause the
greatest public health burden and affect large numbers of people in diverse geographic regions
cardiovascular disease, drinking water
Action (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on effective, low-cost interventions that prevent
illness and injury, diagnose and treat diseases, and alleviate suffering
Hunger, HIV medication
, Cooperation (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on health concerns that must be addressed
through worldwide efforts to share knowledge, tools, and resources
air pollution, drug resistant infections
Equity (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on helping the global poor and addressing social,
environmental, and health inequalities
mental health, neglected tropical disease/ parasitic disease
Security (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on addressing the health issues most likely to
contribute to political and economic instability and conflict
violence, emerging infectious diseases
Primary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -people without disease, preventing disease from
occurring
vaccinating children, giving vitamin A to prevent blindness
Secondary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -person with early or non-symptomatic disease,
reduce the severity of disease to prevent disability and death
checking blood pressure, mammogram
Tertiary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -person with symptomatic disease, reduce impairment
and minimize suffering
Answers| Already Graded A+| Latest Update
WHO origin and responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -o An agency of the United Nations
founded in 1948
-Identify global health research priorities
-Monitor epidemics
-Compile health statistics
-Evidence based practice
Define PACES - CORRECT ANSWER -Population
Action
Cooperation
Equity
Security
Population (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on the exposures and diseases that cause the
greatest public health burden and affect large numbers of people in diverse geographic regions
cardiovascular disease, drinking water
Action (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on effective, low-cost interventions that prevent
illness and injury, diagnose and treat diseases, and alleviate suffering
Hunger, HIV medication
, Cooperation (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on health concerns that must be addressed
through worldwide efforts to share knowledge, tools, and resources
air pollution, drug resistant infections
Equity (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on helping the global poor and addressing social,
environmental, and health inequalities
mental health, neglected tropical disease/ parasitic disease
Security (PACES) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focus on addressing the health issues most likely to
contribute to political and economic instability and conflict
violence, emerging infectious diseases
Primary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -people without disease, preventing disease from
occurring
vaccinating children, giving vitamin A to prevent blindness
Secondary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -person with early or non-symptomatic disease,
reduce the severity of disease to prevent disability and death
checking blood pressure, mammogram
Tertiary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -person with symptomatic disease, reduce impairment
and minimize suffering
