MHA 708 EXAM A COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
●● health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state
of complete physical, mental and social well-being.
Answer: WHO
●● Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age.
Answer: Life expectancy
●● Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period.
Answer: Mortality
●● Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a
specified period.
Answer: Morbidity
●● A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to
perform functions considered normal.
Answer: Disability
, ●● A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free
of disability and symptoms of illness.
Answer: Quality adjusted life years
●● Major categories of mental health measures
Answer: Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
●● Categories of physical health
Answer: •Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
●● Public Health vs Population health
Answer: 1. both interact with medical care but are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where
possible- look at subgroups and compare
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
●● health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state
of complete physical, mental and social well-being.
Answer: WHO
●● Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age.
Answer: Life expectancy
●● Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period.
Answer: Mortality
●● Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a
specified period.
Answer: Morbidity
●● A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to
perform functions considered normal.
Answer: Disability
, ●● A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free
of disability and symptoms of illness.
Answer: Quality adjusted life years
●● Major categories of mental health measures
Answer: Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
●● Categories of physical health
Answer: •Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
●● Public Health vs Population health
Answer: 1. both interact with medical care but are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where
possible- look at subgroups and compare
