spph midterm + quizzes UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which need is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - CORRECT ANSWER A: physiological
needs
Explanation:These are basic, foundational needs for survival, without which people would parish.
Everything builds upon physiological needs but they are not at the top of Maslow's hierarchy.
Which of the following best describes the economic concept of "moral hazard"? - CORRECT
ANSWER A: People will take more risks and experience more loss or harm when they are insured.
Stone discusses several problems inherent in a search for "objective standards of welfare" and, therefore,
in a search for simple ways to determine which needs a society might take collective responsibility for.
Which of the following is NOT one of the major challenge Stone discusses? - CORRECT
ANSWER a: People will lie about needs in order to obtain more wealth or entitlements.
Explanation: Stone discusses the fact that risk matters. Risk of changes in objective measures of welfare
(like income or entitlements) can affect individual wellbeing. As mentioned in the pre-recorded lecture,
the main point is that it is not just food, housing, income, and jobs that matter to individuals and families;
food security, housing security, income security, and job security matters too - - possibly just as much.
Which of these definitions best describes the "Right to Health" derived from various UN declarations and
covenants related to universal human rights? - CORRECT ANSWER A: All people have a right to
the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
explanation: Correct. This was an easy one given the answer is in italics in the introduction to the relevant
reading. The main point here is that the right to health is not a right to be healthy. This is in part because
many things that cause ill health are inalterable (e.g., incurable diseases and injury-causing accidents).
But also, as we will discuss throughout the term, countries must balance entitlements in ways to ensure
that health is maximized, as best as is possible, for all individuals in society given the constraints of
available technologies and resources.
Which of the following best describes the concept of "progressive realization" of state obligations under
the right to health? - CORRECT ANSWER A: Countries may take time to fulfil some of the
obligations under the right to health.
, Who owned most hospitals in Canada during the period from the 1600s until the 1950s? - CORRECT
ANSWER A: religious groups
Explanation: Correct. Early hospital care in Canada was charitable care provided by religious
organizations. For much of that time, before modern medicine of the 20th century, the care offered was
little more than food, shelter, and prayer. Yet, non-profit, religious charities continued to play a key role in
hospital provision as standards of care improved. Even today, many hospitals remain owned and managed
by organizations with religious roots, including Providence Health Care in Vancouver.
During the First World War, federal Liberals were in opposition. What conditions did the Liberals insist
upon in order to support the Union government's conscription bill? - CORRECT ANSWER A: That
the federal government would set up a department of health and provide free medical care to veterans.
explanation:Yes. These are arguably the first examples of truly important roles of the federal government
in health care policy in Canada. Despite health care being under provincial jurisdiction, the federal
government was in a position of responsibility for those who served in military. It was also in a position to
gather information about disease and develop plans for addressing problems - - usually by encouraging
provinces to do so with federal funding.
The first stage of Canadian "Medicare" was born in Saskatchewan in 1947. What was this stage? -
CORRECT ANSWER A:Universal, public insurance for hospital care
explanation:Yes, this was the first "stage" of universal public health insurance in Canada. It was arguably
a compromise for Tommy Douglas, premier of Saskatchewan at the time, because Douglas wanted a more
comprehensive public health care system. But, Saskatchewan couldn't do a comprehensive health care
system all at once because the federal government had centralized all income tax powers during the war.
Though the federal government might have wanted to help provinces fund a comprehensive health
insurance scheme (that was the recommendation of the federal Heagerty Report of 1943), some provinces
(notably Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta) did not want Ottawa to move forward with such a bold plan. This
resulted in discussions about building "Medicare" in stages.
Which of the following was the federal act of 1957 that would provide funding for provincial health
insurance programs that met national standards? - CORRECT ANSWER a: the hospital insurance
and diagnostic services Act
explanation: Correct. This was the first, and arguably most important, federal law to provide funding for
provincial health insurance programs that met national standards. It essentially nationalized the standards
for what was the Saskatchewan hospital insurance system. Despite the fact that public supported the idea,
and supported the plans in place in several provinces by the time this federal act was enacted, the
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which need is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - CORRECT ANSWER A: physiological
needs
Explanation:These are basic, foundational needs for survival, without which people would parish.
Everything builds upon physiological needs but they are not at the top of Maslow's hierarchy.
Which of the following best describes the economic concept of "moral hazard"? - CORRECT
ANSWER A: People will take more risks and experience more loss or harm when they are insured.
Stone discusses several problems inherent in a search for "objective standards of welfare" and, therefore,
in a search for simple ways to determine which needs a society might take collective responsibility for.
Which of the following is NOT one of the major challenge Stone discusses? - CORRECT
ANSWER a: People will lie about needs in order to obtain more wealth or entitlements.
Explanation: Stone discusses the fact that risk matters. Risk of changes in objective measures of welfare
(like income or entitlements) can affect individual wellbeing. As mentioned in the pre-recorded lecture,
the main point is that it is not just food, housing, income, and jobs that matter to individuals and families;
food security, housing security, income security, and job security matters too - - possibly just as much.
Which of these definitions best describes the "Right to Health" derived from various UN declarations and
covenants related to universal human rights? - CORRECT ANSWER A: All people have a right to
the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
explanation: Correct. This was an easy one given the answer is in italics in the introduction to the relevant
reading. The main point here is that the right to health is not a right to be healthy. This is in part because
many things that cause ill health are inalterable (e.g., incurable diseases and injury-causing accidents).
But also, as we will discuss throughout the term, countries must balance entitlements in ways to ensure
that health is maximized, as best as is possible, for all individuals in society given the constraints of
available technologies and resources.
Which of the following best describes the concept of "progressive realization" of state obligations under
the right to health? - CORRECT ANSWER A: Countries may take time to fulfil some of the
obligations under the right to health.
, Who owned most hospitals in Canada during the period from the 1600s until the 1950s? - CORRECT
ANSWER A: religious groups
Explanation: Correct. Early hospital care in Canada was charitable care provided by religious
organizations. For much of that time, before modern medicine of the 20th century, the care offered was
little more than food, shelter, and prayer. Yet, non-profit, religious charities continued to play a key role in
hospital provision as standards of care improved. Even today, many hospitals remain owned and managed
by organizations with religious roots, including Providence Health Care in Vancouver.
During the First World War, federal Liberals were in opposition. What conditions did the Liberals insist
upon in order to support the Union government's conscription bill? - CORRECT ANSWER A: That
the federal government would set up a department of health and provide free medical care to veterans.
explanation:Yes. These are arguably the first examples of truly important roles of the federal government
in health care policy in Canada. Despite health care being under provincial jurisdiction, the federal
government was in a position of responsibility for those who served in military. It was also in a position to
gather information about disease and develop plans for addressing problems - - usually by encouraging
provinces to do so with federal funding.
The first stage of Canadian "Medicare" was born in Saskatchewan in 1947. What was this stage? -
CORRECT ANSWER A:Universal, public insurance for hospital care
explanation:Yes, this was the first "stage" of universal public health insurance in Canada. It was arguably
a compromise for Tommy Douglas, premier of Saskatchewan at the time, because Douglas wanted a more
comprehensive public health care system. But, Saskatchewan couldn't do a comprehensive health care
system all at once because the federal government had centralized all income tax powers during the war.
Though the federal government might have wanted to help provinces fund a comprehensive health
insurance scheme (that was the recommendation of the federal Heagerty Report of 1943), some provinces
(notably Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta) did not want Ottawa to move forward with such a bold plan. This
resulted in discussions about building "Medicare" in stages.
Which of the following was the federal act of 1957 that would provide funding for provincial health
insurance programs that met national standards? - CORRECT ANSWER a: the hospital insurance
and diagnostic services Act
explanation: Correct. This was the first, and arguably most important, federal law to provide funding for
provincial health insurance programs that met national standards. It essentially nationalized the standards
for what was the Saskatchewan hospital insurance system. Despite the fact that public supported the idea,
and supported the plans in place in several provinces by the time this federal act was enacted, the
