GLOBAL HEALTH MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health -
correct answer ✅state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Public Health -
correct answer ✅science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting physical health and mental health and efficiency
through organized community efforts toward a sanitary
environment; the control of community infections; the education of
the individuals in principles of personal hygiene; the organization of
medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and treatment
of disease; and the development of the social machinery to ensure
to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate
for the maintenance of health
Global Health -
correct answer ✅an area are for study, research, and practice that
places a priority on improving health and achieving equality in
health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes
transnational health issues, determinants and solution, involves
many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences and
promotes interdisciplinary collaboration; and is a synthesis of
population based prevention with individual level clinical care
,GLOBAL HEALTH MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Critical Global Health Concepts (7) -
correct answer ✅-the determinants of health
-the measurement of health status
-the importance of culture to health
-the global burden of disease
-the key risk factors for different health conditions
-the demographic and epidemiological transitions
-the organization and functions of health systems
Health Disparity -
correct answer ✅difference in health, two groups have a
difference in health but also have a history of a stigma
Equity -
correct answer ✅giving everyone access to to the same
opportunities. must ensure equity before we can enjoy equality
Equality -
correct answer ✅giving everyone the same thing but that only
works if everyone starts from the same place
, GLOBAL HEALTH MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Developed Countries -
correct answer ✅US, France, Australia, and UK. Have relatively
high income per capita and are often thought of as "industrialized"
Developing Countries -
correct answer ✅Haiti, Liberia, Laos. Have relatively low per capita
incomes and that are not heavily industrialized.
Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) -
correct answer ✅Countries signed pledge to meet goals by 2015,
explicit statement of goals for development efforts, all relate to
health whether directly or indirectly, important to understanding
global health issues
MDG Goal 1 -
correct answer ✅Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty
MDG Goal 2 -
correct answer ✅Achieve Universal Primary Education
MDG Goal 3 -
correct answer ✅Promote gender equality and empower women
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health -
correct answer ✅state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Public Health -
correct answer ✅science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting physical health and mental health and efficiency
through organized community efforts toward a sanitary
environment; the control of community infections; the education of
the individuals in principles of personal hygiene; the organization of
medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and treatment
of disease; and the development of the social machinery to ensure
to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate
for the maintenance of health
Global Health -
correct answer ✅an area are for study, research, and practice that
places a priority on improving health and achieving equality in
health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes
transnational health issues, determinants and solution, involves
many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences and
promotes interdisciplinary collaboration; and is a synthesis of
population based prevention with individual level clinical care
,GLOBAL HEALTH MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Critical Global Health Concepts (7) -
correct answer ✅-the determinants of health
-the measurement of health status
-the importance of culture to health
-the global burden of disease
-the key risk factors for different health conditions
-the demographic and epidemiological transitions
-the organization and functions of health systems
Health Disparity -
correct answer ✅difference in health, two groups have a
difference in health but also have a history of a stigma
Equity -
correct answer ✅giving everyone access to to the same
opportunities. must ensure equity before we can enjoy equality
Equality -
correct answer ✅giving everyone the same thing but that only
works if everyone starts from the same place
, GLOBAL HEALTH MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Developed Countries -
correct answer ✅US, France, Australia, and UK. Have relatively
high income per capita and are often thought of as "industrialized"
Developing Countries -
correct answer ✅Haiti, Liberia, Laos. Have relatively low per capita
incomes and that are not heavily industrialized.
Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) -
correct answer ✅Countries signed pledge to meet goals by 2015,
explicit statement of goals for development efforts, all relate to
health whether directly or indirectly, important to understanding
global health issues
MDG Goal 1 -
correct answer ✅Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty
MDG Goal 2 -
correct answer ✅Achieve Universal Primary Education
MDG Goal 3 -
correct answer ✅Promote gender equality and empower women
