HLTH-3115S-1-Public and Global Health-2021-QUESTION AND ANSWERS.

Question 1 Which of the following illnesses can be transmitted via v and weakens the immune system so that it does not function as well, allowing foreign pathogens to invade the body? Selected Answer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Answers: Asthma Diabetes Heart disease Answer Feedbac k: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Correct. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be transmitted via blood and bodily fluids and weakens the immune system so that it does not function as well, allowing foreign pathogens to invade the body ● Question 2 The laws, regulations, and priorities that govern your community or state and how these components influence the health of individual citizens are known as which type of health determinant? Selected Answer: Policymaking Answers: Individual behavior Biology and genetics Policymaking Health services Answer Feedback : Correct. The laws, regulations, and priorities that govern your community or state and how these components influence the health of individual citizens are known as policymaking determinants of health. ● Question 3 Bacteria or fungi present different risks to populations and therefore varying methods of prevention should be considered. What are these examples of? Selected Answer: Infectious agents Answers: Antibiotics Health indicators Paramyxovirus Answer Feedback : C Correct. Infectious agents such as bacteria or fungi present different risks to populations and therefore varying methods of prevention should be considered. ● Question 4 Studying assists us in gaining an understanding of the connections between human populations and the environment. Selected Answer: human ecology Answers: health equity human ecology health protection health promotion Answer Feedback: Correct. Studying human ecology assists us in gaining an understanding of the connections between human populations and the environment. ● Question 5 When does population growth occur? Selected Answer: When death rates decline before birth rates decline Answers: When birth rates and death rates decline simultaneously When birth rates and death rates do not change When death rates decline before birth rates decline When birth rates decline before death rates decline Answer Feedback: Correct. Population growth occurs when death rates decline before birth rates decline ● Question 6 Which of the following is an element of your social environment that can influence your health? Selected Answer: Built environment Answers: Built environment Building safety Recreation Answer Feedback: Education quality Incorrect. The built environment describes the physical surroundings that have been designed by humans. ● Question 7 Which of the following offers equal opportunity to enjoy the highest attainable level of health, and is achieved through environmental health protection policies and community care programs? Selected Answer: Health protection Answers: Tertiary prevention Health protection Primary prevention Secondary prevention Answer Feedback : Correct. Health protection offers equal opportunity to enjoy the highest attainable level of health, and is achieved through environmental health protection policies and community care programs. ● Question 8 Which infectious disease makes the body more at risk for other infections? Selected Answer: HIV/AIDS Answers: Asthma Typhoid Tuberculosis Answer Feedback: HIV/AIDS Correct. Individuals with HIV/AIDS are vulnerable to other infectious diseases because it weakens a person's immune system. ● Question 9 The advent and prevalence of antibiotics led to a high birth rate and low death rate, causing a phenomenon that we are still experiencing. What is that phenomenon? Selected Answer: Population aging Answers: Population aging Demographic divide Urbanization Answer Feedbac Population growth Incorrect. Due to population aging, there will be more elderly than children born in parts of the world, creating a situation where there are high numbers of elderly and less people to replace k: those who are working age. ● Question 10 Which portion of the population in low income regions is most at risk of dying from malaria? Selected Answer: young children Answers: the elderly all of the population young children pregnant mothers Answer Feedback: Correct. Young children in developing regions are most at risk of dying from malaria. ● Question 11 How does a working surveillance system assist Healthy People 2020 in promoting health? Selected Answer: Reporting of health risk factors Answers: Promoting air quality Reporting of health risk factors