HLTH-3115-5,Public and Global Health.2015 ..QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is one way to build community capacity? Selected Answer: D. All of the above • 3 out of 3 points Correct Answer: D. All of the above Response Feedback: For more information, review the report, CDC Promoting Health Equity, "Section 3" • Question 2 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: Lack of physical activity is the most important risk factor for cancer worldwide. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: False False For more information, review pages 120 & 121 of your text. • Question 3 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the most fundamental of the conventions on human rights. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: True True Response For more information, review page 76 of Feedback: your text. • Question 4 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: The Food and Drug Administration is a lead research agency and funds training programs and communication of health information to the professional community and the public. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: False False For more information, review Table 4-2 on page 66 of your text • Question 5 • 3 out of 3 points Which of the following definitions describes infant mortality rate? Selected Answer: A. The number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1000 live births in a given year Correct Answer: A. The number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1000 live births in a given year Response Feedback: For more information, review page 18 of your text. • Question 6 • 0 out of 3 points "Case-fatality" refers to: Selected Answer: D. The number of individuals who have a disease at a particular time divided by the number of individuals who could potentially have the disease Correct Answer: C. The relationship between incidence rate and mortality rate Response Feedback: For more information, review p. 41 of your text. • Question 7 • 0 out of 3 points "The social approach" is: Selected Answer: B. group- and community-based interventions directed at health promotion and disease prevention Correct Answer: A. interventions with another non-health-related purpose, which have secondary impacts on health Response Feedback: For more information, page 9 of your text. • Question 8 • 3 out of 3 points Which of the following are among the 10 great achievements in the 20th century? Selected Answer: D. All of the above Correct Answer: D. All of the above Response Feedback: For more information, see the document, Ten Great Public Health Achievements - United States, • Question 9 • 3 out of 3 points Which of the following are among the 10 leading causes of death in low-income countries in 2004? Selected Answer: E. Both A & B Correct Answer: E. Both A & B Response Feedback: For more information, see the document, World Health Organization Fact Sheet - The Top Causes of Death. • Question 10 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: The three basic types of interventions include information (education), motivation (incentives), and obligation (requirements). Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: True True For more information, review page 52 of your text. • Question 11 • 0 out of 3 points The article, Unequal Weight: Equity Oriented Policy Responses to the Global Obesity Epidemic, reads: "Obesity is unequally distributed between and within countries." Correct C. Excess weight is more common among socially disadvantaged groups in low- income societies Answers: A. Excess weight is more common among socially disadvantaged groups in affluent societies C. Excess weight is more common among socially disadvantaged groups in low- income societies Response Feedback: For more information, review the article, Unequal Weight: Equity Oriented Policy Responses to the Global Obesity Epidemic • Question 12 • 3 out of 3 points Which of the following are the WHO Millennium Health Goals? E. Both C & D Correct Answers: E. Both C & D Response Feedback: For more information, review the WHO Millennium Health Goals at • Question 13 • 3 out of 3 points Which of the following is considered a main pillar for addressing malaria in low- and middle- income countries? Selected Answer: D. A and C only Correct Answer: D. A and C only Response Feedback: For more information, review page 151 of your text. • Question 14 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: Save the Children is an example of a non-governmental organization. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: True True For more information, review Table 11-1 on page 195 of your text. • Question 15 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: Poor sanitation is a major cause of diarrheal disease. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: True True For more information, review page 167 of your text. • Question 16 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: Culture is defined as that complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: True True For more information, review page 214 of your text. • Question 17 • 0 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: A refugee refers to people who choose to migrate or are forced to migrate during a complex emergency but stay in their home country. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: True False For more information, review pages 178 & 179 of your text. • Question 18 • 3 out of 3 points Is the following statement True or False: Program evaluation fits under the 10 essential public health services. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Response Feedback: True True For more information, review Table 4-1 on page 61 of your text. • Question 19 • 3 out of 3 points In the Health Belief Model, people's health behaviors depend on their perceptions of: Selected Answer: D. All of the above Correct Answer: D. All of the above Response Feedback: For more information, review page 219 of your text • Question 20 • 3 out of 3 points "Public health" is defined as: Selected Answer: B. The totality of all evidence-based public and private efforts that preserve and