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

• Question 8 3.75 out of 3.75 points Examples of cardiovascular disease include cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease, and . Selected Answer: hypertension Correct Answer: hypertension Answer Feedback: Correct. Hypertension is a form of cardiovascular disease. • Question 9 3.75 out of 3.75 points By recognizing root causes of injury and mortality and trends in population growth, healthcare systems can respond through targeted funding, education and community awareness, and . Selected Answer: support services Correct Answer: support services Answer Feedback: Correct. As a result of this understanding by the healthcare system, support services can be properly targeted to the population's root causes and population growth trends. • Question 10 3.75 out of 3.75 points What does the global health organization Maria Stopes International provide? Selected Answer: family planning and contraceptives Correct Answer: family planning and contraceptives Answer Feedback: Correct. The mission of Maria Stopes is to provide family planning and reproductive services, and contraceptives to areas in need. • Question 11 3.75 out of 3.75 points Health-related activities included under WHO's most recent annual budget include interventions for communicable and noncommunicable diseases, health policy, and . Selected Answer: health promotion Correct Answer: health promotion Answer Feedback: Correct. Health promotion is the other health-related activity included in WHO's budget. • Question 12 3.75 out of 3.75 points To whom do advocacy organizations bring awareness? Selected Answer: Policymakers and politicians Correct Answer: Policymakers and politicians Answer Feedback: Correct. Advocacy organizations bring awareness to policymakers and politicians, as well as the public and the media. • Question 13 3.75 out of 3.75 points The global health problem of NCDs and noncommunicable disorders requires research and targeted . Selected Answer: interventions Correct Answer: interventions Answer Feedback: Correct. Interventions which are targeted to demographics and behaviors are needed. • Question 14 3.75 out of 3.75 points The reason that health care systems are often at the front line of public health is that they witness . Selected Answer: new presentations of disease Correct Answer: new presentations of disease Answer Feedback: Correct. New presentations of disease happen first within health care systems, alerting workers to possible future outbreaks. • Question 15 0 out of 3.75 points Which type of disease is finally beginning to receive treatments strategies due to increases in donor-support and grants for medical technology and innovation? Selected Answer: HIV/AIDS Correct Answer: neglected tropical diseases Answer Feedback: Incorrect. HIV/AIDS has had established treatment strategy for several years and is now engaged in clinical trials for vaccination. • Question 16 Which sector generally provides the first line of health care? Selected Answer: Public Correct Answer: Public 3.75 out of 3.75 points Answer Feedback: Correct. In most countries, the public sector is the provider of the first line of health care. • Question 17 3.75 out of 3.75 points In which way do demographic and epidemiological transitions in developing nations affect their national economic productivity? Selected Answer: negatively due to increased social services Correct Answer: negatively due to increased social services Answer Feedback: Correct. Demographic and epidemiological transitions result in a longer living population, an increase in NCDs, and the need for more social services. • Question 18 3.75 out of 3.75 points Which area of global health specialty might require a specific certification? Selected Answer: research Correct Answer: research Answer Feedback: Correct. Researchers in global health are often required to have previous certification in the area of study. • Question 19 3.75 out of 3.75 points Which is a reason that developing areas have more communicable diseases as leading causes of mortality? Selected Answer: improper sanitation Correct Answer: improper sanitation Answer Feedback: Correct. Improper sanitation contributes to the communicable disease rates in developing areas. • Question 20 3.75 out of 3.75 points In 1988, the IOM published a report titled, "The Future of Public Health" stated there are three core functions of public health: policy development, assurance and . Selected Answer: assessment Correct Answer: assessment Answer Feedback: Correct. The IOM report states that the three core functions of public health: assessment, policy development, and assurance. • Question 21 3.75 out of 3.75 points Which country represents an extreme form of the Beveridge Model of health care system? Selected Answer: Cuba Correct Answer: Cuba Answer Feedback: Correct. The Beveridge Model exists throughout the world, in countries such as Great Britain, Sweden, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Cuba, which has the most extreme form. • Question 22 3.75 out of 3.75 points Early in the field of public health which of the following was limited to a fixed distance, meaning that the health problems of other states or countries seemed not only far away but unimportant? Selected Answer: Transportation Correct Answer: Transportation Answer Feedback: Correct. Early in the field of public health transportation was limited to a fixed distance and this meant that the health problems of other states or countries seemed not only far away but unimportant. • Question 23 3.75 out of 3.75 points Which of the following types of research uses guided interviews and case studies? Selected Answer: Qualitative Correct Answer: Qualitative Answer Feedback: Correct. Qualitative research uses guided interviews and case studies. • Question 24 3.75 out of 3.75 points How were personal health behaviors modified in Russia during the 2014 Olympic Games? Selected Answer: outlawed sales of tobacco products Correct Answer: outlawed sales of tobacco products Answer Feedback: Correct. This is an example of personal behavior modification that Russia implemented during the course of the Olympic Games. • Question 25 CDIFF, MRSA and GAS are all examples of what? 3.75 out of 3.75 points Selected Answer: Antibiotic-resistant diseases Correct Answer: Antibiotic-resistant diseases Answer Correct. Examples of antibiotic resistant diseases include CDIFF, Feedback: MRSA and GAS. • Question 26 0 out of 3.75 points Stroke is the leading cause of mortality in income countries. Selected Answer: lower-middle Correct Answer: upper-middle Answer Feedback: Incorrect. Though stroke is among the leading causes of death in lower-middle-income countries, it is not the leading cause. • Question 27 3.75 out of 3.75 points NGOs engaged in global health are categorized by their . Selected Answer: orientation