PUBH 302: Exam 1
incidence rate - correct answer-# of new health-related events or cases of a disease / # of
people exposed to risk during this period
prevalence rate - correct answer-total # of all individuals have an attribute or disease at a
time / population at risk of having the attribute or disease at this point or period of time
attack rate - correct answer-cumulative incidence of infection in a group observed during an
epidemic / # number of people exposed
crude birth rate - correct answer-# of live births / estimated midyear population
crude death rate - correct answer-# of deaths (all causes) / estimated midyear population
age specific death rate - correct answer-# of deaths, 15-24 / estimated midyear population,
15-24
infant mortality rate - correct answer-# of deaths under 1 year of age / # of live births
neonatal mortality rate - correct answer-# of deaths under 28 days of age / # of live births
cause specific death rate - correct answer-# of deaths (diabetes mellitus)
/ estimated midyear population
age specific, cause specific death rate - correct answer-# of deaths, 15-24 (motor vehicles) /
estimated midyear population
ensures an environment/conditions that are conducive to health and well being - correct
answer-public health (my def)
science art preventing disease prolonging promoting informed choices organizations public
private communities - correct answer-public health is the ___ and ___ of ___ ___, ___ life,
and ___ health through the organized efforts and ___ ___ of society, ___, ___ and ___ ___,
and individuals
prevention, protection, promotion, prolonging, product safety, (big) picture,
physical-social-economic environments, populations - correct answer-Ps of public health (8)
prevention - correct answer-(P of PH)
vaccination is an example of...
protection - correct answer-(P of PH)
seat belt laws are an example of...
promotion - correct answer-(P of PH)
, health initiatives are an example of...
prolonging - correct answer-(P of PH)
increasing life expectancy is an example of...
product safety - correct answer-(P of PH)
FDA approval is an example of...
(big) picture - correct answer-(P of PH)
overlap of multiple areas of PH is an example of...
physical-social-economic environment - correct answer-(P of PH)
water pollution is an example of...
populations - correct answer-(P of PH)
analyzing trends of groups of people rather than individuals is an example of...
determinants of health - correct answer-factors that influence health status (personal, social,
economic, environmental)
money, power, resources employment education public safety - correct answer-determinants
of health are shaped by the distribution of ___, ___, and ___ that include ___, housing, ___,
healthcare, ___ ___, and food access
behavior, environmental, social, healthcare, genetics - correct answer-categories of
determinants of health (5)
behavior - correct answer-(determinant of health)
diet
environmental - correct answer-(determinant of health)
working conditions
social - correct answer-(determinant of health)
income
healthcare - correct answer-(determinant of health)
access to physicians
genetics - correct answer-(determinant of health)
biological makeup
physical fitness hygiene good food naturalistic concept man environment physical rational -
correct answer-Ancient Greeks:
-focuses on ___ ___, personal ___, and eating ___ ___
-___ ___: disease is caused by an imbalance between ___ and his ___
-belief that illness had a ___ and ___ explanation
incidence rate - correct answer-# of new health-related events or cases of a disease / # of
people exposed to risk during this period
prevalence rate - correct answer-total # of all individuals have an attribute or disease at a
time / population at risk of having the attribute or disease at this point or period of time
attack rate - correct answer-cumulative incidence of infection in a group observed during an
epidemic / # number of people exposed
crude birth rate - correct answer-# of live births / estimated midyear population
crude death rate - correct answer-# of deaths (all causes) / estimated midyear population
age specific death rate - correct answer-# of deaths, 15-24 / estimated midyear population,
15-24
infant mortality rate - correct answer-# of deaths under 1 year of age / # of live births
neonatal mortality rate - correct answer-# of deaths under 28 days of age / # of live births
cause specific death rate - correct answer-# of deaths (diabetes mellitus)
/ estimated midyear population
age specific, cause specific death rate - correct answer-# of deaths, 15-24 (motor vehicles) /
estimated midyear population
ensures an environment/conditions that are conducive to health and well being - correct
answer-public health (my def)
science art preventing disease prolonging promoting informed choices organizations public
private communities - correct answer-public health is the ___ and ___ of ___ ___, ___ life,
and ___ health through the organized efforts and ___ ___ of society, ___, ___ and ___ ___,
and individuals
prevention, protection, promotion, prolonging, product safety, (big) picture,
physical-social-economic environments, populations - correct answer-Ps of public health (8)
prevention - correct answer-(P of PH)
vaccination is an example of...
protection - correct answer-(P of PH)
seat belt laws are an example of...
promotion - correct answer-(P of PH)
, health initiatives are an example of...
prolonging - correct answer-(P of PH)
increasing life expectancy is an example of...
product safety - correct answer-(P of PH)
FDA approval is an example of...
(big) picture - correct answer-(P of PH)
overlap of multiple areas of PH is an example of...
physical-social-economic environment - correct answer-(P of PH)
water pollution is an example of...
populations - correct answer-(P of PH)
analyzing trends of groups of people rather than individuals is an example of...
determinants of health - correct answer-factors that influence health status (personal, social,
economic, environmental)
money, power, resources employment education public safety - correct answer-determinants
of health are shaped by the distribution of ___, ___, and ___ that include ___, housing, ___,
healthcare, ___ ___, and food access
behavior, environmental, social, healthcare, genetics - correct answer-categories of
determinants of health (5)
behavior - correct answer-(determinant of health)
diet
environmental - correct answer-(determinant of health)
working conditions
social - correct answer-(determinant of health)
income
healthcare - correct answer-(determinant of health)
access to physicians
genetics - correct answer-(determinant of health)
biological makeup
physical fitness hygiene good food naturalistic concept man environment physical rational -
correct answer-Ancient Greeks:
-focuses on ___ ___, personal ___, and eating ___ ___
-___ ___: disease is caused by an imbalance between ___ and his ___
-belief that illness had a ___ and ___ explanation
