MCPHS:US HEALTHCARE EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE
CHAPTER 1: PUBLIC HEALTH- Science, Politics, and Prevention
Objectives
-What is public health (PH)
- 3 core functions of PH
-Difference between PH and medical care
- The science and political of PH
-6 disciplines of PH
-Prevention and intervention
5- step approach, 3 levels of prevention, chain of causation.
What is the Public Health?
The Science and Art of preventing Disease, Prolonging life, promoting physical health and effiency
through organized COMMUNITY efforts.
What categories do public health focus on? (5 total)?
- Sanitation of the environment
-Control of community infections
-Education of individuals in principles of personal hygiene
-Organization of medical and nursing services for EARLY DIAGNOSIS and PREVENTION of DISEASE
-Development of social machinery which will ensure to every individual a standard of living adequate for
the maintenance of health.
What is the CDC Foundation definition of Public Health?
,Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities. This is
done by promotion of healthy lifestyles by doing Research on prevention of disease (proactive) and
controlling outbreak of infectious disease (Reactive)
What is the role of the CDC for public health?
-Monitor health
-detect and investigate health problems
-conduct research to enhance prevention
-develop and advocate sound public health policies
-implement prevention strategies
-promote healthy behaviors
foster safe and healthful environments
-provide leadership and training.
How does the "future of public health by Institute of medicine" define public health? (Defined in four
Parts)
Mission:
Substance:
Organizational framework:
3 Core Functions:
Mission: To ensure society's interest that people can be healthy
Substance: Organized by community effort to PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE
Organization framework: Structured by the government, private and volunteer organizations
3 core functions are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance.
Assessment: DETERMINE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE....
Examines-monitor, identifies-analysis cause, and diagnoses and investigates health problems and
potential hazards in community
Policy Development: DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE DONE......
Develop policies by gather input from community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
,through utilizing scientific knowledge approach to improve the health of a community. Inform
community of health issues.
Assurance: DETERMINE WHAT IS BEING DONE.....
INTERVENTION for Health safety by evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of person and
population-based health services.
CORE FUNCTION IS ALWAYS UNDERGOING RESEARCH
What is the difference between public health and Medical Care?
Main difference between the two are Patient focus, % federal Budget allocation, Goals for health, Core
Functions, and Decision Makers
Public health prevents epidemics, environmental hazards, injuries and promotes healthy behaviors. Also
assists community when disasters happen and assures the quality and accessibility of health services.
- Only 3% of federal budget for health
-Patient is the COMMUNITY
-Goal is PREVENTION
-Decision makers are Public health experts with scientific input and INTERVENTION by government.
CORE FUNCTION: Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Medical Care Difference
-Patient is individuals
- 97% of federal budget for health
- Goal is treat and cure illnesses- easier to quantify and recognize
- Decision makers are PHYSICIANS, MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS and INDIVIDUAL PATIENT
CORE FUNCTION: Diagnosis, Providing treatment options, actual treatment.
What is the science of Public Health?
, Understanding of threats to health, determine necessary interventions and evaluate interventions.
Evidence Finders..
What is the Politics of Public Health?
Determine policies for developing, implementing and assurance. The writers...
What are the 6 disciplines of Public Health? Define Each of them
Epidemiology- The study of epidemics to control spreading of disease, causation of disease spreading.
Also seek cause of chronic disease and strategies to limit exposure.
Statistics- Diagnosis tool used on data collected by government to determine health risk as well as assess
the benefits of intervention
Biomedical Science
Prevents and controls of diseases by understanding microorganism infectious agents through
understanding the risk factors for non-infectious diseases such as microorganisms.
Study of genetic predisposition and effects on disease risk, prevention and treatment.
Environmental health science- Prevention of spreading of infection disease via water, air and food. DO
NOT TRACK ENVIRONMENT CAUSES OF DISEASE. That is Epidemiology job.
Social and behavior Science- Study of disease caused behavior and their social environment. The
disparities between subgroups of a population is unknown. Subgroups of populations have poorer health
overall than others related to overall than others related to social and behavioral science.
Health Policy, management and administration:
Attempts to address Rising cost of healthcare, Access to healthcare, quality of healthcare, and Role
public health in medical care.
What are the 5- Step Approach for Prevention and Intervention?
1: Define the Health Problem
2: Identify the risk factors associated with problem
3: Develop and test community- level interventions to control or prevent the cause of the problem
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE
CHAPTER 1: PUBLIC HEALTH- Science, Politics, and Prevention
Objectives
-What is public health (PH)
- 3 core functions of PH
-Difference between PH and medical care
- The science and political of PH
-6 disciplines of PH
-Prevention and intervention
5- step approach, 3 levels of prevention, chain of causation.
What is the Public Health?
The Science and Art of preventing Disease, Prolonging life, promoting physical health and effiency
through organized COMMUNITY efforts.
What categories do public health focus on? (5 total)?
- Sanitation of the environment
-Control of community infections
-Education of individuals in principles of personal hygiene
-Organization of medical and nursing services for EARLY DIAGNOSIS and PREVENTION of DISEASE
-Development of social machinery which will ensure to every individual a standard of living adequate for
the maintenance of health.
What is the CDC Foundation definition of Public Health?
,Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities. This is
done by promotion of healthy lifestyles by doing Research on prevention of disease (proactive) and
controlling outbreak of infectious disease (Reactive)
What is the role of the CDC for public health?
-Monitor health
-detect and investigate health problems
-conduct research to enhance prevention
-develop and advocate sound public health policies
-implement prevention strategies
-promote healthy behaviors
foster safe and healthful environments
-provide leadership and training.
How does the "future of public health by Institute of medicine" define public health? (Defined in four
Parts)
Mission:
Substance:
Organizational framework:
3 Core Functions:
Mission: To ensure society's interest that people can be healthy
Substance: Organized by community effort to PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE
Organization framework: Structured by the government, private and volunteer organizations
3 core functions are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance.
Assessment: DETERMINE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE....
Examines-monitor, identifies-analysis cause, and diagnoses and investigates health problems and
potential hazards in community
Policy Development: DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE DONE......
Develop policies by gather input from community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
,through utilizing scientific knowledge approach to improve the health of a community. Inform
community of health issues.
Assurance: DETERMINE WHAT IS BEING DONE.....
INTERVENTION for Health safety by evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of person and
population-based health services.
CORE FUNCTION IS ALWAYS UNDERGOING RESEARCH
What is the difference between public health and Medical Care?
Main difference between the two are Patient focus, % federal Budget allocation, Goals for health, Core
Functions, and Decision Makers
Public health prevents epidemics, environmental hazards, injuries and promotes healthy behaviors. Also
assists community when disasters happen and assures the quality and accessibility of health services.
- Only 3% of federal budget for health
-Patient is the COMMUNITY
-Goal is PREVENTION
-Decision makers are Public health experts with scientific input and INTERVENTION by government.
CORE FUNCTION: Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Medical Care Difference
-Patient is individuals
- 97% of federal budget for health
- Goal is treat and cure illnesses- easier to quantify and recognize
- Decision makers are PHYSICIANS, MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS and INDIVIDUAL PATIENT
CORE FUNCTION: Diagnosis, Providing treatment options, actual treatment.
What is the science of Public Health?
, Understanding of threats to health, determine necessary interventions and evaluate interventions.
Evidence Finders..
What is the Politics of Public Health?
Determine policies for developing, implementing and assurance. The writers...
What are the 6 disciplines of Public Health? Define Each of them
Epidemiology- The study of epidemics to control spreading of disease, causation of disease spreading.
Also seek cause of chronic disease and strategies to limit exposure.
Statistics- Diagnosis tool used on data collected by government to determine health risk as well as assess
the benefits of intervention
Biomedical Science
Prevents and controls of diseases by understanding microorganism infectious agents through
understanding the risk factors for non-infectious diseases such as microorganisms.
Study of genetic predisposition and effects on disease risk, prevention and treatment.
Environmental health science- Prevention of spreading of infection disease via water, air and food. DO
NOT TRACK ENVIRONMENT CAUSES OF DISEASE. That is Epidemiology job.
Social and behavior Science- Study of disease caused behavior and their social environment. The
disparities between subgroups of a population is unknown. Subgroups of populations have poorer health
overall than others related to overall than others related to social and behavioral science.
Health Policy, management and administration:
Attempts to address Rising cost of healthcare, Access to healthcare, quality of healthcare, and Role
public health in medical care.
What are the 5- Step Approach for Prevention and Intervention?
1: Define the Health Problem
2: Identify the risk factors associated with problem
3: Develop and test community- level interventions to control or prevent the cause of the problem
