MHA 708 EXAM A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
GRADED A++
The US healthcare system is
fragmented, complex, and imperfect
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease of infirmity
WHO definition of health
There is no universally accepted definition of ________ in the US
health
5 measures of health
life expectancy, mortality, morbidity, disability, quality of life
how much healthcare spending is spent on mental health
5.5%
5 mental health measures of health
mental conditions, behaviors, perceptions, satisfaction, services received
3 measures of social well-being
socioeconomic status, quality of life, social contacts and social resources
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting
physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the
sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education
of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical
, and nursing service for the early diagnosis of social machinery which will ensure
to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the
maintenance of health
Public Health Definition
The two main goals of public health
- the practice of disease and promoting good health within groups of people
- research and surveillance to better understand the health issues facing a group and, in
turn, to be able to craft good health policy.
public health and population health differences
- public health has historically dealt with factors that impact health more directly such as
clean water and vaccinations
- population health seeks to identify less direct factors (determinants of health) and
intervene where possible such as poverty, social supports, and connectivity
Goals of the population health model
- seeks to explain and intervene causes of the systematic differences in health between
different groups
- analyzes patterns or distribution of "health" between groups of people in order to
identify and understand factors leading to different outcomes
Upstream factors of the population health model
influence health through a series of pathways that may not be immediately visible (root
causes)
4 definitions of health policy
GRADED A++
The US healthcare system is
fragmented, complex, and imperfect
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease of infirmity
WHO definition of health
There is no universally accepted definition of ________ in the US
health
5 measures of health
life expectancy, mortality, morbidity, disability, quality of life
how much healthcare spending is spent on mental health
5.5%
5 mental health measures of health
mental conditions, behaviors, perceptions, satisfaction, services received
3 measures of social well-being
socioeconomic status, quality of life, social contacts and social resources
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting
physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the
sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education
of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical
, and nursing service for the early diagnosis of social machinery which will ensure
to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the
maintenance of health
Public Health Definition
The two main goals of public health
- the practice of disease and promoting good health within groups of people
- research and surveillance to better understand the health issues facing a group and, in
turn, to be able to craft good health policy.
public health and population health differences
- public health has historically dealt with factors that impact health more directly such as
clean water and vaccinations
- population health seeks to identify less direct factors (determinants of health) and
intervene where possible such as poverty, social supports, and connectivity
Goals of the population health model
- seeks to explain and intervene causes of the systematic differences in health between
different groups
- analyzes patterns or distribution of "health" between groups of people in order to
identify and understand factors leading to different outcomes
Upstream factors of the population health model
influence health through a series of pathways that may not be immediately visible (root
causes)
4 definitions of health policy
