Test Bank For Health and Health Care
Delivery
Tommy Douglas is known as the - ANSWER: Father of Medicare.
Who was the premier of Saskatchewan from 1944-1961. - ANSWER: Tommy Douglas
Provinces are responsible for establishing and maintaining? - ANSWER: Hospitals, asylums, charities
and charitable institutions.
Federal government is responsible for health care for? - ANSWER: Aboriginal communities, some
members of the RCMP and armed forces, people detained in Correctional Services, veterans and
selected refugee claimants.
Canada's first medical school was established in - ANSWER: Quebec City.
The first school of nursing was established in - ANSWER: 1873
Indigenous People first came into contact with outsiders in - ANSWER: 1700
Residential schools were? - ANSWER: church-run schools that assumed the custodial rights of
Indigenous children resulting in devastating effects on physical and mental health.
The Canadian Red Cross was stripped of? - ANSWER: The responsibility of the supervision of the
collection of volunteer donors across Canada
Health Canada was formerly known as? - ANSWER: Department of Health and Welfare.
Health Canada is responsible for? - ANSWER: health matters
Criteria used to measure health is? - ANSWER: longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public
health care system
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch: develops and supports? - ANSWER: programs
that promote a safe and healthy lifestyle.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research distributes - ANSWER: funding based on priority and need
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board monitors - ANSWER: price controls for patented drugs.
Generic drugs greatly reduce costs by - ANSWER: not spending money on research and development
What is the Jordan's Principle: - ANSWER: a child-first initiative implemented following arguments
over who should pay for at-home care services needed.
Natural and Non Prescription Health Products: - ANSWER: is not safe for everyone
World Health Organization: specialized agency of the United Nations considered with the? - ANSWER:
Public health matters at an international level
, what is a Pandemic: - ANSWER: a sustained, worldwide human-to-human transmission of disease that
has been detected in more than one country
What is a Outbreak? - ANSWER: a sudden flare-up of an infectious disease either globally or within a
specific group
Patients can pay for medical enhancements such as? - ANSWER: a fibreglass cast instead of the
publicly funded plaster cast
Some provinces use revenue from? - ANSWER: sales taxes and lotteries for health care
Canada Health Transfer is - ANSWER: The largest annual transfer of funds from the federal
government to the provinces and territories
In Ontario, a person can NOT visit - ANSWER: A doctor multiple times a day for the same
Every 5 years, statistics Canada conducts a national _______ that is sent to 1 in every 5 households
that must be completed by law - ANSWER: census
MRI- - ANSWER: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PET- - ANSWER: Position Emission Tomography
True or False- There is not a flat rate charge to a patient in long-term care - ANSWER: True
True or False-One of the barriers to health care is a shortage of patients - ANSWER: False, family
physicians
Chiropractors are NOT considered a Conventional Health Care Provider - ANSWER: True
Another word for Conventional medicine - ANSWER: orthodox
occupational therapists and optometrists are examples of? - ANSWER: Conventional medicine
Examples of Alternative and Complementary - ANSWER: Aromatherapists and Chiropractors
True or False Aromatherapist are covered by all provincial or territorial plans - ANSWER: False, they
are not
Evidence-based- - ANSWER: proven through high-quality scientific studies to be effective
True or False-Each province and territory have 20-30 regulated health care professionals - ANSWER:
True
Nursing and Pharmacists are 2 professions that - ANSWER: are regulated in every province and
territory
Common elements of Regulated Professionals - ANSWER: Educational standards, provincial or
territorial examinations, practitioner's scope of practice, formal complaints process for the public,
complaints investigation and follow-up, title protection, competence and quality assurance
what are Controlled Acts? - ANSWER: acts that certain health care providers may be permitted to
perform that could potentially be harmful if executed by an untrained professional
What is a Delegated Act? - ANSWER: A regulated professional transfers legal authority or permits
another person to carry out a controlled act they are otherwise unauthorized to do
Delivery
Tommy Douglas is known as the - ANSWER: Father of Medicare.
Who was the premier of Saskatchewan from 1944-1961. - ANSWER: Tommy Douglas
Provinces are responsible for establishing and maintaining? - ANSWER: Hospitals, asylums, charities
and charitable institutions.
Federal government is responsible for health care for? - ANSWER: Aboriginal communities, some
members of the RCMP and armed forces, people detained in Correctional Services, veterans and
selected refugee claimants.
Canada's first medical school was established in - ANSWER: Quebec City.
The first school of nursing was established in - ANSWER: 1873
Indigenous People first came into contact with outsiders in - ANSWER: 1700
Residential schools were? - ANSWER: church-run schools that assumed the custodial rights of
Indigenous children resulting in devastating effects on physical and mental health.
The Canadian Red Cross was stripped of? - ANSWER: The responsibility of the supervision of the
collection of volunteer donors across Canada
Health Canada was formerly known as? - ANSWER: Department of Health and Welfare.
Health Canada is responsible for? - ANSWER: health matters
Criteria used to measure health is? - ANSWER: longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public
health care system
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch: develops and supports? - ANSWER: programs
that promote a safe and healthy lifestyle.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research distributes - ANSWER: funding based on priority and need
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board monitors - ANSWER: price controls for patented drugs.
Generic drugs greatly reduce costs by - ANSWER: not spending money on research and development
What is the Jordan's Principle: - ANSWER: a child-first initiative implemented following arguments
over who should pay for at-home care services needed.
Natural and Non Prescription Health Products: - ANSWER: is not safe for everyone
World Health Organization: specialized agency of the United Nations considered with the? - ANSWER:
Public health matters at an international level
, what is a Pandemic: - ANSWER: a sustained, worldwide human-to-human transmission of disease that
has been detected in more than one country
What is a Outbreak? - ANSWER: a sudden flare-up of an infectious disease either globally or within a
specific group
Patients can pay for medical enhancements such as? - ANSWER: a fibreglass cast instead of the
publicly funded plaster cast
Some provinces use revenue from? - ANSWER: sales taxes and lotteries for health care
Canada Health Transfer is - ANSWER: The largest annual transfer of funds from the federal
government to the provinces and territories
In Ontario, a person can NOT visit - ANSWER: A doctor multiple times a day for the same
Every 5 years, statistics Canada conducts a national _______ that is sent to 1 in every 5 households
that must be completed by law - ANSWER: census
MRI- - ANSWER: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PET- - ANSWER: Position Emission Tomography
True or False- There is not a flat rate charge to a patient in long-term care - ANSWER: True
True or False-One of the barriers to health care is a shortage of patients - ANSWER: False, family
physicians
Chiropractors are NOT considered a Conventional Health Care Provider - ANSWER: True
Another word for Conventional medicine - ANSWER: orthodox
occupational therapists and optometrists are examples of? - ANSWER: Conventional medicine
Examples of Alternative and Complementary - ANSWER: Aromatherapists and Chiropractors
True or False Aromatherapist are covered by all provincial or territorial plans - ANSWER: False, they
are not
Evidence-based- - ANSWER: proven through high-quality scientific studies to be effective
True or False-Each province and territory have 20-30 regulated health care professionals - ANSWER:
True
Nursing and Pharmacists are 2 professions that - ANSWER: are regulated in every province and
territory
Common elements of Regulated Professionals - ANSWER: Educational standards, provincial or
territorial examinations, practitioner's scope of practice, formal complaints process for the public,
complaints investigation and follow-up, title protection, competence and quality assurance
what are Controlled Acts? - ANSWER: acts that certain health care providers may be permitted to
perform that could potentially be harmful if executed by an untrained professional
What is a Delegated Act? - ANSWER: A regulated professional transfers legal authority or permits
another person to carry out a controlled act they are otherwise unauthorized to do
