SPHHS 615 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
How does the fee-for-service payment system affect medical providers' practices?
It motivates doctors and hospitals to provide more services to increase their income.
What approach is advocated by public health proponents when it comes to public funds
and health care?
The utmost importance should be given to addressing social ethics and resource allocation.
What factors have contributed to the fluctuation of medical costs and the increase in
uninsured citizens?
The fee-for-service approach to health care
What is a significant issue in prioritizing downstream activities in the U.S. medical system?
It focuses only on treating symptoms and not the root cause of the illnesses.
Which of the following groups has a general right to health care?
Veterans and prisoners
Which of the following is described as a distinctive characteristic contributing to medical
costs in the United States?
Complex administrative processes
True or False? Community health centers often provide primary and preventive care for
people who could not otherwise afford it.
True
True or False? Research shows that the whole system of malpractice compensation is
efficient and just.
False
True or False? The ACA has caused the number of uninsured individuals to increase.
, False
True or False? The Paris Agreement has legal powers to enforce country commitments to
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
False
True or False? Humans are the dominant cause of climate change.
True
True or False? There is consensus in the U.S. that climate change is real.
False
True or False? The response of the U.S. government and the private sector to climate
change has been sufficient to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
False
True or False? Worldwide, 2023 was the warmest year on record.
True
There are enough climate mitigation projects in the U.S. to counter its greenhouse
emissions.
False
The One Health approach to health postulates that the health of people is interconnected
with _______________.
Animals and our shared environment
Which of the following are some of the impacts that climate change may have on our
health, environment, and economy?
- Increase of asthma and certain vector-borne diseases
- Rising sea levels and increased coastal flooding
CORRECT ANSWERS
How does the fee-for-service payment system affect medical providers' practices?
It motivates doctors and hospitals to provide more services to increase their income.
What approach is advocated by public health proponents when it comes to public funds
and health care?
The utmost importance should be given to addressing social ethics and resource allocation.
What factors have contributed to the fluctuation of medical costs and the increase in
uninsured citizens?
The fee-for-service approach to health care
What is a significant issue in prioritizing downstream activities in the U.S. medical system?
It focuses only on treating symptoms and not the root cause of the illnesses.
Which of the following groups has a general right to health care?
Veterans and prisoners
Which of the following is described as a distinctive characteristic contributing to medical
costs in the United States?
Complex administrative processes
True or False? Community health centers often provide primary and preventive care for
people who could not otherwise afford it.
True
True or False? Research shows that the whole system of malpractice compensation is
efficient and just.
False
True or False? The ACA has caused the number of uninsured individuals to increase.
, False
True or False? The Paris Agreement has legal powers to enforce country commitments to
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
False
True or False? Humans are the dominant cause of climate change.
True
True or False? There is consensus in the U.S. that climate change is real.
False
True or False? The response of the U.S. government and the private sector to climate
change has been sufficient to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
False
True or False? Worldwide, 2023 was the warmest year on record.
True
There are enough climate mitigation projects in the U.S. to counter its greenhouse
emissions.
False
The One Health approach to health postulates that the health of people is interconnected
with _______________.
Animals and our shared environment
Which of the following are some of the impacts that climate change may have on our
health, environment, and economy?
- Increase of asthma and certain vector-borne diseases
- Rising sea levels and increased coastal flooding
