SPHHS EXAM 7 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which is the best description of the term public health?
a. protecting the health of families and communities through prevention.
b. the study of the distribution, patterns, and determinants disease.
c. the study of living organism, divided into specialized fields.
d. the decisions, plans, and action taken to achieve specific health goals.
a. protecting the health of families and communities through prevention.
Which of the following is a tertiary level prevention strategy?
a. screening for breast cancer.
b. offering vaccines.
c. providing physical therapy and rehabilitation services.
d. providing a diet/exercise program for those at risk for CVD.
c. providing physical therapy and rehabilitation services.
Which of the following was not an element of prevention during the era of health
protection?
a. quarantining.
b. outbreak investigation.
c. prohibition of certain foods.
d. food preparation guidelines.
b. outbreak investigations.
Who argued for interventions to reduce cholera cases in London?
a. John Graunt.
b. John Snow.
c. Lemmuel Shattuck.
d. Ignaz Semmelweis.
b. John Snow.
,Cholera was thought to spread by __________ but actually spreads through _________?
a. water, air.
b. vectors, air.
c. miasma, water.
d. water, miasma
c. miasma, water.
Which of the following is not one of the six major causes of health disparities as referenced
in the Heckler Report?
a. CVD and stroke.
b. diabetes.
c. chemical dependency.
d. lack of health education.
d. lack of health education.
Select the appropriate responsibility of the social justice framework.
a. supports healthcare as an economic good.
b. assumed the government should allocate resources equitably.
c. emphasizes individual responsibility.
d. both a and c.
b. assumed the government should allocate resources equitably.
The following is an example of the core public health function, ASSESSMENT.
a. strengthen, support, and mobilize communities.
b. enable equitable access.
c. utilize legal and regulatory actions.
d. investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes.
d. investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes.
In the sugar video, the Pima face increased levels of type 2 diabetes. What is the main root
cause for this?
a. sugar water is being consumed in large quantities as an energy booster.
, b. type 2 diabetes had always been present, but stressors led to reemergence.
c. the building of the dam on the Gila River diverted water away from the Pima.
d. There is not root causes, it has always been present in the population.
c. building of the dam on the Gila River diverted water away from the Pima.
What is occurring when a resource is over-exploited and used in a manner that leads to its
eventual destruction?
a. overfishing.
b. oil drilling.
c. the resource conundrum.
d. tragedy of the commons.
d. tragedy of the commons.
What are more important clinical exams or tests?
a. it affects voting laws and rules.
b. loans can be rejected on the basis of a person's racial and ethnic status.
c. it supports unequal wages.
d. access to public transportation is significantly affected.
b. loans can be rejected on the basis of a person's racial and ethnic status.
Which of the following is not a direct cause of infant mortality?
a. SIDS.
b. preeclampsia.
c. pre-term birth.
d. birth defects
b. preeclampsia.
Which of the following describes a community-level intervention?
a. vaccine drives in your city.
b. group couples counseling.
c. self-help books.
d. media campaigns targeted for your state.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which is the best description of the term public health?
a. protecting the health of families and communities through prevention.
b. the study of the distribution, patterns, and determinants disease.
c. the study of living organism, divided into specialized fields.
d. the decisions, plans, and action taken to achieve specific health goals.
a. protecting the health of families and communities through prevention.
Which of the following is a tertiary level prevention strategy?
a. screening for breast cancer.
b. offering vaccines.
c. providing physical therapy and rehabilitation services.
d. providing a diet/exercise program for those at risk for CVD.
c. providing physical therapy and rehabilitation services.
Which of the following was not an element of prevention during the era of health
protection?
a. quarantining.
b. outbreak investigation.
c. prohibition of certain foods.
d. food preparation guidelines.
b. outbreak investigations.
Who argued for interventions to reduce cholera cases in London?
a. John Graunt.
b. John Snow.
c. Lemmuel Shattuck.
d. Ignaz Semmelweis.
b. John Snow.
,Cholera was thought to spread by __________ but actually spreads through _________?
a. water, air.
b. vectors, air.
c. miasma, water.
d. water, miasma
c. miasma, water.
Which of the following is not one of the six major causes of health disparities as referenced
in the Heckler Report?
a. CVD and stroke.
b. diabetes.
c. chemical dependency.
d. lack of health education.
d. lack of health education.
Select the appropriate responsibility of the social justice framework.
a. supports healthcare as an economic good.
b. assumed the government should allocate resources equitably.
c. emphasizes individual responsibility.
d. both a and c.
b. assumed the government should allocate resources equitably.
The following is an example of the core public health function, ASSESSMENT.
a. strengthen, support, and mobilize communities.
b. enable equitable access.
c. utilize legal and regulatory actions.
d. investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes.
d. investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes.
In the sugar video, the Pima face increased levels of type 2 diabetes. What is the main root
cause for this?
a. sugar water is being consumed in large quantities as an energy booster.
, b. type 2 diabetes had always been present, but stressors led to reemergence.
c. the building of the dam on the Gila River diverted water away from the Pima.
d. There is not root causes, it has always been present in the population.
c. building of the dam on the Gila River diverted water away from the Pima.
What is occurring when a resource is over-exploited and used in a manner that leads to its
eventual destruction?
a. overfishing.
b. oil drilling.
c. the resource conundrum.
d. tragedy of the commons.
d. tragedy of the commons.
What are more important clinical exams or tests?
a. it affects voting laws and rules.
b. loans can be rejected on the basis of a person's racial and ethnic status.
c. it supports unequal wages.
d. access to public transportation is significantly affected.
b. loans can be rejected on the basis of a person's racial and ethnic status.
Which of the following is not a direct cause of infant mortality?
a. SIDS.
b. preeclampsia.
c. pre-term birth.
d. birth defects
b. preeclampsia.
Which of the following describes a community-level intervention?
a. vaccine drives in your city.
b. group couples counseling.
c. self-help books.
d. media campaigns targeted for your state.
