Whiich of the following 4 factors in Blums model of health has the weakest effect on the health
of a population?
a. Heredity
b. Medical Care
c. Lifestyles
d. Environment - Answers B. Medical Care
What has the stongest effect on health in Blums model of health
a. heredity
b. medical care
c. well being
d. environment - Answers d. Environment
Healthcare organizations together provide a continuum of care made up of health services for a
population. These include
a. preventive services
b. rehabilitation services
c. diagnostic services
d. all of the above - Answers d. all of the abovve
. The external environment that affects all healthcare organizations can be divided into ten
sectors. The sector that encompasses related businesses and competitors is the:
a. industry sector
b. market sector
c. socioeconomic sector
d. none of the above - Answers a. industry sector
The external environment that affects all healthcare organizations can be divided into ten
, sectors. The market sector is important because it encompasses:
a. new medical discoveries
b. governmental laws
c. customers and clients
d. economic and financial resources - Answers c. customers and clients
The health of a population can be thought of in terms of its well-being. Which of the following is
not one of the three types of well-being presented in Chapter 1?
a. Somatic
b. Psychic
c. Demographic
d. Social - Answers c. demographic
. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), health is merely the absence of disease or
infirmary.
a. True
b. False - Answers b. false
8. When planning solutions for health problems experienced by groups of people, managers
should keep in mind that disparities are not usually linked to the environment.
True
False - Answers false
. The continuum of care could appropriately be nicknamed "womb to tomb" care because it
encompasses health services from the time of a person's birth to the time of the person's death.
a. True
b. False - Answers true