CHLH 210 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
how would you define health? - Answers state of a complete physical wellness and social
wellbeing
how would you define community health? - Answers ...
medical model - Answers focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease
wellness model - Answers focuses on the prevention of disease
CHO'S - Answers organizations that are involved providing health information, education,
resources, policy, services, and care
job of CHO's - Answers protect/ promote/ education population
**important to know demographics
examples of CHO's - Answers planned parenthood, WHO
demographics of the US - Answers over 300 mil residents
more women the men
mostly white- INCREASING DIVERSITY
15% below poverty level
life expectancy for US - Answers 77.9
women live 3 years longer bc of lack of risky jobs/behaviors
men= more elderly care
baby boomers - Answers 1946-1964
in 2030, 1 in 5 will be 65 or older
**we are living longer but will spend more years with chronic health issues
which country with highest life expectancy? - Answers japan
definition of efficiency - Answers doing the most with the least amount of money
which organization is responsible for collecting and interpreting healthcare statistics that
present a picture of illness among Americans? - Answers CDC
which organization is a group of federal agencies responsible for the health of the nation-
associated with research? - Answers NIH
,organization that establishes health planning on a global scale - Answers WHO
organization/publication establishes health planning on a national scale? - Answers healthy
people 2020
what percent of people do hospitals employ? - Answers 40%
health care occupation categories and employment - Answers 43.8= professional and related
34.2= service
3 reasons for increase in health care industry - Answers -aging population increases demand
- advances in medical technology (unnecessary tests)
-interest to manage cost impacts employment rate
iron triangle - Answers access, quality, cost
- can only have 2 out of 3
access - Answers as many people as possible should receive healthcare
quality - Answers health care services should be of the highest quality
- effectiveness
cost - Answers healthcare services should not cost too much
- gov, individ, and society
difference between triangle and real life - Answers it really is an octagon with many different
sides
how flu vaccine may change - Answers target more efficiently
pneumonia/flu - Answers 8th leading cause of death
problem with implementing new flu vaccines - Answers initial cost may be higher
but more effective
would initially increase cost but in the future, decrease
factors that could be influencing lack of timely care for veterns - Answers high volume of
patients
not enough physicians to look at results
LACK OF FUNDING
, business side of health care - Answers providing a product or service to customers for a profit
**true for profit and non-profit
for profit business - Answers making a profit is the reason for the existance of their business
not-for-profit - Answers primary reason for the business is something other than making a profit
ex) cunningham childrens home
**need to be a corporation
not-for-profit oriented - Answers NFP hospitals
-owned by community NOT INVESTORS
- serve to community- profits invested back into organization
*fax exempt if they provide public benefit
3 ways NFP get money - Answers grants, donors, fundraising
things NFP must have - Answers corporation
board of directors
main reason for NFP to exist - Answers to provide programs and services of benefit to others,
not provided by gov
types of 501 (c)(3) - Answers public charity
private foundation
private operating foundation
public charity - Answers receives substantial income from gen public and gov
private foundation - Answers receives income from investments and endowments
- makes grants
private operating foundation - Answers uses earnings and assets to conduct its tax exempt
purpose
investor owned business - Answers profits are main objects
-provides quality service, managers are expected to maximize wealth
ex) GE
how would you define health? - Answers state of a complete physical wellness and social
wellbeing
how would you define community health? - Answers ...
medical model - Answers focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease
wellness model - Answers focuses on the prevention of disease
CHO'S - Answers organizations that are involved providing health information, education,
resources, policy, services, and care
job of CHO's - Answers protect/ promote/ education population
**important to know demographics
examples of CHO's - Answers planned parenthood, WHO
demographics of the US - Answers over 300 mil residents
more women the men
mostly white- INCREASING DIVERSITY
15% below poverty level
life expectancy for US - Answers 77.9
women live 3 years longer bc of lack of risky jobs/behaviors
men= more elderly care
baby boomers - Answers 1946-1964
in 2030, 1 in 5 will be 65 or older
**we are living longer but will spend more years with chronic health issues
which country with highest life expectancy? - Answers japan
definition of efficiency - Answers doing the most with the least amount of money
which organization is responsible for collecting and interpreting healthcare statistics that
present a picture of illness among Americans? - Answers CDC
which organization is a group of federal agencies responsible for the health of the nation-
associated with research? - Answers NIH
,organization that establishes health planning on a global scale - Answers WHO
organization/publication establishes health planning on a national scale? - Answers healthy
people 2020
what percent of people do hospitals employ? - Answers 40%
health care occupation categories and employment - Answers 43.8= professional and related
34.2= service
3 reasons for increase in health care industry - Answers -aging population increases demand
- advances in medical technology (unnecessary tests)
-interest to manage cost impacts employment rate
iron triangle - Answers access, quality, cost
- can only have 2 out of 3
access - Answers as many people as possible should receive healthcare
quality - Answers health care services should be of the highest quality
- effectiveness
cost - Answers healthcare services should not cost too much
- gov, individ, and society
difference between triangle and real life - Answers it really is an octagon with many different
sides
how flu vaccine may change - Answers target more efficiently
pneumonia/flu - Answers 8th leading cause of death
problem with implementing new flu vaccines - Answers initial cost may be higher
but more effective
would initially increase cost but in the future, decrease
factors that could be influencing lack of timely care for veterns - Answers high volume of
patients
not enough physicians to look at results
LACK OF FUNDING
, business side of health care - Answers providing a product or service to customers for a profit
**true for profit and non-profit
for profit business - Answers making a profit is the reason for the existance of their business
not-for-profit - Answers primary reason for the business is something other than making a profit
ex) cunningham childrens home
**need to be a corporation
not-for-profit oriented - Answers NFP hospitals
-owned by community NOT INVESTORS
- serve to community- profits invested back into organization
*fax exempt if they provide public benefit
3 ways NFP get money - Answers grants, donors, fundraising
things NFP must have - Answers corporation
board of directors
main reason for NFP to exist - Answers to provide programs and services of benefit to others,
not provided by gov
types of 501 (c)(3) - Answers public charity
private foundation
private operating foundation
public charity - Answers receives substantial income from gen public and gov
private foundation - Answers receives income from investments and endowments
- makes grants
private operating foundation - Answers uses earnings and assets to conduct its tax exempt
purpose
investor owned business - Answers profits are main objects
-provides quality service, managers are expected to maximize wealth
ex) GE
