MHA 708 Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
The US healthcare system is - Correct answer-fragmented, complex, and imperfect
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence
of disease of infirmity - Correct answer-WHO definition of health
There is no universally accepted definition of ________ in the US - Correct
answer-health
5 measures of health - Correct answer-life expectancy, mortality, morbidity,
disability, quality of life
how much healthcare spending is spent on mental health - Correct answer-5.5%
5 mental health measures of health - Correct answer-mental conditions, behaviors,
perceptions, satisfaction, services received
3 measures of social well-being - Correct answer-socioeconomic status, quality of
life, social contacts and social resources
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, The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical
health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the
environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual
in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing service
for the early diagnosis of social machinery which will ensure to every individual in
the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health -
Correct answer-Public Health Definition
The two main goals of public health - Correct answer-- the practice of disease and
promoting good health within groups of people
- research and surveillance to better understand the health issues facing a group
and, in turn, to be able to craft good health policy.
public health and population health differences - Correct answer-- public health has
historically dealt with factors that impact health more directly such as clean water
and vaccinations
- population health seeks to identify less direct factors (determinants of health) and
intervene where possible such as poverty, social supports, and connectivity
Goals of the population health model - Correct answer-- seeks to explain and
intervene causes of the systematic differences in health between different groups
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Graded A+
The US healthcare system is - Correct answer-fragmented, complex, and imperfect
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence
of disease of infirmity - Correct answer-WHO definition of health
There is no universally accepted definition of ________ in the US - Correct
answer-health
5 measures of health - Correct answer-life expectancy, mortality, morbidity,
disability, quality of life
how much healthcare spending is spent on mental health - Correct answer-5.5%
5 mental health measures of health - Correct answer-mental conditions, behaviors,
perceptions, satisfaction, services received
3 measures of social well-being - Correct answer-socioeconomic status, quality of
life, social contacts and social resources
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, The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical
health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the
environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual
in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing service
for the early diagnosis of social machinery which will ensure to every individual in
the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health -
Correct answer-Public Health Definition
The two main goals of public health - Correct answer-- the practice of disease and
promoting good health within groups of people
- research and surveillance to better understand the health issues facing a group
and, in turn, to be able to craft good health policy.
public health and population health differences - Correct answer-- public health has
historically dealt with factors that impact health more directly such as clean water
and vaccinations
- population health seeks to identify less direct factors (determinants of health) and
intervene where possible such as poverty, social supports, and connectivity
Goals of the population health model - Correct answer-- seeks to explain and
intervene causes of the systematic differences in health between different groups
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