HSC 404 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT!!
The Vital Statistics Registration System in the U.S. collects data on all vital
events including: Answer - Births
Deaths
Fetal Deaths
Which of the following is not one of the four criteria for the utility of
epidemiologic data? Answer - The reason the data are collected
Which of the following data sources is most likely to provide a representative
sample of the general health status of a population? Answer - A morbidity
survey of the general population
Choose the incorrect answer. Clinical data sources include: Answer -
Immunization records of pupils in school
What is one of the widely used sources of statistical data on cancer? Answer -
Disease registries
The best routinely available sources of data regarding the incidence of
respiratory disease outbreaks and other rapidly spreading conditions are:
Answer - Reports of absenteeism from work and school
, Choose the incorrect answer.
Freedom of Information Act...
Health insurance statistics... Answer - Health insurance statistics provide a
generally representative picture of the health status of the United States
population.
Cautious use of information from death certificates is warranted because:
Answer - Cause of death information may not be correct.
An abrupt drop in mortality due to a specific disease from one year to the next
is most likely due to: Answer - A change in the International Classification of
Disease (ICD) system
Choose the incorrect answer. The U.S. Census: Answer - Is called the decennial
census and is administered every five years.
Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology? Answer - To fund
new public health programs
John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera: Answer - Was an early epidemiologist
who used natural experiments.
T/F: In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks
of infectious disease Answer - False
T/F: John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination. Answer -
False
CORRECT!!
The Vital Statistics Registration System in the U.S. collects data on all vital
events including: Answer - Births
Deaths
Fetal Deaths
Which of the following is not one of the four criteria for the utility of
epidemiologic data? Answer - The reason the data are collected
Which of the following data sources is most likely to provide a representative
sample of the general health status of a population? Answer - A morbidity
survey of the general population
Choose the incorrect answer. Clinical data sources include: Answer -
Immunization records of pupils in school
What is one of the widely used sources of statistical data on cancer? Answer -
Disease registries
The best routinely available sources of data regarding the incidence of
respiratory disease outbreaks and other rapidly spreading conditions are:
Answer - Reports of absenteeism from work and school
, Choose the incorrect answer.
Freedom of Information Act...
Health insurance statistics... Answer - Health insurance statistics provide a
generally representative picture of the health status of the United States
population.
Cautious use of information from death certificates is warranted because:
Answer - Cause of death information may not be correct.
An abrupt drop in mortality due to a specific disease from one year to the next
is most likely due to: Answer - A change in the International Classification of
Disease (ICD) system
Choose the incorrect answer. The U.S. Census: Answer - Is called the decennial
census and is administered every five years.
Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology? Answer - To fund
new public health programs
John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera: Answer - Was an early epidemiologist
who used natural experiments.
T/F: In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks
of infectious disease Answer - False
T/F: John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination. Answer -
False
