GHP Exam 1 (Quizzes 1-5)
Which statement about WHO is false? - Answer-It is a major financing agency for global health projects.
Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS? - Answer-
UNAIDS
All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the: - Answer-United States Agency
for International Development
The largest charitable foundation in the world is: - Answer-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country? - Answer-BRAC
Which statement about the Global Fund is false? - Answer-It is primarily a technical agency.
Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health? - Answer-All of these
are correct.
Which statement about NTDs is false? - Answer-NTD control is not a best buy in global health, causing
additional challenges.
If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome? - Answer-Inflation
, If you become sick but are able to quickly see a specialist, take time off from work, and have meals
prepared for you because of the efforts and connections of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors, you
have a high level of ______. - Answer-Social capital
If you wanted to describe a country as having a low per capita gross national income, which one of the
following terms would be best to use? - Answer-Low income country
In which one of the following countries was a high life expectancy achieved in spite of several decades of
rule by a dictator intermixed with modest investments in health programs? - Answer-Chile
In which one of the following places is there a democratic political system that has enacted "socialist" or
"communist" policies and has very favorable public health outcomes, similar to a Scandinavian country?
- Answer-Kerala, India
What is the name given to the phenomenon that, either on a national or individual level, as income
increases so does life expectancy? - Answer-Wealth-health gradient
Which one of the following is the type of development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs? - Answer-Sustainable
development
Which one of the following nations is unique in its epidemiologic transition because it achieved the
transition by addressing infectious diseases without improving the nutritional status of its population? -
Answer-China
Which one of the following statements best summarizes our current understanding of the impact of
stress on human health? - Answer-Chronic stress from poverty or other poor living conditions are more
strongly associated with poor health outcomes than acute or short-term stressors.
Which statement about WHO is false? - Answer-It is a major financing agency for global health projects.
Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS? - Answer-
UNAIDS
All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the: - Answer-United States Agency
for International Development
The largest charitable foundation in the world is: - Answer-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country? - Answer-BRAC
Which statement about the Global Fund is false? - Answer-It is primarily a technical agency.
Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health? - Answer-All of these
are correct.
Which statement about NTDs is false? - Answer-NTD control is not a best buy in global health, causing
additional challenges.
If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome? - Answer-Inflation
, If you become sick but are able to quickly see a specialist, take time off from work, and have meals
prepared for you because of the efforts and connections of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors, you
have a high level of ______. - Answer-Social capital
If you wanted to describe a country as having a low per capita gross national income, which one of the
following terms would be best to use? - Answer-Low income country
In which one of the following countries was a high life expectancy achieved in spite of several decades of
rule by a dictator intermixed with modest investments in health programs? - Answer-Chile
In which one of the following places is there a democratic political system that has enacted "socialist" or
"communist" policies and has very favorable public health outcomes, similar to a Scandinavian country?
- Answer-Kerala, India
What is the name given to the phenomenon that, either on a national or individual level, as income
increases so does life expectancy? - Answer-Wealth-health gradient
Which one of the following is the type of development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs? - Answer-Sustainable
development
Which one of the following nations is unique in its epidemiologic transition because it achieved the
transition by addressing infectious diseases without improving the nutritional status of its population? -
Answer-China
Which one of the following statements best summarizes our current understanding of the impact of
stress on human health? - Answer-Chronic stress from poverty or other poor living conditions are more
strongly associated with poor health outcomes than acute or short-term stressors.
