PHC 4101 MIDTERM FSU - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
The Three P's of Public Health - (answer)Prevention, Promotion, Population
The Iron Triangle of Health Care - (answer)Access, Cost, Quality
Five Core Disciplines of Public Health - (answer)Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Social & Behavioral Sciences,
Environmental Sciences, Policy & Health Administration
Public Health Over Time - (answer)Antiquity - 1830s, Edward Jenner & the first vaccine, The Hygiene
Movement - 1840s-1870s, social justice = factor to disease, John Snow (father of epidemiology, ended
cholera), Health Promotion/Disease Prevention - 1980s - 2000s, individual responsible for health,
Population Health - 2000s, need to address international health issues
The Demographic Transition - (answer)Phase 1: High fertility rates and high mortality rates = high # of
births and high # of deaths (population doesn't change), Phase 2: lifespan increases, but fertility remains
high so populations boom!, Phase 3: mortality is reduced and fertility decreases (populations stagnate
and begin to drop, tend to skew older)
The Epidemiological Transition - (answer)Stage 1: mortality is high and so is fertility, so populations do
not grow (high # of infectious disease and famine), Stage 2: Populations quickly begin to grow due to
medicine advances (deaths by infectious diseases are reduced. Stage 3: mortality continues to decline,
people live much longer, death occurs from degenerative disorders, accidents, and chronic diseases
Vulnerable Populations - (answer)most at risk
Determinants of Disease - (answer)BIGGEMS: Behavior, Infection, Genetics, Geography, Environment,
Medical Care, Socioeconomic Status
Population Dynamics - (answer)The ever-changing interrelationships among the set of variables that
influence the demographic makeup of populations as well as the variables that influence the growth and
decline of populations.
, PHC 4101 MIDTERM FSU - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Contributory Causes - (answer)immediate causes of disease
Determinants of Disease - (answer)"Causes of causes" that ultimately bring disease
Intervention - (answer)Range of strategies designed to protect health and prevent disease
Built Environment - (answer)The physical environment built for use by humans
Nutritional transition - (answer)countries frequently move from poorly balanced diets often deficient in
nutrients and calories to a diet of highly processed food including fats, sugars, and salt
Social Justice - (answer)Put forth the idea that disease emerges as the consequence of social conditions
Steps of the Public Health Approach - (answer)1. Problem
2. Etiology: what is/are the contributory causes?
3. Recommendations: what works to reduce the health impacts?
4. Implementation: how can we get the job done?
5. Evaluation: how well does the intervention work in practice?
PERIE Process
Incidence - (answer)measure the chances of developing a disease over a period of time. usually one
year.
# of new cases of a disease in a year/ # of people in the at-risk population
Prevalence - (answer)number of individuals who have a disease at a particular time divided by the
number of individuals who could potentially have the disease.
# of living with a particular disease/ # of people in the at-risk population
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
The Three P's of Public Health - (answer)Prevention, Promotion, Population
The Iron Triangle of Health Care - (answer)Access, Cost, Quality
Five Core Disciplines of Public Health - (answer)Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Social & Behavioral Sciences,
Environmental Sciences, Policy & Health Administration
Public Health Over Time - (answer)Antiquity - 1830s, Edward Jenner & the first vaccine, The Hygiene
Movement - 1840s-1870s, social justice = factor to disease, John Snow (father of epidemiology, ended
cholera), Health Promotion/Disease Prevention - 1980s - 2000s, individual responsible for health,
Population Health - 2000s, need to address international health issues
The Demographic Transition - (answer)Phase 1: High fertility rates and high mortality rates = high # of
births and high # of deaths (population doesn't change), Phase 2: lifespan increases, but fertility remains
high so populations boom!, Phase 3: mortality is reduced and fertility decreases (populations stagnate
and begin to drop, tend to skew older)
The Epidemiological Transition - (answer)Stage 1: mortality is high and so is fertility, so populations do
not grow (high # of infectious disease and famine), Stage 2: Populations quickly begin to grow due to
medicine advances (deaths by infectious diseases are reduced. Stage 3: mortality continues to decline,
people live much longer, death occurs from degenerative disorders, accidents, and chronic diseases
Vulnerable Populations - (answer)most at risk
Determinants of Disease - (answer)BIGGEMS: Behavior, Infection, Genetics, Geography, Environment,
Medical Care, Socioeconomic Status
Population Dynamics - (answer)The ever-changing interrelationships among the set of variables that
influence the demographic makeup of populations as well as the variables that influence the growth and
decline of populations.
, PHC 4101 MIDTERM FSU - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Contributory Causes - (answer)immediate causes of disease
Determinants of Disease - (answer)"Causes of causes" that ultimately bring disease
Intervention - (answer)Range of strategies designed to protect health and prevent disease
Built Environment - (answer)The physical environment built for use by humans
Nutritional transition - (answer)countries frequently move from poorly balanced diets often deficient in
nutrients and calories to a diet of highly processed food including fats, sugars, and salt
Social Justice - (answer)Put forth the idea that disease emerges as the consequence of social conditions
Steps of the Public Health Approach - (answer)1. Problem
2. Etiology: what is/are the contributory causes?
3. Recommendations: what works to reduce the health impacts?
4. Implementation: how can we get the job done?
5. Evaluation: how well does the intervention work in practice?
PERIE Process
Incidence - (answer)measure the chances of developing a disease over a period of time. usually one
year.
# of new cases of a disease in a year/ # of people in the at-risk population
Prevalence - (answer)number of individuals who have a disease at a particular time divided by the
number of individuals who could potentially have the disease.
# of living with a particular disease/ # of people in the at-risk population
