Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following statements characterizes an important difference between public health and most other professions? [1] Education and training beyond the undergraduate (college) level is not available for public health. [2] Large professional organizations do not exist for public health. [3] Public health professionals work only in the public sector. [4] Although they come from many professions and disciplines, their common bond is not one of a shared body of knowledge or academic preparation, but a commitment to the goal of improved population health. 2. In which form of justice are collective actions leading to the assumption of additional burdens often necessary in order to assure the fair distribution of societal benefits? [1] Market justice [2] Judicial justice [3] Social justice [4] Individual justice 1 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz 3. Public health was characterized as fulfilling society's interest in assuring conditions in which people could be healthy by: [1] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Healthy People 2020. [2] Institute of Medicine in The Future of Public Health. [3] C.E.A. Winslow. [4] Sir Geoffrey Vickers. 4. Introduction of smallpox vaccination is credited to which of these individuals? [1] Virchow [2] Pasteur [3] Lister [4] Jenner 5. Between 1900 and 2000, the crude infectious disease mortality rate in the United States: [1] remained unchanged. [2] declined by about 50%. [3] declined by about 90%. [4] increased slightly due to the emergence of HIV infections. 2 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz 6. Which of these statements regarding trends in life expectancy and infant mortality rates in the United States is False? [1] The percentage of improvement in life expectancy at birth was greater than the percentage improvement in infant mortality rates between 1900 and 2000. [2] The percentage of improvement in life expectancy at age 65 was greater than the percentage improvement in life expectancy at birth between 1950 and 2000. [3] The U.S. infant mortality rate declined by more than 90% between 1900 and 2000. [4] Life expectancy at age 65 improved by more than 25% between 1950 and 2000. 7. What are the public health activities that should be undertaken in all communities? [1] Essential public health functions (or services) [2] Preventive services [3] Core functions [4] Health protection 8. Which of these domains of determinants is included in the social-ecological model of determinants of health? [1] Living and working conditions [2] Social, family, and community networks [3] Individual behavior [4] All of these options are included. 3 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz True and False 9. The cholera epidemic of 1854 disproportionately affected lower social classes in London. [1] True [2] False 10. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) landmark report, The Future of Public Health, established recommendations for a new way of organizing public health activities around three core public health functions: assessment, policy development, and assurance. [1] True [2] False 11. Age-adjusted mortality rates for heart disease and stroke declined by more than 50% between 1950 and 2000. [1] True [2] False 4 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz Chapter 2 Multiple Choice 1. Which two lifestyle factors are the most important causes of preventable mortality in the United States? [1] Alcohol and obesity [2] Substance abuse and sexual activity [3] Stress and high blood pressure [4] Tobacco and diet/physical activity 2. A measure of health status that attempts to gauge the social impact of various diseases and conditions by adjusting for differences in the age of the population affected is: [1] years of potential life lost. [2] crude mortality rate. [3] prematurity rate. [4] index of leading economic indicators. 3. In 1900, the leading cause of death in the United States was which of the following conditions? 1 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz [1] Tuberculosis [2] Diphtheria [3] Typhoid fever [4] Pneumonia and influenza 4. The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of good human health includes: [1] physical and social well-being. [2] mental and physical well-being. [3] mental and social well-being. [4] physical, mental, and social well-being. 5. A physician fills out a death certificate as follows: IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH pulmonary embolism DUE TO deep venous thrombosis DUE TO pancreatic cancer. She notes that a liver biopsy was performed prior to death. In the U.S. vital statistics, this death would be recorded as due to: 2 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz [1] pulmonary embolism. [2] deep venous thrombosis. [3] pancreatic cancer. [4] complication of liver biopsy. 6. Which of the following is the best source of information on adult and infant mortality? [1] Disease registries [2] Vital statistics [3] Special survey studies [4] Hospital care statistics 7. In the United States, the national health promotion and disease prevention agenda is known as: [1] Healthy People. [2] No Child Left Behind. [3] Mothers' March. 3 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz [4] Red Cross. 8. Which of the following statements is False? [1] Cost-utility analyses are similar to cost-effectiveness studies, except that the results are characterized as cost per quality-adjusted life year. [2] When comprehensively performed, a cost-effectiveness analysis is considered the gold standard of economic evaluations. [3] Cost-benefit analysis results are expressed in terms of net costs, net benefits, and time required to recoup an initial investment. [4] Cost-effectiveness analyses focus on one outcome to determine the most costeffective intervention when several options are possible. 9. A measure of health status assigns to each period of time a weight, ranging from 0 to 1, corresponding to the health-related quality of life during that period. These weight values are then summed across time periods to calculate this measure. For each period, a weight of 1 corresponds to optimal health, and a weight of 0 corresponds to a health state equivalent to death. What is this measure? [1] Prevalence 4 Turnock Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition Chapter Quiz [2] Years of potential life lost [3] Quality-adjusted life-year [4] Risk-adjusted health outcomes 10. Which of these is not a goal of the Healthy People 2020 initiative? [1] Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages [2] Assure access to health services, including clinical and community preventive services, for all age groups [3] Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all [4] Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups 5