Public Health 100 Final (OSU)
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1.
Saying "Not wearing seat belts is as-
sociated with increased risk of injury" means...
not wearing a seat belt is a risk factor for injury.
2.
The definition of epidemiology focus-
es on
diseases and health conditions in populations
3.
Most effective public health interven-
tions...
Involve a wide range of profession-
als and groups.
4.
Offering screening for gestational dia-
betes (diabetes associated associated with pregnancy) addresses what level of prevention?
Secondary Prevention
5.
The statement "Providing naloxone to first responders reduced heroin deaths" is most closely related to which element of the "taking public health action" cycle?
Intervention Implementation/evalu-
ation
6.
Which statement best characterizes public health? "Public health..."
...involves preventing disease and promoting health through orga-
nized community efforts."
7.
Incidence refers to ________ cases during a specified period, while preva-
lence refers to _______ cases during a specified period.
new;all
8.
The "chain of infection"
can (in principle, anyhow) be bro-
ken at any of the points in the cy-
cle, through public health or clinical activity.
9.
Malaria is transmitted from human to human through the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquito is the ______ .
vector
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10.
How is income related to health sta-
tus?
Greater wealth is associated with lower mortality--as income rises, mortality falls.
11.
How does "socioeconomic position" (SEP) affect health?
SEP can affect health throughout the lifespan.
12.
A meningitis case is detected in an OSU dorm resident, after which OSU Student Health Services con-
ducts screenings for everyone on that dorm floor. This is an example of ______________ .
active surveillance
13.
The clinicians who diagnosed the OSU dorm resident with meningitis report that case to
the county, the county reports it to the state, and the state in turn reports them to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention. This is an example of ______________ .
passive surveillance
14.
Which of these best characterizes an effective surveillance system?
It must be ongoing and systematic
15.
An OSU dining facility is found to have contaminated drinking water. Which of the following activities would not be part of a traditional health risk assess-
ment?
Deciding whether to shut down the dining facility until repairs can be made
16.
What would be parts of the traditional health risk management in this sce-
nario
determining whether the contami-
nation posed a health threat at lev-
els found in
the facility, determining whether workers and students were ex-
posed to the contamination, identi-
fying the nature of the contamina-
tion
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17.
Look around you. In Milam Auditorium, which of the following best represents an
attempt at secondary prevention of po-
tential hazards for students?
The automated external defibrilla-
tor (heart shock) device at the front of the room
18.
What was the effect of the massive public health intervention to install wells across
Bangladesh?
The program unintentionally led to a mass arsenic poisoning.
19.
What is the best way to achieve pri-
mary prevention of water-borne dis-
eases?
Improve sanitation
20.
Known environmental factors con-
tribute to approximately what percent-
age of global deaths?
25%
21.
The notion that everyone should be able to achieve their full health poten-
tial is most
closely associated with which term?
Equity
22.
In Alameda county, mortality was closely tied to...
the proportion of income spent on housing
23.
The term "social determinants of health" refers to...
health status that is associated with the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, play, and age
24.
When we discuss "environment" in the context of environmental health, we are
primarily concerned with
all three types of environment.
25.
Which is NOT one of the three public health functions?
Surveillance
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26.
What are 3 public health functions
Policy development, Assessment, Assurance
27.
Mac Gillespie (from the county health department) said that public health op-
erates at
the confluence of
science and community
28.
Mac Gillespie (from the county health department) said that "Research con-
sistently shows that the conditions in which we live, work, and play have enormous impacts on our health"—this implies that
much of our health is determined by factors other than healthcare
29.
In the US, the primary constitutional authority for public health resides with the
states
30.
To promote health and fitness, a small community builds an accessible park and recreation center near the social and commercial hub of town. This is an example of a _______ approach to pro-
moting health and preventing disease.
population shift
31.
According to the "factors that affect health" pyramid, which of the levels below has the greatest influence on population health?
Socioeconomic factors
32.
The "Beavers Give a Dam" sexual vio-
lence program focuses on...
bystander intervention
33.
"Disability" refers to
a limitation experienced within a person's social and environmental context
34.
The Special Olympics "Healthy Ath-
letes" program...
provides health screenings in a welcoming environment
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35.
What is true of people with disabili-
ties?
Overall, they are much less likely to be physically active, compared to others
36.
What is true of the physical activity recommendations for people with dis-
abilities?
they are almost identical to those for people without disabilities
37.
Two elements combine to influence the risk of disaster: they are a "vulner-
able system"
and ______
a hazard
38.
The definition of a "disaster" depends on...
the ability of the affected area to manage the effects without outside assistance
39.
What is true about public health activ-
ities following a disaster?
They are pretty much the same as always, but perhaps done with a different focus and cycle
40.
What is the best example of pub-
lic health influencing healthcare de-
mand?
Tobacco use prevention and con-
trol reducing cancer incidence
41.
In class, we discussed the role of EMS in advanced directives and community
paramedicine. These are most closely aligned with which of the three core functions of public health?
Assurance
42.
A public school district has strong pro-vaccination policies, but allows for exemptions
only from families with demonstrated and long-standing faith beliefs which run counter to vaccination. Which pub-
lic health ethical principal is being in-
voked here?
"Achieve community health in a way that respects individual rights."
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43.
Your instructor suggested that most professional ethical issues result from
conflict between legitimate profes-
sional obligations
44.
We discussed a study which looked at providing calorie counts on restaurant menus.
The primary ethical challenge high-
lighted in that discussion was...
the labeling policy appeared to be ineffective
45.
What is true of all methods for achiev-
ing population control?
They have major economic and so-
cial implications
46.
The overlap of which three elements were proposed in class as essential to future success for public health?
Science, ethics, sustainability
47.
Which scenario would be most consis-
tent with the "hands off" approach to public health?
Occupational health interventions are identified by local groups, with outside support to initiate sustain-
able interventions.
48.
The WaterSHED sanitation example in class showed the advantage of a new approach to public health. How?
It showed how a sustainable ap-
proach to clean water can have greater impact
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