Health: The Basics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134709680
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 5PQ
Healthy People 2020 is a(n)
- a. blueprint for health actions designed to improve health in the United States.
- b. projection for life expectancy rates in the United States in the year 2020.
- c. international plan for achieving health priorities for the environment by the year 2020.
- d. set of specific goals that states must achieve in order to receive federal funding for health care.
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Healthy People 2030 is:
a. a set of public health goals mandated through executive order of the current president
b. a report on the predicted public health challenges in 2030
c. a set of public health goals and objectives to be achieved by 2030
d. an indictment of the weaknesses in public health in the last decade
There are substantial differences in medical care use by demographic characteristics such as age, sex, and marital status.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Adult women spend more money on medical care than men do.
b. Single individuals regardless of age are hospitalized less than married people are.
c. Infant girls are healthier than infant boys are and consume fewer medical resources.
d. The elderly who survive past age 80 spend about the same amount on medical care as 60-year-olds do.
e. Average hospital stays are longer for women than men.
Health care infrastructure:
1. An example of health care infrastructure would include:
a. Roadways
b. Hospital
c. Sewer system
d. Trash pickup
e. Transportation system
2.
has a goal of providing to specific populations what they need and targeting resources appropriately rather than evenly.
a. Equity
b. Equality
c. Disease prevention
d. Health promotion
3. Kevin is a 49 year old single male with a part time job at the local grocery store. He does not have health insurance and is struggling to pay his bills. He
has hypertension and depression/anxiety. Which of the following would be the best place for Kevin to seek care?
a. Emergency room
b. Nurse Managed Health Center
c. Urgent care
d. Cardiologist
e. Psychiatrist
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