Deck 17: Future of Public Health

Question 1

Public health interventions to counteract climate change include changing behaviors in forest and water management and in consumption patterns.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which one of the following is a Millennium Development Goal?

A) To decrease antibiotic use in order to prevent resistance.
B) To increase the quality and years of healthy life.
C) To develop accountability in the US health care system and increase quality.
D) To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

Answer 2

To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

Question 3

According to the World Health Organization, vital statistics data systems need to be improved and standardized in all countries, not just in developing nations.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which one of the following trends could affect the health of populations by causing an increase in severe weather and in vectors that transmit disease?

A) Water shortages
B) Climate change
C) Re-emergence of infectious diseases
D) New technology

Question 5

Although advances in genomics may improve human health, ethical concerns like insurance discrimination based on genetic markers need to be addressed.

Question 6

Which one of the following is an example of a health inequity that could occur in the future?

A) Teens in developed nations experience injuries related to video games more frequently than teens in developing nations.
B) The rate of extremely drug resistant tuberculosis in the U.S. increases.
C) People with the lowest levels of income cannot afford genetic screenings and do not receive drugs tailored to their genetic profiles.
D) People who travel for business reasons have a higher risk of infection with yellow fever than people who work in jobs that do not require travel.

Question 7

Which one of the following groups is made up of policymakers, business planners, and others who work to predict trends for the next 10 years based on data from the previous 20 years?

A) The World Health Organization
B) The Millennium Project
C) The Institute of Medicine
D) The US Department of Health and Human Services

Question 8

Which level of prevention is associated with the lowest amount of disability and morbidity and therefore is a common focus of public health activities?

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary

Question 9

The phrase "diffusion of innovations" is used to describe the process of new products and behaviors spreading through a social system.

Question 10

The trend of increasing obesity rates is only a problem in wealthier or more developed nations and is not occurring on a global scale.

Question 11

According to the Institute of Medicine and the Association of Schools of Public Health, the number of trained public health professionals far exceeds the demand for them.

Question 12

Public health is concerned with identifying and describing existing relationships between exposures and health outcomes but does not try to predict how these relationships may change in response to changes in social or environmental factors.

Question 13

A shortage of water could lead to a shortage of food since so much water is used to produce plant and animal-based foods.

Question 14

The leading causes of death among college-age students 18-24 years) in the U.S. are injury, homicide, and suicide.

Question 15

Each year a new version of the Healthy People document is released with new public health goals and objectives.

Question 16

Which of the following trends is most influenced by the overuse of antibiotics?

A) The aging of populations
B) The rise of obesity and chronic disease
C) Inequalities in access to health care
D) The re-emergence of infectious diseases

Question 17

If you wanted to assess which type of natural disasters were associated with the highest mortality rate, which of the following sources would you use?

A) The Spatial Hazard Event and Loss Database for the United States SHELDUS)
B) The Institute of Medicine's report on the future of the public's health in the 21^st century
C) The World Health Organization's Millennium Development Goals
D) Future Health Systems: Innovations for Equity

Question 18

Which one of the following factors would cause an innovation to diffuse quickly?

A) It is more complex than existing products.
B) It is a permanent decision or change.
C) It is a private or personal innovation that others will not be able to observe.
D) It is compatible with existing values or experiences.

Question 19

Which one of the following statements is true about the trend in aging in the U.S.?

A) The population is getting younger and disability among young adults is increasing.
B) The population is getting younger and disability among young adults is decreasing.
C) The population is getting older and disability among older adults is increasing.
D) The population is getting older and disability among older adults is decreasing.

Question 20

Which one of the following is a non-profit agency that provides unbiased, evidence-based information to serve as the advisor to the U.S. for the improvement of health?

A) World Health Organization
B) The Millennium Project
C) Institute of Medicine
D) Association of Schools of Public Health