Deck 1: The History of Health Care in Canada

Question 1

When and where was Canada's first medical school established?

A)Saskatoon, in 1868
B)Ottawa, in 1867
C)Montreal, in 1825
D)Kingston, in 1855

Answer 1

Montreal, in 1825

Question 2

What major change in political thinking occurred in post-World War II Canada in relation to health care?

A)Universities should educate more nurses.
B)The government should not be required to provide access to primary health care.
C)Individual families should be responsible for absorbing the cost of health care.
D)Governments should be responsible for providing basic services like health care.

Answer 2

Governments should be responsible for providing basic services like health care.

Question 3

Which of the following countries is cited as having the largest number of refugees coming to Canada in 2016?

A)Syria.
B)Afghanistan.
C)Congo.
D)Iraq.

Answer 3

Syria.

Question 4

Oral history indicates that prior to contact with Europeans, Indigenous People suffered from which of the following illnesses?

A)Diabetes and cancer.
B)Smallpox and measles.
C)Arthritis and jaw abscesses.
D)Addictions to drugs and alcohol.

Question 5

Why did the Established Programs Financing (EPF) mechanism of funding become inadequate for health care?

A)The government imposed many corporate tax cuts.
B)Health care spending increased dramatically, causing provincial and territorial overspending.
C)The cost of education took up more dollars than had been anticipated.
D)The population of Canada increased much faster than was anticipated.

Question 6

In 1834, William Kelly deduced which public health principle?

A)Vaccination can successfully eradicate smallpox.
B)Education is directly related to health.
C)Quarantine effectively contains infections.
D)Sanitation and disease are related.

Question 7

In 2016, the federal minister of health met with first ministers to initiate talks on a new Canadian Health Accord.What was the outcome?

A)No deal has been reached and negotiations are ongoing.
B)To continue with the 2014 Accord.
C)Each province and territory negotiated their own terms of agreement.
D)All jurisdictions eventually accepted the initial offer.

Question 8

What important recommendation was embodied in the Hall Report?

A)Individuals should take responsibility for some of their health care costs.
B)Preventive health measures would be a wise investment.
C)Extra billing should not be part of Canada's health care system.
D)Provinces should retain full control as well as financial responsibility for health care.

Question 9

Which of the following volunteer organizations was involved in the evolution of health care in Canada?

A)The Order of St.John
B)The Veterans Society
C)The St.Andrew's Society
D)The Canadian Nurses Association

Question 10

At what level is the entry to practice for Registered Nurses in Canada (except Quebec).

A)Baccalaureate.
B)Diploma.
C)Graduate.
D)Certificate.

Question 11

What does the Indigenous medicine wheel represent?

A)Body, mind, community and nature imbalances.
B)Medicine Man, Shaman, herbal healers, and life-givers.
C)Plants, herbs, roots, and fungi as treatments.
D)Spiritual, physical, cognitive and emotional parts of a person.

Question 12

What important act was passed by the government of Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan in 1947?

A)The Hospital Insurance Act
B)The Medical Care Act
C)The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
D)The Canada Health Act

Question 13

Which organization is part of a worldwide humanitarian network providing emergency aid and disaster relief at home and abroad?

A)The Order of St.John.
B)Canadian Blood Services.
C)Victorian Order of Nurses.
D)Canadian Red Cross.

Question 14

What was the main intent of the India Act (1867)?

A)Registration of refugees from India.
B)Recognition of the 'Shaman' as a powerful healer.
C)Assimilation of Indigenous People.
D)Elimination of smallpox.

Question 15

Which of the following is a main principle of the Canada Health Act?

A)Health insurance should cover 100% of dental care.
B)Health insurance should cover all medical services.
C)All residents of Canada should be provided with health care.
D)Eligible Canadians should receive accessible health care.

Question 16

Priorities identified in the Advancing the Mental Health Strategy for Canada: A Framework for Action (2017-2022) include strategies for which of the following?

A)Management of health records.
B)The opioid crisis.
C)Access to psychiatrists.
D)Health promotion.

Question 17

Segregated hospitals for Indigenous People operated with little regard for traditional healing practices or Indigenous culture.What disease initially lead to the establishment of segregated hospitals for Indigenous People?

A)smallpox.
B)tuberculosis.
C)influenza.
D)whooping cough.

Question 18

What did the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act (1957) propose?

A)Provinces without a health insurance plan must pay additional federal tax.
B)Provinces and territories with a health insurance plan would receive substantial funding from the federal government.
C)Certain services would no longer be funded by the federal government.
D)Physicians would be allowed to charge a fee for service to the client.

Question 19

When and where did Canada's last residential school close?

A)Saskatchewan, in 1996.
B)Manitoba, in 1931.
C)Saskatchewan, in 1968.
D)Manitoba, in 1986.

Question 20

Which amendment to the Canada Health Act did the Romanow Report recommend?

A)Canadians should pay user fees when they access the health care system.
B)Funds for health care should be donated from private sources.
C)The criterion of accountability should be added.
D)Canadians in less accessible areas should pay a higher insurance premium.