Deck 23: Beliefs, Values, and Health

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

A) Immunization and prenatal care
B) Foot care for a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes
C) Mammogram for a patient who has a family history of breast cancer
D) Smoking cessation and handwashing

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The safety of neighborhoods can be considered an environmental factor contributing to health status.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

New HIV infections among newborns has declined by 50% since 2010 because fewer women with HIV are becoming pregnant.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Compare and contrast the two types of global health indicators and give at least one example for each.

Question 5

What is the role of health risk appraisal in health promotion and disease prevention?

Question 6

Health promotion and disease prevention may require both behavioral modification and therapeutic intervention. Discuss.

Question 7

Discuss the definitions of health presented in this chapter in terms of their implications for the health care delivery system.

Question 8

What are the main objectives of public health?

Question 9

Discuss the significance of an individual's quality of life from the health care delivery perspective.

Question 10

Which "preparedness"-related measures have been taken to cope with potential natural and human-made disasters since the tragic events of 9/11? Assess their effectiveness.

Question 11

The Blum model points to four key determinants of health. Discuss their implications for health care delivery.

Question 12

What has been the main cause of the dichotomy between the way physical and mental health issues have traditionally been addressed by the health care delivery system?

Question 13

Discuss the main cultural beliefs and values in American society that have influenced health care delivery, including how they have shaped the health care delivery system.

Question 14

Briefly describe the concepts of market justice and social justice. In which ways do the two principles complement each other, and in which ways are they in conflict in the U.S. system of health care delivery?

Question 15

Describe how health care is rationed in the market justice and social justice systems.

Question 16

To what extent do you think the objectives set forth in Healthy People initiatives can achieve the vision of an integrated approach to health care delivery in the United States?

Question 17

What are the major differences between Healthy People 2020 and the previous Healthy People initiatives?

Question 18

How can health care administrators and policymakers use the various measures of health status and service utilization? Please use examples to illustrate your answer.

Question 19

Using the data given in the table:
a. Compute crude birth rates for 2005 and 2010.
b. Compute crude death rates for 2005 and 2010.
c. Compute cancer mortality rates for 2005 and 2010.
d. Answer the following questions:
i. Did the infant death rates improve between 2005 and 2010?
ii. Which conclusions can you draw about the demographic change in this population?
iii. Have efforts to prevent death from heart disease been successful in this population?