Deck 1: Community Health: Yesterday, today, and Tomorrow

Question 1

The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues,including health,was marked by the

A)Social Security Act of 1935
B)Establishment of Medicare in 1965
C)United States involvement in World War II
D)Hill-Burton Act in 1946

Answer 1

Social Security Act of 1935

Question 2

Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur defines

A)public health
B)community health
C)health
D)population health

Answer 2

public health

Question 3

The ability of the health care system to prevent,protect against,quickly respond to,and recover from health emergencies defines medical preparedness.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Health care delivery is public health concern of the 21ˢᵗ century.

Question 5

The World Health Organization (WHO)is a leader in world health planning for the 21ˢᵗ century.

Question 6

Politics and religion are examples of social and cultural factors affecting community health.

Question 7

A community is a group of people who have common characteristics.

Question 8

Government health agencies began being created as a response to epidemics and mounting health problems in the later part of the 18ᵗʰ century.

Question 9

Dr.Edward Jenner successfully demonstrated the process of vaccination as a protection against smallpox in the 20ᵗʰ century.

Question 10

Disasters such as spills of toxic substances into the environment are considered natural disasters.

Question 11

Leading causes of death in the United States today are communicable diseases.

Question 12

Upton Sinclair's book,"The Jungle," drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meat packing industry.

Question 13

In looking at factors affecting community health,community size is a

A)social factor
B)cultural factor
C)physical factor
D)political factor

Question 14

A time of great growth in health care facilities and providers describes the spiritual era of public health.

Question 15

The reform phase of public health was characterized by social movements to improve health conditions in cities and in the workplace.

Question 16

There has been no evidence of community health activities dating back over 1,000 years.

Question 17

A rebirth of thinking about the nature of the world and humankind occurred during the

A)middle ages
B)renaissance and exploration era
C)twentieth century
D)bacteriological period of public health

Question 18

Physical factors affecting community health include geography,community size,and industrial development.

Question 19

Eating wisely,wearing a safety belt,and visiting a physician are examples of

A)community health activities
B)personal health activities
C)physical factors affecting community health
D)social factors affecting community health

Question 20

Choosing to eat wisely,regularly wearing a safety belt,and visiting the physician are examples of community health activities.

Question 21

Describe a community health practice in the earliest civilizations.

Question 22

List and explain three physical factors affecting community health.

Question 23

Explain at least two highlights of community health efforts during the Renaissance and Exploration Period.

Question 24

Community health concern of the 21ˢᵗ century include

A)lifestyle diseases
B)environmental problems
C)health care delivery
D)all of the above

Question 25

Plans for improving global health challenges in the 21ˢᵗ century is guided by

A)The United Nations Millennium Declaration
B)Healthy People 2020
C)Ready or Not: Protecting the Public's Health from Disease,Disasters,and Bioterrorism
D)Health for All

Question 26

The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of

A)hospitals
B)health departments
C)medicare
D)the military

Question 27

Explain how social norms may be a factor affecting community health.

Question 28

Provide at least two examples of progress stemming from the Health for All efforts.

Question 29

The first professional preparation program for health educators began during which period of the twentieth century?

A)Reform phase
B)The 1920s
C)World War II
D)Period of Social Engineering

Question 30

Communicable diseases remain a concern in the 21ˢᵗ century because they are the primary cause for

A)death in the United States
B)days missed from work and school
C)environmental problems
D)health disparities

Question 31

John Snow's removal of a drinking water pump handle in 1854 in London,stopped a

A)yellow fever epidemic
B)cholera epidemic
C)waterborne disease outbreak
D)smallpox epidemic

Question 32

Explain how President Eisenhower's heart attack in the 1950s was a major community health event.

Question 33

"The people of the city of Columbus," "seniors in the church," and "those on welfare," are examples of

A)public health systems
B)factors affecting community health
C)communities
D)herd immunity

Question 34

Describe a public health achievement resulting from Upton Sinclair's book,"The Jungle."

Question 35

The Shattuck report marked the beginning of the

A)health resource development period
B)eighteenth century
C)modern era of public health
D)implementation of Healthy People 2020 efforts

Question 36

Why does the United States see alcohol and other drug abuse in the 21ˢᵗ century as a community health concern?

Question 37

Differences in health among different populations defines

A)population health
B)health disparities
C)lifestyle diseases
D)social engineering

Question 38

The organization in the United States with the main responsibility for improving health is

A)the Department of Health and Human Services
B)the Department of Homeland Security
C)the World Health Organization
D)state departments of health

Question 39

Describe two of the six points in the World Health Organization's Agenda.

Question 40

Explain the framework of Healthy People 2020.