Deck 22: Public Health and Clinical Care

Question 1

Which public health efforts aim at improving conditions for the population?

A) Physical Environment
B) Social environment
C) System of delivery of clinical care
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

The behavior of both individuals and groups is shaped by the

A) Social environment
B) Physical environment
C) Work environment
D) Clinical care environment

Answer 2

Social environment

Question 3

One of the major influences on the health of the population is

A) Tracking of Tobacco use
B) Availability and quality of medical care
C) Tracking of alcohol use
D) Tracking of illicit use of drugs

Answer 3

Availability and quality of medical care

Question 4

Prevention has how many categories?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 5

Because certain behavioral practices have been identified as causing disease, public health seeks to

A) Educate the public
B) Seek funding for solutions
C) Minimize these behavioral patterns
D) Seek to understand these behaviors

Question 6

Prevention services may be considered

A) In individual clinical situations and community endeavors
B) In individual clinical situations only
C) In community endeavors only
D) None of the above

Question 7

One of the following is not considered direct medical service delivery by the government

A) U.S. Public Health Services
B) Indian Health Services
C) Department of Veteran's Affairs
D) Institute of Medicine

Question 8

What is considered an indispensable role for government public health agencies?

A) Cost reductions
B) Indigent care
C) Assessment
D) Lobbying for healthcare reform

Question 9

A number of assurance functions are accomplished

A) Assessing the population
B) Developing public policy
C) Reducing the cost of care
D) Developing tools for planning processes

Question 10

Poverty is

A) A risk factor for access to care and quality services
B) Not identified as a risk factor
C) Is a cause of concern for the underserved
D) None of the above

Question 11

The social environment looks at how the behavior of both individuals and groups are shaped.

Question 12

Credit for public health accomplishments is widely known and publicized.

Question 13

Primary public health prevention consists of detecting and treating disease at a time when an intervention to reduce the risk can be most effective.

Question 14

Tertiary prevention in public health consists of preventing disease onset.

Question 15

Public health agencies are not involved in clinical prevention services.

Question 16

People increasingly regard health as the capacity to do what they want to do in life.

Question 17

Indian Health Services is a direct medical service delivery by government.

Question 18

The economically disadvantaged, the severely mentally ill and the developmentally impaired seek public health care systems for services.

Question 19

Assessment of the population's health is one of the main functions of public health.

Question 20

Public health is mandated to not influence public policy.