Deck 5: Public Health in Australia

Question 1

Public health and population health strategies are classified as more 'upstream' than medical treatment services.Which of the following are classified as 'upstream strategies'?

A)Behavioural incentives such as weight control and physical activity
B)Strategies focused on social and environmental change and health-promoting policies and practices
C)Strategies focused on disease and illness such as type 2 diabetes mellitus
D)Individual factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption

Answer 1

Strategies focused on social and environmental change and health-promoting policies and practices

Question 2

What document or legislation sets out the requirements for individuals,organisations,and governments and their agencies for the control of infectious diseases,the control of a range of risks to public health,and measures that must be taken to promote and protect health?

A)Public Health Mandate
B)Public Health Act
C)Public Health Strategy
D)Public Health Policy

Answer 2

Public Health Act

Question 3

'The rights of people to have equitable access to services on the basis of need,and the resources,capacities and power they need to act upon the circumstances of their lives that determine their health.' This statement reflects which of the following terms?

A)Population paradox
B)Public health
C)Population health
D)Health equity

Answer 3

Health equity

Question 4

A high-risk strategy is one that:

A)targets the right patient at high risk of developing a more serious condition
B)is concerned with studies and programs addressing high-risk health determinants
C)directs social conditions and settings in which people live their lives
D)takes account of the patterns of health determinants and the policies and interventions that link outcomes with determinants

Question 5

What levels of government are responsible for handling public health issues?

A)Local,state and territory governments
B)Federal,state,territory and local governments
C)The federal government
D)Federal,state and territory governments

Question 6

What percentage of the Commonwealth allocation from the health budget does public health receive?

A)Public health receives almost all of this health budget allocation (approximately 92%)
B)Public health receives about half of the health budget allocation (approximately 52%)
C)Public health receives about one-third of the health budget allocation (approximately 32%)
D)Public health receives a very small percentage of the health budget allocation (approximately 2%)

Question 7

State and territory government responsibilities in public health include:

A)population-based programs such as immunisation and vaccination
B)the provision of community services such as Meals on Wheels
C)the funding of family planning services and food safety
D)the promotion of health environments through the provision of amenities such as bike paths and walkways

Question 8

What is 'population health'?

A)A framework for making people healthier
B)A system that focuses on improving the living conditions of the entire population
C)A framework for thinking about why some populations are healthier than others
D)A system that increases the practice of health equity

Question 9

What attempts to control the determinants of incidence,and thus to shift the distribution of exposure across the whole population?

A)Population strategy
B)Population health
C)Prevention health
D)Public health

Question 10

In Australia,the inequities between population groups that may be described by culture,socio-economic status or place is known by what term?

A)Public health
B)Health gap
C)Health inequities
D)Population health