Question 1

Which of these is a reason to enhance your knowledge of global health?

Accepted Answer

Enhancing knowledge of global health is important because communicable diseases can spread across borders, many countries face similar health system challenges, and some health issues require international cooperation to address effectively.

Question 2

The health status of a young child is linked with:

Accepted Answer

The health status of a young child is linked with physical growth, performance in school, and cognitive development, as all these aspects are interconnected and influenced by the child's overall health.

Question 3

Medicine is more focused than public health on:

Accepted Answer

Medicine primarily focuses on individual curative care, treatment of illness, and the well-being of individual patients, making all the options correct.

Question 4

One Health refers to:

Accepted Answer

The answer of One Health refers to:
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Question 5

The best example of a global health issue requiring cooperative action is:

Accepted Answer

The development of new vaccines for TB is a global health issue that requires international cooperation, as tuberculosis is a contagious disease that affects populations worldwide, necessitating collaborative efforts in research, funding, and distribution.

Question 6

One of the keys to smallpox eradication was:

Accepted Answer

The strategy used for smallpox eradication was "ring vaccination," which involved vaccinating people in the immediate vicinity of reported cases to contain the spread.

Question 7

The burden of disease is primarily communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional in:

Accepted Answer

Sub-Saharan Africa has a high burden of communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases due to factors like limited healthcare access, poverty, and high rates of infectious diseases.

Question 8

The approach to addressing smallpox was based on:

Accepted Answer

Smallpox was eradicated through a global vaccination campaign, which was the primary method used to control and eventually eliminate the disease.

Question 9

Improvements in health globally have been:

Accepted Answer

Improvements in health globally have often been distributed more to some groups than to others, with disparities existing between different regions, countries, and socioeconomic groups.

Question 10

An example of the recent geographic spread of a communicable disease includes:

Accepted Answer

Chikungunya is a viral disease that has recently spread to new geographic areas, including parts of the Americas, due to factors like increased travel and climate change.

Question 11

Which example of a health issue would require the most intersectoral collaboration to address?

Accepted Answer

Reduction of tobacco consumption requires intersectoral collaboration because it involves multiple sectors such as health, education, finance, and legislation to create effective policies, raise awareness, and enforce regulations.

Question 12

The best description below of the focus of public health is:

Accepted Answer

Public health focuses on preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health through organized community efforts, rather than just individual medical care or specific issues like road traffic injuries.

Question 13

Which statement least reflects a global health concern?

Accepted Answer

The achievement of greater health equity in an individual country is more of a national concern rather than a global health concern, which typically involves issues that affect multiple countries or require international cooperation.

Question 14

Planetary health refers to:

Accepted Answer

Planetary health is an approach that emphasizes the interconnections between human health, animal health, and the environment, recognizing that the health of these systems is deeply intertwined.

Question 15

The Sustainable Development Goals

Accepted Answer

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include several goals and targets related to health, such as Goal 3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a public health approach?

Accepted Answer

A public health approach focuses on large-scale interventions and programs aimed at improving the health of entire communities or populations, such as a program to help a community stay active.

Question 17

The only human disease ever eradicated was:

Accepted Answer

Smallpox is the only human disease that has been successfully eradicated through a global vaccination campaign led by the World Health Organization.

Question 18

Important progress in health has resulted from:

Accepted Answer

All of these factors have contributed significantly to improvements in health by reducing disease transmission, enhancing disease prevention, and promoting healthier lifestyles.

Question 19

Examples of countries that in the last 50 years achieved substantially better levels of population health than one might have predicted by their income level, include

Accepted Answer

Cuba, Costa Rica, and China have achieved better health outcomes relative to their income levels through effective public health policies, healthcare systems, and social determinants of health.

Quiz 1: The Principles and Goals of Global Health