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Epidemiology is the scientific study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems. This course explores fundamental concepts such as patterns of disease occurrence, methods for disease surveillance, risk factor identification, study design, outbreak investigation, and the interpretation of epidemiological data. Students will gain an understanding of how epidemiological principles are used to inform public health policy, guide preventive initiatives, and improve health outcomes on a population level.
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An Introduction to Community Health 7th Edition by James McKenzie
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Q1) A time of great growth in health care facilities and providers describes the spiritual era of public health.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Why does the United States see alcohol and other drug abuse in the 21 century as a community health concern?
Answer: Abuse of legal and illegal drugs costs the country thousands of lives from unintentional injuries and violent crimes.Additionally,billions of dollars each year are spent on addressing supply and demand issues and drug abuse.
Q3) Upton Sinclair's book,"The Jungle," drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meat packing industry.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Health care delivery is public health concern of the 21 century.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Organizations That Help Shape Community Health
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Q1) Provide at least four barriers to coordinated school health programs.
Answer: Insufficient local administrative commitment,inadequately prepared teachers,too few school days to teach health in the school year,insufficient community and parental support.
Q2) The contributions of religious groups to community health have been A)substantial
B)minimal
C)relatively ineffective in the past 100 years
D)expensive
Answer: A
Q3) The largest and most visible international health agency is the A)United Nations
B)Department of Health and Human Services
C)World Health Organization
D)Pan American Health Organization
Answer: C
Q4) The core functions of public health are utilized by state health agencies. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Epidemiology: the Study of Disease, injury, and
Death in the Community
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Q1) The national health survey that is a state-based telephone survey of the civilian,noninstitutional,adult population that seeks to ascertain the prevalence of high-risk behaviors is the
A)National Health Interview Survey
B)National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
C)Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
D)National Health Care Survey
Answer: C
Q2) A primary care physician is concerned with the course of a disease in an individual,while an epidemiologist is concerned with the course of disease in a population.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The average number of years a person from a specific cohort is projected to live from a given point in time is their life expectancy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Epidemiology: Prevention and Control of
Diseases and Health Conditions
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Q1) Health screenings are important measures in A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)none of the above
Q2) The common cold is an example of a chronic communicable disease.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Drugs,pesticides,and food additives are examples of chemical agents.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in the host is pathogenicity. A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the multicausation disease model.
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Chapter 5: Community Organizingbuilding and Health
Promotion Programming
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Q1) Name at least three assumptions those who organize communities can make.
Q2) List,in order,the steps involved in program evaluation.
Q3) In using a generic approach for community organizing,the first step in the process is recognizing the issue.
A)True
B)False
Q4) "When asked in class,50% of the students will be able to list the four principles of cardiovascular conditioning," is an example of a A)process objective
B)behavioral objective
C)learning objective
D)outcome objective
Q5) The final steps in community organizing/building include A)needs assessment
B)looping back
C)program planning
D)arriving at a solution
Q6) Provide two examples of well-written program objectives.
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Q7) List,in order,the generalized steps for program planning.
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Chapter 6: The School Health Program: a Component of Community Health
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Q1) Provide three examples of what students will be able to do if National Health Education Standards are met.
Q2) Barriers to school health education include
A)over-enforcement by state and local education policymakers
B)excessive support from administration
C)lack of time in the school year/day
D)none of the above
Q3) Explain why it is important for administrators to support the school health program.
Q4) The portion of the school environment that encompasses attitudes,feelings,and values of students and staff is the physical environment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Schools have immeasurable potential for affecting the health of children,their families,and the health of the community.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Name the steps involved in creating local school health related policies.
Q7) List and describe at least three advantages of having school health services.
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Chapter 7: Maternal,infant,and Child Health
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Q1) Name at least three groups that advocate for children's health and welfare.
Q2) The overwhelming majority of all abortions are performed on A)unmarried mothers
B)black mothers
C)those ages 25-34
D)those over the age of 45
Q3) Title X was signed into law to provide
A)Family planning services and help to all who wanted them but could not afford them
B)Free abortions to all who wanted them but could not afford them
C)WIC services to women who were pregnant and could not afford healthy food
D)Well-baby care
Q4) An infant death is the death of a child younger than A)two months
B)six months
C)one year
D)two years
Q5) Name four things pregnant women should do to reduce their chances of a low-birth-weight baby.
Q6) What does maternal,infant,and child health encompass?
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Chapter 8: Adolescents, young Adults, and Adults
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Q1) The best single behavioral change Americans can make to reduce morbidity and mortality is to
A)stop smoking
B)start exercising
C)wear seatbelts
D)get mammograms
Q2) TStatistics indicate that the more education a person has,the more likely he or she is to use tobacco.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A critical period in life health-wise,during which many health-related beliefs,attitudes,and behaviors are adopted and consolidated is
A)adolescence and young adulthood
B)adulthood
C)childhood
D)older adulthood
Q4) What are two strategies that college campuses have taken to try to change the culture on campus to reduce drinking alcohol?
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Chapter 9: Elders
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Q1) Describe the problems that are often seen with the homes of elders compared to homes of younger people.
Q2) The "old old" are those older adults ages 75 and older.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A person unable to leave home for normal activities is considered
A)disabled
B)homebound
C)frail
D)retired
Q4) A comparison between those individuals whom society considers economically unproductive and those considered economically productive is the A)mortality ratio
B)dependency ratio
C)labor force ratio
D)old age dependency ratio
Q5) What are common services provided in assisted living residences?
Q6) Explain at least three issues studies have found regarding elder abuse.
Q7) Provide examples of at least three myths surrounding aging.
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Chapter 10: Community Health and Minorities
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Q1) More than 70% of black Americans live in the southern regions of the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Hispanic origin is a racial classification.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Indian Health Services is organized into four regions throughout the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why was the Race and Health Initiative launched,and what was one of the primary aims of the initiative?
Q5) Compare four characteristics of Indian medicine and modern medicine.
Q6) Women who receive early and continuous prenatal health care have better pregnancy outcomes than women who do not.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Provide four reasons why race and ethnicity may not be reported by health care providers.
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Chapter 11: Community Mental Health
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Q1) An affective disorder characterized by distinct periods of elevated mood alternating with periods of depression is
A)bipolar disorder
B)major depression
C)mental retardation
D)schizophrenia
Q2) Describe the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
Q3) In the United States,over two million adults experience homelessness over the course of a year.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Treatment that involves intensive,individualized services over an indefinite period of time is
A)psychopharmacology
B)psychotherapy
C)psychiatric rehabilitation
D)managed care
Q5) Community mental health centers are not eligible for Medicare reimbursement.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Alcohol, tobacco, and Other Drugs: a Community Concern
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Q1) What are the four basic elements that play a role in drug abuse prevention and control?
Q2) Amphetamines are hallucinogens.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 3 The inappropriate use of legally purchased drugs is drug abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Physical dependence on drugs means that discontinued use will result in clinical illness.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Nicotine is a psychoactive and addictive drug.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is binge drinking?
Q7) President Reagan signed a bill that made 0.08% BAC the national standard. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Health Care System
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Q1) An example of an allied health care professional is a A)physician
B)nurse
C)dietician
D)naturopath
Q2) A written agreement between a private insurance company and an individual or group of individuals to pay for certain health care costs during a certain time period in return for regular,periodic payments is a health insurance
A)policy
B)co-insurance
C)copayment
D)deductible
Q3) Provide three common features of CAM.
Q4) What are four reasons people may purchase long-term care insurance?
Q5) The major determinants of access to health care in the United States are insurance coverage and the generosity of that coverage.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List and explain at least three components of quality health care.
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Chapter 14: Community Health and the Environment
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Q1) What is sick building syndrome?
Q2) The substance that remains after humans have used water for domestic or commercial purposes is
A)wastewater
B)sludge
C)scum
D)none of the above
Q3) The number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers is secondhand smoke.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A condition that occurs when warm air traps cooler air at the surface of the earth is greenhouse gases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Agents,usually chemicals that cause cancer are referred to as ozone.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are three things citizens can do to protect against Lyme disease?
Q7) Why is terrorism considered a hazard?
Q8) Who is FEMA and what is their main responsibility?
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Chapter 15: Injuries As a Community Health Problem
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Q1) The second leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States is A)drowning
B)poisonings
C)falls
D)fires
Q2) After the first year of life,unintentional injuries become the leading cause of death and disability in children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most poisonings occur in A)hospitals
B)jails
C)the home
D)nursing homes
Q4) The leading cause of unintentional injury death for those 80 years and older is A)poisoning from accidental drug overdose
B)falls
C)motor vehicle crashes
D)none of the above
Q5) Describe the public health model for unintentional injuries.
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Chapter 16: Safety and Health in the Workplace
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Q1) Acute or chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of cotton,flax,or hemp dusts,also know as brown lung disease is
A)pneumoconiosis
B)silicosis
C)asbestosis
D)byssinosis
Q2) The leading cause of fatal work-related injuries is
A)highway incidents
B)falls
C)assaults and violent acts
D)being struck with an object
Q3) What are the four fundamental tasks for reducing the number and seriousness of injuries and illnesses in the workplace?
Q4) Work-related fatality rates in America have increased significantly in the past 100 years.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are four risk factors for encountering violence at work?
Q6) What are five of the top ten most dangerous jobs?
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