Foundations/ Social Determinants of Health/ Epi
Which level of prevention aims to stop a disease before it starts?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
a) Primary
The most common form of child maltreatment is:
a) Neglect
b) emotional abuse
c) Physical Abuse
d) sexual abutse
a) Neglect
True/False: The USPSTF conducts clinical research to determine the efficacy of preventive services in clinical settings.
False
Name one of the three actions taken to reduce tobacco use.
Increase cost, restrict access, implement tobacco control programs.
Measures taken to reduce harmful effects of a disaster event is called:
a) emergency preparedness
b) emergency management
c) mitigation
d) disaster management
c) mitigation
What is equitable health care?
a) The same care to all patients
b) Care that guarantees equal outcomes for every patient.
c) Care that provides the highest-quality care for all patients
d) Care that is delivered by providers who have been trained in cultural competence.
c) Care that provides the highest-quality care for all patients
The goal of a community health assessment is to
a) determine the primary health status of the community
b) determine the primary health issues in the community
c) provide of a voice for the community in determining their health future
d) provide recommendations for action
d) provide recommendations for action
Name an example of a harm reduction program.
safe injection facilities, naloxone administration, needle exchange programs
The definition of “homebound” a client must meet what criteria?
a) A taxing effort is required for the client to do anything outside of the home.
b) The client must have a disability that requires a device to assist with movement and ambulation.
c) The client is unable to leave the home to purchase his own groceries or medications.
d) The client must have a terminal disease.
a) A taxing effort is required for the client to do anything outside of the home.
The amount an insured person must pay before health insurance coverage pays for the cost of services
Deductible
One of the ten essential public health services is assurance. Assurance is defined as:
a) developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
b) making sure there is a competent public health and personal health-care workforce
c) scientific knowledge-based care
d) enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
c) making sure there is a competent public health and personal health-care workforce
A health study reports that Indigenous women living in remote areas have significantly worse health outcomes than other groups. An intersectional analysis would likely explore which of the following?
a) the impact of geographic isolation
b) Whether medical advice is being followed
c) How gender, indigeneity, and rurality together affect access to care
d) Differences between health systems in non-indigenous and indigenous areas
c) How gender, indigeneity, and rurality together affect access to care
A patient’s history of work exposure to toxic chemicals over their lifetime is called
a) Half-life
b) bioaccumulation
c) Toxicity
d) environmental exposure
b) bioaccumulation
Switching from an "opt-in" to an "opt-out" system of organ donation is an example of which type of behavioral economic insight?
Default
______ is a public insurance program with eligibility based on income, age, and pregnancy status
Medicaid
A new treatment is developed that prevents death but does not produce recovery from disease. Which of the following will occur?
a) Prevalence will increase
b) Prevalence will decrease
c) Incidence will increase
d) Incidence will decrease
a) Prevalence will increase
Regarding transmission of TB in a homeless shelter, which of the following best describes the roles of host, agent and environment?
a)The host already had TB, the agent is a type of bacteria, and the environment is poorly heated
b) The host is the shelter, the agent is the the person who spread the disease, and the environment is the shelter
c) The host is the person with TB, the agent is a bacteria, and the environment is overcrowded
d) The host is the bacteria, the agent is a person with a cough, and the environment has poor ventilation
c) The host is the person with TB, the agent is a bacteria, and the environment is overcrowded
Accurately list ALL five stages of change
Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Which factor most complicates mandated reporting decisions in cases involving suspected intimate partner violence (IPV)?
a) IPV is always considered child abuse
b) Adult victims often lack legal rights when IPV is disclosed
c) Mandated reporting of IPV varies significantly by state and may conflict with victim autonomy and confidentiality
d) Healthcare providers are not mandated reporters for any adult-related violence
c) Mandated reporting of IPV varies significantly by state and may conflict with victim autonomy and confidentiality
A school nurse is beginning work at a new elementary charter school. As the nurse is developing screening policies for the students in the school, which of the following must be included
a) Scoliosis screening
b) Hearing and vision screening
c) Both scoliosis and hearing and vision screening
d) It depends on what the state mandates.
d) It depends on what the state mandates.
Which example best illustrates Population Health Management in practice?
a) A citywide campaign to reduce air pollution
b) A national vaccination policy for measles
c) A health system using EHR data to identify diabetic patients and intervene with care plans
d) A government mandate to fortify food with folic acid
c) A health system using EHR data to identify diabetic patients and intervene with care plans
The probability that susceptible people in a specific group exposed to disease will develop an infection is called
a) Secondary Attack Rate (SAR)
b) Case-fatality rate
c ) Reproduction Number (R0)
d) Attack Rate
a) Secondary Attack Rate (SAR)
"I am in great health, I don't have to worry about having a heart attack" is a statement that most relates to which construct of the Health Belief Model?
Perceived Susceptibility
Describe the framing effect.
People respond in different ways depending on how possible outcomes or health benefits are presented.
Cost sharing based on a percentage of the price of services is called ________.
Co-insurance