OSU H100 Final
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OSU H100 Final
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1.
Increased screening for lung cancer among people who smoke addresses what level of
prevention?
b. Secondary
2.
The statement "Teen motor vehicle collisions were reduced by 50% after the introduction of the graduat-
ed license program" is most closely related to which element of the "taking public health action" cycle?
d. Intervention implementa-
tion/evaluation (ANSWER)
3.
Which statement best characterizes public health? "Public health...
b. "...involves pre-
venting disease and promoting health through or-
ganized community efforts."
4.
Most effective public health interventions
d. involve a wide range of profes-
sionals and groups.
5.
A patient with diabetes visits her primary care physi-
cian to refill a prescription for diabetes medication. This is an example of______________
c. Secondary pre-
vention
6.
The relative risk of skin cancer goes up with longer exposure to indoor tanning." This means...
a. indoor tanning is a risk factor for skin cancer.
7.
Prevalence refers to ____ cases during a specified period, while incidence refers to____ cases during a specified period.
a. all; new
8.
Saying "Binge drinking doubles the risk of injury" means...
c. binge drinkers have a relative risk for injury of 2, com-
pared to others.
9.
Answering the question "What proportion of the pop-
ulation has asthma?" is part of
a. descriptive epi-
demiology.
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10.
The "chain of infection"
d. can (in principle, anyhow) be bro-
ken at any of the points in the cy-
cle, through pub-
lic health or clinical activity.
11.
After a case of foodborne illness is reported on a cruise vessel at sea, the ship's doctor and staff con-
duct a survey of passengers asking about symptoms consistent with that illness. This is an example of ______________ .
d. active surveil-
lance
12.
While usually affecting non-human mammals, people are infected with Lyme disease through the bite of infected ticks, which live in forests and grasslands. The tick is the ______ .
d. vector
13.
How is income related to health status?
d. Greater wealth is associated with lower mortality--as income rises, mor-
tality falls.
14.
Clinicians report certain diseases (e.g. influenza) to the county, the county reports them to the state, and the state in turn reports them to the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention. This is an example of what sort of surveillance?
d. Passive
15.
How does "socioeconomic position" (SEP) affect health?
a. SEP can af-
fect health through-
out the lifespan.
16.
The most successful approaches to occupational health are likely to
b. take a "systems" approach
17.
Apparatus (vehicle) collisions is a common cause of injury and death in emergency services. Oregon rules b. primary preven-
tion
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state that fire apparatus (vehicles) may not operate more than 10 miles per hour above the posted speed limit. This is what level of prevention?
18.
When we discuss "environment" in the context of en-
vironmental health, we are primarily concerned with
d. all three types of environment.
19.
Look around you. In Milam Auditorium, which of the following represents an attempt at secondary preven-
tion of potential occupational hazards for students?
b. The automated external defibrilla-
tor (heart shock) device at the front of the room
20.
Which is NOT one of the three public health func-
tions?
d. Surveillance
21.
According to the CDC, the US public health system...
a. includes pri-
vate/for profit cor-
porations with a role in public health.
22.
The "patient" for the Benton County Health Depart-
ment is
d. The entire county
23.
Mac Gillespie (from the county health department) said that "Research consistently shows that the con-
ditions in which we live, work, and play have enor-
mous impacts on our health"—this implies that
b. much of our health is deter-
mined by factors other than health-
care.
24.
Mac Gillespie noted that the largest contributor to differences in public health was ___.
d. lifestyle
25.
Two of the ten essential public health services are identified as: "Enforce" and "evaluate." With which public health function are they most closely aligned?
c. Assurance
26.
Which of the following represents a "policy" ap-
proach to addressing traffic accidents?
a. Prohibiting tex-
ting while driving
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