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The first professional preparation program for health educators began during which period of the twentieth century?

The 1920's

Twenty-first century American community health concerns include

Environmental problems, healthcare delivery, lifestyle diseases, etc.

The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues, including health was marked by:

the Social Security Act of 1935

True or False? Choosing to eat wisely, wearing a seat belt, and visiting the physician are examples of community/public health activities

False (it is personal health activities)

True or False? Dr. Edward Jenner successfully demonstrated the process of vaccination as a protection against smallpox in the twentieth century.

False.

Dr. Edward Jenner demonstrated vaccination against smallpox in the 18th century, in 1796, not the twentieth century.

True or False? Upton Sinclair's book "the jungle" drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meatpacking industry

True (wanted to expose harsh working conditions, exploitation, poverty)

The Shattuck report marked the beginning of the:

Modern era of public health

The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of:

Hospitals

True or False? Healthcare delivery is a twenty-first-century public health concern.

True

True or False? Individuals with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health status

True

Which agency maintains records, analyzes disease trends, and publishes epidemiological reports on all types of diseases?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

True or False? One of the World Health Organization'

s most noteworthy achievements was helping to eradicate smallpox

True

Agencies that are funded primarily through tax dollars are referred to as

Governmental Agencies

An example of a quasi-governmental health organization is:

the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Academy of Sciences, and American Red Cross

Nongovernmental health agencies are funded primarily by:

Private Donations

The power to arrest someone who refuses to undergo treatment for a communicable disease lies with a:

Local health officer

True or False? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is an institute under the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

False

True or False? The Department of Health and Human Services is the only entity under the government that plays a role in our nation's health.

False

True or False? Highly organized and developed resources in our national institutions and organizations can be a hindrance for communities to respond effectively to their own problems.

True, by making communities more dependent on outside resources rather than developing local solutions.

True or False? WHO's vision for 2025-2028 is to "promote, provide, and protect the health and well-being of all people, everywhere."

True

True or False? John Snow is considered to be the "father of modern epidemiology."

True

True or False? Disability-adjusted life years is a measure for the burden of disease that takes into account premature death and loss of healthy life.

True

True or False? A primary care physician is concerned with the course of a disease in an individual, whereas an epidemiologist is concerned with the course of disease in a population.

True

True or False? The rate of an illness in a population is the natality rate.

False, it is the morbidity rate

True or False? The National Health Care Surveys comprise 11 different national surveys and gather information on the nation's healthcare system.

False (not 11)

True or False? The National Institute of Health oversees the completion of the National Health Interview Survey.

False, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) does.

True or False? The National Youth Risk Behavior Survey focuses primarily on youth violence and motor vehicle crashes.

False (Alcohol, stds/hiv, unintentional injuries, violence, tobacco, bad diet

True or False? An attack rate is an incidence rate calculated for a particular population for a single disease outbreak and is expressed as a percentage.

True

True or False? The average number of years a person from a specific cohort is projected to live from a given point in time is his or her life expectancy.

True

True or False? National Health Care Surveys are an example of a primary source.

True

National Health Care Surveys collect original, firsthand data, so they are considered a primary source.

True or False? An agent or pathogenic agent is the cause of communicable diseases or health problems.

True

True or False? The communicable disease model presents the relationship between disease, DNA, and mutation.

False

Appendicitis and poisoning are examples of:

noncommunicable acute diseases

True or False? The ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in the host is pathogenicity.

False

The ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in a host is called infectivity. Pathogenicity is the ability to cause disease.

Self-diagnosis and treatment with nonprescription medication for the common cold is an example of:

secondary prevention of communicable diseases

Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of:

chronic noncommunicable diseases

Which of the following is not a treatment or prevention method for a noncommunicable disease?

Quarantine

True or False? In the chain of infection, a disease-producing agent leaves its reservoir through a portal of entry.

False

Etiology is synonymous with which of the following?

Cause

Which of the following is the leading cause of death in the United States

Cardiovascular Disease