ch 1 community and public health

The community is a group of people who have Common characteristics

True

True or false? Physical factors affecting community health include geography, community size, and industrial development.

True

The first professional preparation program for health educators begin during which period of the 20th century

1920s

The beginning of government’s major involvement and social issues, including health was marked by the

Social Security act of 1935

The shattuck Report marked by the beginning of the

Modern era of public health

Dr. Edward Jenny successfully demonstrated the process of vaccination as a protection against smallpox in the 20th century

False

Community health concerns of the 21st Century include

Lifestyle diseases, environment problems, and healthcare delivery

Choosing to eat wisely wearing a safety belt and visiting the physician or examples of communities/public health activities

False

True or false? Government health agencies begin being created as a response to epidemic and mounting health problems in the later part of the 18th century.

True

The goal of the Hill Burton act in 1946 was to enhance quality of

Hospitals

Individuals with lower social economic status have poor health status

True

There have been no evidence of community health activities dating back over 1000 years ago

False

Healthcare delivery is a public health concern of the 21st century

True

Action that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy, can occur in termed

Public health

True or false? Leading causes of death in the United States today are communicable diseases.

False

Upton Sinclair‘s book, the jungle drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meat packing industry

True