HS 8.04 Public Health Quiz

Which group is public health designed to protect and improve the health of?

• entire populations

• children

• families

• individuals

What is not an aim of a public health professional?

• Prevent community problems.

• Develop safety policies.

• Administer health services.

• Fund civic leaders' campaigns

What is a goal of a common community health program?

• Improve traffic safety.

• Beautify streets and lakefront properties.

• Increase voter registration.

• Provide commerce incentives

What is an example of a group of individuals whom a public health official might help?

• disabled individuals with poor access to medical care

• artists and craftspeople in need of live-work studios

• mayoral candidates in need of promotion materials

• members of a local trade union on strike

How do most people pay for medical care?

• out of pocket

• with employer-provided insurance

• with individual insurance

• with state insurance

Which people qualify for Medicare benefits?

• individuals who have worked longer than 3 years and have paid taxes

• U.S. citizens who are under 18

• individuals who are 65 and older

• disabled adults who are over 18 and have no means of support

Which people qualify for Medicaid benefits?

• disabled individuals who are over 18

• people of all ages with low incomes

• U.S. citizens who are over 65

• families that pay for private insurance

Which program offers free or low-cost medical care for children?

• Children’s Health Insurance Program

• Family Insurance Aid Program

• Children’s Medical Act

• Children and Families First Program

What is the purpose of the Women, Infants, and Children program?

• to provide food and medical services to low-income pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children

• to provide medical care to families that earn less than 50 percent of the populations' median income

• to provide care to pregnant teenagers or teenage mothers who are uninsured and have no other means of support

• to give nurses and doctors special training in how to deal sensitively with women and their infants and children

Which nonprofit organization would be least likely to directly support public health?

• American Red Cross

• American Cancer Society

• American Heart Association

• Americans for the Arts