Chapter 2 Vocabulary

A landmark 2010 legislation expanding access to health insurance, protecting patients with preexisting conditions, and emphasizing prevention and coordinated care is known as the _________?

• Affordable Care Act (ACA)

• Medicare Modernization Act

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Early charitable institutions that provided shelter, food, and basic medical care for the poor before modern hospitals developed are called _________.

• Almshouse

• Sanatorium

• Infirmary

• Dispensary

Healthcare provided to patients who are not admitted overnight; includes physician offices, clinics, outpatient surgery, and urgent care. This is known as _________.

• Ambulatory care

• Inpatient care

• Long-term care

• Palliative care

A nationwide telephone survey run by the CDC that tracks health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and preventive service use is called the _________?

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

• National Immunization Survey (NIS)

Which federal public health agency monitors disease outbreaks, conducts health research, and promotes prevention strategies?

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clinics funded under federal law to provide comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services regardless of ability to pay are called _________?

• Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

• Community Health Outreach Programs (CHOPs)

• State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs)

Ongoing medical care for long-term conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or asthma, often requiring coordination among multiple providers, is known as _________?

• Chronic care

• Acute care

• Emergency care

• Palliative care

A healthcare benefits program for spouses, widows/widowers, and children of certain veterans is called _________.

• Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)

• TRICARE

• Medicare

• Medicaid

The U.S. Public Health Service’s uniformed service of health professionals who respond to public health emergencies and promote national health is known as the _________.

• Commissioned Corps

• Medical Reserve Corps

• National Guard

• Red Cross

A nonfederal, short-term general or specialty hospital accessible to the public, usually serving a local area, is called a _________.

• Community Hospital

• Teaching Hospital

• Veterans Hospital

• Private Clinic