Public Health Concepts and Issues

Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having a physician who wrote extensively about health?

• Ancient Egypt

• Classical Greece

• Ancient Rome

• The Islamic Golden Age

What is the main goal of public health, according to the American Public Health Association?

• Treating individual patients with specific diseases.

• Promoting and protecting the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work, and play.

• Developing new medicines and medical technologies.

• Providing emergency medical services to those who fall ill.

In Dr. Camara Jones's analogy of the "cliff of good health," what do "fences" and "trampolines" represent?

• Emergency medical services.

• Individual health choices.

• Preventative measures.

• Advanced medical treatments.

How do public health professionals typically approach a health issue like lung cancer, compared to individual doctors?

• Public health professionals focus on treating individual patients, while doctors focus on community-wide prevention.

• Public health professionals research new cures, while doctors implement existing treatments.

• Public health professionals address the issue at a population level through prevention, while doctors diagnose and treat individual patients.

• Public health professionals only deal with infectious diseases, while doctors handle chronic conditions.

What are differences in health outcomes that come from social or economic conditions in a community called?

• Health disparities

• Health inequities

• Medical imbalances

• Social health gaps

In Vanessa City, which of the following was considered a long-term solution to improve access to healthy food?

• Providing free bus transportation to food access sites

• Hiring people to deliver food directly to homes

• Opening round-the-clock food access sites with fresh produce

• Developing a tax plan to encourage grocery stores to open in the neighborhood

Why is investing in public health considered a good financial decision?

• It creates more jobs in the healthcare sector

• It is generally more expensive to treat existing health conditions than to prevent them

• It allows for the development of new medical technologies

• It increases the overall wealth of a nation

In places like the U.S., when does public health typically receive significant funding?

• During periods of economic growth

• When there is an active health crisis

• As a regular part of the annual budget

• When new medical breakthroughs occur