WorksheetsAHM: Public Health Final
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the Father of Epidemiology?
John Smith
Typhoid Mary
John Snow
Albert Einstein
What disease did the Father of Epidemiology discover?
Chicken Pox
Measles
Cholera
Salmonella
What Public Health tool did the Father of Epidemiology use to discover the well was the source of the illness?
Search and Rescue
Surveillance
People Watch
Question and Answer
Epidemiology is:
The study of the spread of diseases.
The Study of illness.
The study of epidemics.
The study of infection control.
Public Health is:
The study of conditions and issues in healthcare.
The health of the population as a whole
Levels of Prevention.
Healthcare
What is the last link in the chain of infection?
Mode of Transmisson
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host
Causative Agent
This link in the chain of infection transports the causative agent:
Mode of Transmisson
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host
Causative Agent
This link in the chain of infection allows the causative agent to escape:
Mode of Transmisson
Portal of Exit
Susceptible Host
Causative Agent
This link in the chain of infection provides the causative agent with a place to live:
Causative Agent
Portal of Exit
Susceptible Host
Reservoir
This link in the chain of infection allows the causative agent to enter a host:
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Susceptible Host
Portal of Entry
How many levels of Prevention are there?
2
3
4
5
Preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness or injury to prevent more severe problems developing:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Preventive measures that prevent the onset of illness or injury before the disease process begins; is what level of prevention?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Examples include screening for high blood pressure and breast self-examination; is what level of prevention?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant illness; is what level of prevention?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Health services workers can work to retrain re-educate and rehabilitate people who have already developed an impairment or disability is what level of prevention?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Examples include immunization and taking regular exercise.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
11. What is a Pandemic?
Disease that spread from one person to another
Spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.
Amount of disease in a community
Number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population in a certain area.
What is an Epidemic?
Disease that spread from one person to another
Spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.
Amount of disease in a community
Number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population in a certain area.
What do the letters PPE stand for?
Protective Personal Equipment
Personal Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
None of the Above
The #1 way to break the chain of infection is:
Antibiotics
Hand Washing
Hand Sanitizer
Natural Home Remedies
What Public Health professional studies the transmission and control of diseases?
Pathologist
Epidemiologist
Ethologist
Health Educator
Anything that makes it more likely, is the reason for, or increases the chance a person or group of people will get sick, hurt, or die.
Chronic Disease
Screening
Morbidity
Risk Factor
Testing or checking to see if a person is healthy or sick
Chronic Disease
Screening
Morbidity
Risk Factor
A type of sickness that goes on for a long time
Chronic Disease
Screening
Morbidity
Risk Factor
The measure of disease incidence or prevalence in a given population
Chronic Disease
Screening
Morbidity
Risk Factor
The measure of deaths in a given population
Health Education
Mortality
Health Promotion
Infectious Diseases
Sicknesses caused by germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi
Health Education
Mortality
Health Promotion
Infectious Diseases
Any combination of learning opportunities designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of behavior (in individuals, groups or communities) conducive to health.
Health Education
Mortality
Health Promotion
Infectious Diseases
Any combination of health education and related organizational, political and economic interventions designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental adaptations that will improve or protect health.
Health Education
Mortality
Health Promotion
Infectious Diseases
