Public Health Key Terms Quiz

What is the definition of clinical care?

• Management of illness

• Prevention of illness

• All of the above

• Treatment of illness

What is the definition of a determinant?

• Factor that prevents illness

• Factor that contributes to the generation of a trait

• None of the above

• Factor that manages illness

What is the difference between epidemic and pandemic?

• None of the above

• Epidemic refers to a larger geographic distribution of illness, pandemic refers to a smaller distribution

• Epidemic refers to a smaller geographic distribution of illness, pandemic refers to a larger distribution

• Both terms are used interchangeably

What is the definition of health outcome?

• Result of a medical condition that affects both length and quality of a person’s life

• Result of a medical condition that directly affects the quality of a person’s life

• Result of a medical condition that directly affects the length of a person’s life

• None of the above

What is the definition of prevention?