Global Health Final Exam L1-8

What does HALE measure? ________

• Health adjusted life expectancy is a measure of how many years you can expect to live in good health.

• HALE measures the number of hospitals in a region.

• HALE measures the average income of a population.

• HALE measures the literacy rate in a country.

What is community health? ________

• Health status of a defined group of people and actions and the conditions to promote, protect and preserve their health

• A type of personal health insurance

• A government policy for building hospitals

• A method of treating individual patients only

What does demographic transition track?

• How population changes over time

• How weather changes over time

• How technology advances in society

• How languages evolve in a region

What is public health? ________

• Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur

• A branch of medicine focused only on treating individual patients

• A government policy for building hospitals

• A type of health insurance for the public

What is population health? ________

• Health status of people who are not organized and have no identity as a group

• A measure of individual fitness levels in a community

• The number of hospitals in a specific region

• The total population of a country

What are noncommunicable diseases?

• Not infectious and not from a pathogen. Example: Arthritis, cardiovascular disease.

• Diseases that are always caused by bacteria.

• Diseases that can be spread from person to person.

• Diseases that only affect children.

Define health.

• A dynamic, state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional in nature

• A fixed and unchanging state of the body

• The absence of any emotions or feelings

• A condition only related to physical fitness

How is HIV/AIDS transmitted?

• direct contact

• airborne droplets

• casual touch

• sharing utensils

What is demography?

• Statistical study of the human population

• Study of weather patterns

• Analysis of animal behavior

• Examination of geological formations

What does the term community organize mean?

• Process through which communities are helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and implement strategies for reaching their goals - it is not a science it is an art

• A method of individual self-improvement through personal reflection

• A government policy for urban development

• A business strategy for increasing profits