Foundations of Global Health Exam 1 quizzes 1-3

Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under age 1 per -- live births in a given year -1,000 -10,000 -100,000 -varies

1,000

According to the lecture, the Human Development Index is calculated using the following variables, EXCEPT: -Life expectancy -Educational level -Income -Development level

Development level

According to the lecture, who created MSF in France? -Students and UNICEF -Doctors and journalists -UNICEF and doctors -Journalists and students

Doctors and journalists

In the video African Families Beat Poverty with Beads, Torkin Wakefield made this statement "I like to think that Bead for Life is really about helping hard-working people become individuals who can sustain themselves long into the future..." Which term was defining when she made this statement? -Charity -Marketing -Development -Empowerment

Empowerment

Of these regions, in 2013, which one had the highest life expectancy? -East Asia and the Pacific -Europe & Central Asia -Sub-Saharan Africa -South Asia

Europe & Central Asia

according to the world health report in 2000, all of the following are goals for every health system, EXCEPT -good health responsiveness to the expectations of the population -fairness of financial contribution -fairness of financial distribution

Fairness of financial distribution

According to the lecture, as a country decreases its education level, its life expectancy almost always rises. -True -False

False

According to the textbook, in most countries there is a weak association between ethnicity and health status, access, and coverage. -True -False

False

According to the video Dr. Farmer's Remedy, Partners in Health provides modern medical care to poor communities ONLY in Haiti. -True -False

False

According to the video WHO: Health Action for Haiti Survivors, during the Haiti crisis, many actors such as civil societies, international organizations, and the Haitian government were NOT overwhelmed by the scale of the devastation. -True -False

False

Consulting firms are ONLY not-for-profit. -True -False

False

There is a direct correlation between countries' health and expenditure as a percentage of the GDP and their health status -true -false

False

UNICEF is headquartered in Switzerland. -True -Fales

False

the approaches of public health and medicine are identical -True -False

False

The government had a unique approach to this Millennium Villages program. What did it request that was unusual? -Full partnership -Financial disclosure -Outside contractors -Strict regulation

Full partnership

This organization/program was founded in 2000 by a number of governments, foundations and individuals in order to make vaccines more accessible, affordable, and sustainable. -The Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation -UNAIDS -GAVI -UNICEF

GAVI

Advocacy organizations focus on advocating on behalf of _______. -Governments -Global health issues -NGOs -Banks

Global Health Issues

according to the textbook, what does GDP stand for? -Gross Domestic Product -Gross Dengue Pillow -Growth Domestic Profile -Growth Daily Performance

Gross Domestic Product

What country is considered low-income? -Costa rica -Haiti -Barbados -Botswana -Aruba

Haiti

According to the textbook, what is the difference between health equity and health equality? -They are the same -Health equity refers to outcomes, health equality refers to fairness -Health equity refers to a country's income, health equality refers to an individual's income

Health equity refers to outcomes, health equality refers to fairness

The world health report 2000, produced by the world health organization, focused entirely on -healthcare reform -health systems -diabetes -children

Health systems

According to the textbook, all _____ countries, except for the United States, have some type of mandatory and universal health insurance system that is meant to ensure that access to health services is not dependent on income. -Low income -Middle income -High income -Low GDP

High income

According to the textbook, health is an important contributor to the productivity of people, and poor health can negatively influence the ability of people to accumulate the knowledge and skills to be productive. Healthy, productive people can be considered _________________. -Human resources -Human capital -Human development -Human goods

Human capital

In the Kerala approach, what factor was NOT one of the reasons that its population achieved high levels of health? -Free primary and secondary education -Extensive network of primary healthcare centers -Implementation of indoor plumbing -Empowerment of women

Implementation of indoor plumbing

Imagine you are the Director of the Department of Public Health, and you are required to choose between keeping the current health intervention (A) and implementing a new health intervention (B). Under which of the following cost-effectiveness scenarios would you choose intervention B over A (choose best answer, only one option is right) -Intervention B costs less AND is less effective -Intervention B costs less AND is more effective -Intervention B costs more AND is more effective -Intervention B costs more AND is less effective

Intervention B costs less AND is more effective

According to the lecture, what are the three measures of human development measured by the Human Development Index? -Living a long and healthy life, knowledge, and standard of living -Income, popularity and health -How many children you have, health, income -Size of your house, the car you drive, and social status

Living a long and healthy life, knowledge, and standard of living

What is critical to ensure the quality and continuity of Doctors with out borders programs? -Rapid supply distribution centers -Integrated tracking systems -Treatment plans -Local connections

Local connections

Bilateral aid organizations support important health programs in ___ and ____ income countries. -Medium and high -Low and middle -High and very high -Equal and stable

Low and middle

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT an example of how health and labor productivity are connected? -Good health leads to longer life, which means an extended period of time for earning and productivity -Studies show that healthy workers are more productive than unhealthy workers. -When one is in poor health, they are usually absent from work and do not earn a living or produce labor. -Low labor productivity increases health for everyone.

Low labor productivity increases health for everyone.

According to the video UNITUS: Microfinance Microcredit Introduction, the UNITUS system is considered _______________, which is a new concept in the economic lexicon. -Venture capital -Microfinance -Baking -Shareholding

Microfinance

Started in 1998 by the WHO, UNICEF, & the World Bank, this organization is committed to fighting malaria. Who am I? -Global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria -PATH -Stop malaria -Roll back malaria

Roll back malaria

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, aka Doctors without Borders) assisted in all of the following situations EXCEPT -Treaty negotiations and disarmament -Treatment for marginalized groups (prisoners, homeless, sex workers) Natural disasters -Disease epidemics

Treaty negotiations and disarment

According to the lecture, inequity in health and access to health care is found in all countries- rich & poor. -True -False

True

According to the lecture, one of the purposes of the United Nations is "to develop friendly relations among nations, strengthen universal peace" -True -False

True

According to the textbook, an important example of the use of cost-effectiveness analysis is to set priorities among different ways of achieving the same health goal. -True -False

True

According to the textbook, one important tool for setting priorities for public expenditure on health is cost-effectiveness analysis. -True -False

True

According to the textbook, research shows that a mother's education has a powerful impact on child survival. -True -False

True

Some NGOs are faith based -True -False

True

There are 8 millennium developmental goals -True -False

True

According to the video UNITUS: Microfinance Microcredit Introduction, the majority of the UNITUS microloans are given to ____________ because they invest the profits into health and education. -Men -Women -Children -Elderly

Women

According to the lecture, what is the most common type of work for child labor worldwide? -Agriculture -Services -Industry -Electronics

Agriculture

Human capital is the ability to be productive and ability to accumulate skills necessary to be productive. According the video African Families Beat Poverty with Beads, how did the Beads for Life program increase human capital for the women in the program? -By holding monthly sessions on how to market and finance businesses -By holding vocational training classes and teaching life skills -By requiring the women to take up another skill, like auto repair -All of the above

All of the above

According to the video WHO: Health Action for Haiti Survivors, which of the following are part of the 5 urgent actions identified by WHO? -Coordinating health sector response and conducting needs assessments -Preventing and controlling disease outbreaks -Providing safe water & water quality -Ensure availability of essential drugs and medical supplies -All of the above choices

All of the above choices

According to the video WHO: Health Action for Haiti Survivors, who was overwhelmed by the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti? -International organization -Civil society groups -Haitian government -All of the choices

All of the choices

The primary level of care would include which health service(s) in a low-income country? -Maternal health care -Family planning -Well baby care -All of the choices

All of the choices

Which of the following is an example of an NGO involved in global health? -USAID -AUSAID -DFID -BRAC

BRAC

According to the video African Families Beat Poverty with Beads, before the involvement of Beads for Life in Uganda, the women were making less than $1/day doing what activity? -Selling handbags -Making mud bricks -Selling veggies in the market -Breaking rocks

Breaking rocks

According to the video The United Nations: It's Your World, which of the following is NOT a group that works with the United Nations to bring humanitarian relief? -Celebrities -Governments -Aid groups -Volunteers

Celebrities

According to the UNICEF: For Every Child video, what is the cornerstone of the UNICEF mission? -Child survival -Food security -Preventing childhood obesity -Disease management

Child survival

The following are differentiation factors between the approaches of Public Health and Medicine, EXCEPT: -Focus -Emphasis -Concentration -Interventions

Concentration

According to the video WHO: Health action for Haiti survivors, the WHO mobilized to respond to the disaster. The magnitude of this event is immense and therefore the response must also be extraordinary. What do you risk when you have extraordinary response in such a small location? -Too much help -Further loss of life -Creating chaos -All of the choices

Creating chaos

According to the video UNITUS: Microfinance Microcredit Introduction, what did UNITUS provide to the poor (that we often take for granted and had been reluctant to give to the poor in the past)? -savings account -Checking account -E-trade Credit

Credit

What does 'NGO' stand for -Non-governmental organization -New global organization -Non-graded option -Next global operation

Non-governmental organization

According to the video Dr. Farmer's Remedy, which of the following organizations was co-founded by Dr. Paul Farmer? -CARE -Oxfam -Partners in Health -Save the children fund

Partners in Health

What is the goal of the Millennium Villages project? -Raise awareness about the MDGs -Permanently improve life in rural villages in 5 years -Improve access to health care in rural communities -Evaluate the best program implementation in 20 countries

Permanently improve life in rural villages in 5 years

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT an example of how education and health are connected? -There are intergenerational links, meaning that parental health and education affect the health of offspring. -Cognitive development and school performance can be negatively impacted by malnutrition and disease. -Poor health is the only result of low education level -Education enables people to better prevent and manage poor health.

Poor health is the only result of low education level

Why is the house call program controversial? -Workers are not trained physicians -knock-off generic drugs are used -poor workers are paid to deliver -all of the choices

Poor workers are paid to deliver care

What are the millennium villages? -poverty reduction program in Africa -community built in geneva, switzerland (WHO headquarters) to commemorate the MDGs -2000 homes constructed in rural villages located across 20 countries for economic development -village health centers that provide low cost community care

Poverty reduction program in Africa

What did the government want to ensure happened in the Millennium Villages Program? -No free handouts -Prevent climate of dependency -Program could be replicated -All of the choices

Prevent climate of dependency

According to the video WHO: Health Action for Haiti Survivors, in the long term, WHO will need to ensure continuity of ___________________. -Safe water supplies -Primary health care services -Food distribution -Medical support staff

Primary health are services

At the core of ideas about health systems in low & middle income is the notion of -- -Tertiary health care -Ethics -Primary health care -Disease

Primary health care

According to the UNICEF: For every child video, what did UNICEF develop to provide education to children in times of war and disaster? -Portable schools -Library in laptop -School of rock -School in a box

School in a box

According to the video The United Nations: It's Your World, what is one of the basic human rights defended by the United Nations? -Freedom -Health care -Capitalism -Schooling

Schooling

Which of the following would NOT be included in the secondary level of care in a low-income country? -Specialized surgical service -Minor emergency care -Treatment of sick children -Emergency obstetric care

Specialized surgical service

What is the use of assistant medical officers in Tanzania called? Someone who is not a doctor doing a job of a doctor. -Task shifting -Task sharing -Job transfer -Shift changing

Task shifting

The neonatal mortality rate is... -The number of deaths of infants under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births give in a year -The number of deaths of infants under the age of 1 per 100,000 live births give in a year -The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age in a given year per 1,000 live births in a year -The probability that a newborn baby will die before the age of 5

The number of deaths of infant under 28 days of age in a given year per 1,000 live births in a year

All of the following are critical global health concepts EXCEPT... -The importance of culture to health -The global burden of disease -The demographic and epidemical transitions -The organization of communities

The organization of communities

Health disparities are characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT: -Disparities may occur both among countries and within countries -They refer only to the way healthcare is delivered -Income is a strong determinant of health disparities -Indigenous people are particularly at risk for adverse health outcomes

They refer only to the way healthcare is delivered

The core of BRAD's health programs in Bangladesh is a -- approach to primary health care called "--" -Community-funded; quality care (qc) -community based; essential health care -government-based; quality services (qs) -publicly based; essential services

community based; essential health care

What is the definition of territory care? -specialized consultative care, usually on a referral from primary or secondary medical care personnel, by specialists working in a center that has personnel for special investigation and treatment -the migration of health personnel in search of the better standard of living and quality of life -the sum of outlays by government entities to purchase healthcare services and goods -healthcare provided to dying persons in specialized facilities like hospices

specialized consultative care, usually on a referral from primary or secondary medical care personnel, by specialists working in a center that has personnel for special investigation and treatment