Quiz Questions

When working with APA format, if a work has five or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author followed by "et al." for the first and subsequent citations.

False

The social, cultural, political, economic, commercial and environmental factors that shape the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.

Social Determinants of Health

Which perspective views equal access to medical services as a basic right and considers one's subsequent ability or inability to pay for those services as inconsequential.

Social Justice

The Health Impact Pyramid highlights the increased population health benefits of..

Socioeconomic factors

Which of the following in-text examples conform to AMA format? (mark all that apply)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

When working with APA format, if a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the first time the reference occurs; in subsequent citations, include only the first author followed by et al. (not italicized with a period after the "al") and the year if it is the first citation of the reference within a paragraph.

True

Tertiary

Undergoing chemotherapy for melanoma in the oncology ward.

Secondary

Visit to a dermatologist to have a mole removed.

The World Health Organization has defined health as..

C. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Primary

A visit with your family doctor to check on a new mole.

Which of the following conform to AMA format? (mark all that apply)

A. 1. Rainier S, Thomas D, Tokarz D, et al. Myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 gene mutations cause paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis. Arch Neurol. 2004;61(7):1025-1029

Public health is defined as...?

A. A collective effort to identify and address the unacceptable realities that result in preventable and avoidable health and quality of life outcomes.

Which of the following conforms to AMA format?

A. As reported previously,1,3-8,19

Policy development, a core function of public health aimed at promoting the use of scientific knowledge to drive policy and decision making, should be a direct response to..

A. Assessment, a core function of public health defined by the systematic collection and analysis of information related to healthy communities.

Which of the following did we discuss as a class related to cultural competence?

A. Assuming vs. Asking D. Golden Rule vs. Platinum Rule E. Exclusionary language vs. Inclusionary language

Which of the following are examples of non-communicable (non-infectious; chronic) diseases? (mark all that apply)

A. Cardiovascular disease B NOT Cholera C. NOT Diarrhea D. Diabetes E. Asthma

Access to quality health care and health care services are just one social determinant of health. Other determinants include...(mark all that apply)

A. Economic stability C. Education level D. Neighborhood and built environment E. Social and community context (including social integration, discrimination, and support systems)

Which of the following conform to APA format? (mark all that apply)

A. In other words, teachers tend to be a rather homogeneous group in regard to intellectual ability, a situation which largely prevents statistical significant correlations from arising (Schalock, 1979). NOT B. As Schalock notes, "teachers tend to be a rather homogeneous group in regard to intellectual ability, a situation which largely prevents statistical significant correlations from arising" (Schalock, 1979).

Which of the following essential public health services are organized under the policy development function of public health? (mark all that apply)

A. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues B. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems E. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

Which of the following subheadings are likely to be found in the Methods section of a research article? (mark all that apply)

A. Participants B. Sample/Sampling E. Study Design G. Instrumentation

That public health should address principally the fundamental causes of disease and requirements for health, aiming to prevent adverse health outcomes, is the first principle of ethical public health practice. Which of the following best represents this ethic?

A. Population-based services

The Tuskegee Experiment violated which of the following Principles of Ethical Practice of Public Health? (Mark all that apply)

A. Principle 1: PH should address principally the fundamental causes of disease and requirements for health, aiming to prevent adverse health outcomes. B. Principle 2: PH should achieve community health in a way that respects the rights of individuals in the community. D. Principle 6: PH institutions should provide communities with the information they have that is needed for decisions on policies or programs and should obtain the community's consent for their implementation. F. Principle 12: PH institutions and their employees should engage in collaborations and affiliations in ways that build the public's trust and institution's effectiveness.

When working with APA format, when must you use quotations marks followed by a full citations (i.e., author, date, page number)? (mark all that apply)

A. When you are borrowing four or more words in a row B. When you are borrowing a main idea C. When you are borrowing at least one full sentence D. When you are referencing an idea that is not commonly used or known by the general public

Which of the following accurately describe medicaid? (check all that apply)

A. funding for medical and health-related services for low-income individuals D. Benefits vary from state-to-state, with some states choosing not to participate E. Joint federal and state program

Core Functions of Public Health

Assessment, policy developement, assurance

Which of the following references conform to APA format? (mark all that apply)

B. Haberman, M., & Post, L. (1998). Teacher for multicultural schools: The power of selection. Theory into Practice, 37(2), 96-104. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.23.2.238 C. Haberman, M., & Post, L. (1998). Teacher for multicultural schools: The power of selection. Theory into Practice, 37(2), 96-104. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.23.2.238

Which of the following is a foundational value and philosophy of public health?

B. Social justice

The Utah County Health Department teamed with the Utah County Sheriff's Office, Intermountain Health Care, faculty from the Department of Public Health at BYU, and the Mayor of Eagle Mountain City to prevent opioid addiction among residents of Eagle Mountain. This is an example of:

C. Mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems

Community

Carol can remember a time when all of her friends smoked. "Times have changed," she told her daughter, "now people in town give me dirty looks when I am smoking!

Public Policy

Carol has found the smokefree.gov web resources and the program's 24-hour hotline to be a huge support in her fight to quit.

Interpersonal

Co-workers and friends are helping Carol in her efforts to quit smoking.

Who presented Great Britain with the "Sanitation Idea" arguing that what was needed to improve health was not more physicians, but rather more civil engineers to devise more efficient ways of delivering clean water and removing sewage?

D. Edwin Chadwick

Steve Jones

Employee at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Michael Berry

Epidemiologist at the NJ State Health Department

Prospective cohort

Follow many people for many years recording everything. When cancers appear, look for similarities.

Match the following components of the Social Ecological Model with the best example provided.

Individual

Case-control

Interview both those with cancer and those without cancer about past behaviors/exposures looking for similarities.

Case series

Interview those who have cancer and look for similar or shared exposures that might have caused the cancer.

Research articles typically include the following sections in the following order?

Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion

As predicted by John Snow and William Farr, infectious diseases cluster. Tracking and predicting non-infectious disease proved to be much more difficult. What are some of the challenges faced when trying to establish a cancer cluster? (Check all that apply)

Latency and that many types of cancers exist .

Kim Pascarella

Local attorney and father of a childhood cancer victim (Gabrielle)

Robert Gialanella

Local physician and Ocean of Love board member

Population-based public health service

Messages about sun exposure and the associated risk of skin cancer.

Pierre Louis and Denis Poisson made significant contributions to public health in establishing..

Numeric medicine, the origins of modern epidemiology.

Lisa Boornazian

Oncology nurse at CHOP

What type of research gathers data in a numerical form which can be put into categories, or in rank order, or measured in units to be displayed in tables and graphs?

Quantitative

What is the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act typically referred to as?

Superfund

Consistent with the social determinants of health philosophy, the World Health Organization has created the....

Sustainable Developement Goals

Organizational

Wednesday night is bingo night at Carol's church. Bingo tables have been moved out to the covered courtyard so that participants can smoke while playing.