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Question 1

Hippocrates is known for all of the following contributions to the history of medicine EXCEPT

A) the code of Hammurabi

B) the observed associations between certain diseases and such factors as geography, climate, diet, and living conditions

C) the Hippocratic Oath

D) the distinction between endemic diseases and epidemic diseases

E) the belief that health was the result of balance and disease the result of imbalance

Answer 1

A

Question 2

During the 1700s, the miasmas theory held that

Answer 2

disease was caused when vapors rising from rotting refuse were inhaled

Question 3

Caduceus had two daughters, Hygeia and Panacea.

Answer 3

F

Question 4

What was the first major recognition of the importance of lifestyle in promoting health and well-being? Hint: This publication emphasizes prevention through lifestyle and environmental strategies.

Answer 4

“Healthy People”

Question 5

Which of the following emerged in the 1980’s and is led by the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), which includes community members in the planning and promotion of school health initiatives?

        a. )School Health Initiatives (SHI)
        b. )School Health in America (SHIA)
        c. ) Healthy Schools Program (HSP)
        d. )Coordinated Health for Students (CHP)
        e. )Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP)

Answer 5

E

Question 6

The capacity of individuals to access, interpret, and understand basic health information and services, and the skills to use the information and services to promote health is known as “health literacy.”

Answer 6

T

Question 7

The social media act of 1935 did what for the federal government?

Answer 7

involved the federal government in social issues, including health

Question 8

Prior to the Great Depression, medical services were provided by…

Answer 8

relatives and friends

Question 9

The School Health Education Study was a major study of significance to school health education.

Answer 9

T

Question 10

Which ancient civilization showed signs of bathrooms and drains?

Answer 10

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

Question 11

Which group of people were considered “the healthiest people of the time”?

Answer 11

Egyptians

Question 12

True or False: The Middle Ages (or Dark Ages) were a time of prosperity and political civility.

Answer 12

F

Question 13

The earliest written record concerning public health is the

Answer 13

Code of Hammurabi

Question 14

The first people to emphasize prevention rather than treatment of disease.

Answer 14

Greeks

Question 15

T/F 3) The era from the collapse of the Roman Empire in 500 B.C. to about A.D. 1500 is known as the Middle Ages.

Answer 15

T

Question 16

Patient education has emerged as a major source of employment for health education specialists.

Answer 16

F

Question 17

What is one way you can acquire experience for a desired health education/promotion position?

Answer 17

Volunteer time in the desired health education/promotion setting.

Question 18

Within the college setting, there are typically two types of positions that health education specialists hold. They are:

Answer 18

Faculty and Health education specialist in a wellness center

Question 19

In 1946, what act did Congress pass to improve the distribution and enhance the quality of hospitals?

Answer 19

National Hospital Survey and Construction Act

Question 20

What period was known as the reform phase of public health?

Answer 20

1900-1920

Question 21

Asclepius has been credited as being the first epidemiologist and father or modern medicine.

Answer 21

F

Question 22

The oldest written document relating to health care is the Code of Hammurabi.

Answer 22

f

Question 23

The Romans are famous for advancements in which area of healthcare?

Answer 23

Public hygiene

Question 24

The Renaissance period was characterized by

Answer 24

Barbers being the main source for health information

Question 25

from 1875-1900 was known as the ____ period of public health

Answer 25

bacteriological

Question 26

Occurring in 1935, this made funding available for state health departments and their programs, including sanitary facilities and maternal and child health (3 words)

Answer 26

social security act

Question 27

Was the first major recognition of the importance of lifestyle in promoting health and well-being in the U.S.

Answer 27

healthy people

Question 28

Associated with the Age of Enlightenment, it was the belief that disease was formed in filth and that epidemics were caused by some type of poison that developed in the putrefaction process

Answer 28

miasmas theory

Question 29

The era from the collapse of the Roman Empire in 500 B.C. to about A.D. 1500

Answer 29

middle ages

Question 30

Hypothesized that cholera was caused by microorganisms in the drinking water from one particular pump - removing the pump handle abated the epidemic

Answer 30

snow

Question 31

Published his Report on an Inquiry into the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population of Great Britain which documented the deplorable conditions of the laboring class of Great Britain. This document made a strong case that the conditions were the cause of much disease and suffering

Answer 31

Chadwick

Question 32

The capacity of individuals to access, interpret, and understand basic health information and services, and the skills to use the information and services to promote health.

Answer 32

health literacy

Question 33

This concept emerged in the 1980's. It's leadership is provided by school health advisory council (SHAC), which includes community members in the planning and promotion of school health initiatives (abbreviation)

Answer 33

CSHP

Question 34

Daughter of Asclepius, was given the ability to treat disease

Answer 34

Panacea

Question 35

The first spokesperson for teaching health in schools. He was elected secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education in 1837 and called for mandatory hygiene programs that would help students understand their bodies and the relationship between their behaviors and health

Answer 35

Mann

Question 36

Developed an extensive system of underground sewers and public and private baths. First to build hospitals

Answer 36

Romans

Question 37

Proposed the germ theory of disease, introducing the first scientific approach to immunization and developed a technique to pasteurize milk

Answer 37

Pasteur

Question 38

This time period was characterized by the gradual rebirth of thinking about the world and humankind in a more naturalistic and holistic fashion

Answer 38

Renaissance

Question 39

Occurring during the Middle Ages; also known as the Black Death. May have been most severe epidemic the world has ever known, killing between one quarter and one third of some populations

Answer 39

Bubonic plague

Question 40

This report, published in 1974 by the Canadian Ministry of Health and Welfare, presented epidemiological evidence supporting the importance of lifestyle and environmental factors to health and sickness

Answer 40

Lalonde

Question 41

Contained laws pertaining to health practices and physicians including the first known fee schedule

Answer 41

Code of Hammurabi

Question 42

Was responsible for changing the name from hygiene education to health education, emphasizing healthy living and health behavior rather than physiology and hygiene

Answer 42

Jean

Question 43

During the 1800's, this was believed to cause many public health problems such as smallpox, cholera, typhoid, and tuberculosis

Answer 43

overcrowding

Question 44

Developed the Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts which jump-started the public health reform movement in the United States, providing a vision for how to improve the public's health

Answer 44

Shattuck

Question 45

Formed by community members (such as parents; medical, health, and safety professionals/; and political, religious, and corporate or business leaders) to assist with the planning and promotion of school health initiatives (abbreviation)

Answer 45

SHAC

Question 46

The first people to emphasize prevention rather than treatment of disease. They also emphasized the concept of balance between the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the person

Answer 46

Greeks

Question 47

Famous Greek physician from Asclepian tradition. First epidemiologist and the father of modern medicine. Observed and recorded associations between certain diseases and such factors as geography, climate, diet, and living conditions. The first to distinguish "endemic" diseases and 'epidemic' diseases

Answer 47

Hippocrates

Question 48

Daughter of Asclepius, was given the ability to prevent disease

Answer 48

Hygeia

Question 49

Staff and serpent of the physician, was a symbol of the temples of Asclepius

Answer 49

Caduceus