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Question 1

What is the most significant change in Healthcare?

Answer 1

The number of individuals who have access to healthcare

Question 2

What is the reason for the rising healthcare cost?

Answer 2

Aging population

Question 3

According to WHO, what is the best vaccine against common diseases?

Answer 3

An adequate diet

Question 4

What is the downside to improved healthcare and longevity?

Answer 4

One-third of the population over the ag of 65 has multiple health conditions

Question 5

What is Medicaid?

Answer 5

A U.S. government program financed by federal, state, and local funds of hospitalization and medical insurance for people of all ages within certain income limits.

Question 6

In the second half of the 19th century in the U.S., what were the most critical health problems?

Answer 6

They were related to industrialization and crowded living conditions in cities. Improper sewage disposal caused contaminated water and contaminated food.

Question 7

How were infectious diseases brought under control?

Answer 7

The discovery of microbes caused infectious diseses.

Question 8

What helped treat bacterial infections?

Answer 8

Antibiotics

Question 9

What will require personal assistance from family and paid assistance from caregivers?

Answer 9

Physical and cognitive decline associated with aging

Question 10

What are the most common viral and bacterial infections?

Answer 10

Viral gastroenteritis and salmonellosis - both are food-borne illnesses

Question 11

What are the risks of MRSA?

Answer 11

It increases the risk of surgical infections, pneumonia, and sepsis in hospitalized patients

Question 12

What has an increase in the number of elderly done?

Answer 12

Increased the prevalence of chronic and degenerative diseases associated with aging

Question 13

What are the diseases associated with aging?

Answer 13

• Hypertension
• diabetes
• chronic kidney disease
• osteoporosis
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Other forms of dementia

Question 14

What is MRSA

Answer 14

An antibiotic-resistant bacterial strain that is present in hospitals, nursing homes, childcare facilities, schools, and athletic programs

Question 15

What accounts for two-thirds of total healthcare costs in the U.S.?

Answer 15

Treatment for chronic conditions of the elderly

Question 16

What was the most important factor in the decline of mortality in the 20th century?

Answer 16

Essential hygiene

Question 17

What is a chronic disease?

Answer 17

A condition that lasts one year or more and requires ongoing medical attention, limits daily activities, or both.

Question 18

What chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in the U.S.?

Answer 18

Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes

Question 19

What is the CDC and the WHO responsible for?

Answer 19

The CDC coordinates the team of healthcare workers at the city and state levels across the U.S. during an epidemic
WHO is the international government agency responsible for coordination of this effort

Question 20

What reduced the death rate of HIV by 80% in the 1990s?

Answer 20

The introduction of antiviral therapy

Question 21

What are preventative services commonly used by more Americans?

Answer 21

Immunizations, cancer screening, mammographies, and colonoscopies

Question 22

How were infectious disease epidemics brought under control?

Answer 22

Improving environmental conditions

Question 23

What does the CDC do and stand for?

Answer 23

It stands for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They monitor infectious diseases and develop infection control measures for hospitals.

Question 24

What is HIT?

Answer 24

Health Information Technology improves communication and efficiency in providing health care and will be used to monitor the quality and cost of health care delivery.

Question 25

What do preventative healthcare services do?

Answer 25

They improve health by protecting against disease, lessening the impact of disease, and detecting disease at an early stage

Question 26

What is AI?

Answer 26

Artificial Intelligence
It is a technology that can sort through data in public health settings to predict the spread of infectious diseases or assist a healthcare provider in decision-making

Question 27

What is the genome project?

Answer 27

A project that has identified gene mutations that transmit risk for disease and response to drugs used to treat disease

Question 28

What is the social determinant of health (SDOH)

Answer 28

The lack of nutritious food, lack of transportation, education level, and housing

Question 29

What is the most significant change in health care?

Answer 29

The number of individuals who have access to healthcare through the ACA

Question 30

Most common preventative services?

Answer 30

Immunizations and mammographies