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Future of Public Health Flashcards

1
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public health activities should aim to ___ resources equitably, act on ___ determinants of health, synthesize ___ and provide ____ to health services and professionals and health policy

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allocate ; upstream ; evidence ; guidance

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t/f: the role of Public Health is closely linked to the efforts for achieving health equity.

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TRUE

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As outline in a recent WHO report, what are the 5 key areas of intervention for achieving health equity

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health services
income security and social protection
living conditions
social and human capital
employment and working conditions

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increased or decreased: child mortality

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decreased

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increased or decreased: maternal mortality

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decreased

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increased or decreased: life expectancy

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increased

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t/f: we are seeing convergence due to child mortality decline

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TRUE

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8
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share of children (born alive) dying before they are five years old

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child mortality

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number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.

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maternal moratlity rate

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t/f: rich countries have worse health than poor countries

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FALSE

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corresponds to an estimate of the average number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life

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life expectancy

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t/f: in low income countries, the ave. number of years that a newborn infant can expect to live is much lower than in high income countries

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TRUE

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13
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life expectancy ranges from jsut ___ years in the poorest and over ___ in the richest

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50: poorest ; 80: richest

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t/f: child mortality is higher in low income countries

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TRUE

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in many countries in sub saharan africa, more than __% of children die before 5 years and in rich countries it is below __%

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10% ; 1%

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16
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used ot measure the total burden of disease both from years of life list and years lived with a disability

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DALYs

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17
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t/f: one daly equals 5 lost years of healthy life

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false, 1

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18
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variable that combines mortality patterns with data on the prevalence of disability and illness

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burden of diseases

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19
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t/f: HIV/AIDS and Malaria cannot be prevented

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false, they are preventable

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t/f: 3 diseases that ranks high among the leading causes of death in low income countries

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HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Diarrhea

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repeated bouts of diarrhea during childhood that permanently impair both physical and cognitive development are attributed to ___

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lack of access to clean water

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2 cheap miracle drugs for having lack of access to clean water, and these are key ingredients of ___ solutions

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chlorine for purifying water
salt and sugar
oral re-hydration solutions

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t/f: small fraction of health care services in poor countries are purchased directly by households with out of pocket resources

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false, large fraction

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SDG: addresses global public health directly, but many of the other goals are health-adjacent, impacting global health in a variety of ways.

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SDG 3

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what is SDG 3

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Good health and well being

26
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____ impose a large burden on human health. accounts for ___% of all deaths worldwide

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NCDs , 63%

27
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4 major NCDs

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CVDs, Chronic Respiratory, Cancerns, Diabetes

28
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SDG 3 aspires to ensure health and well-being for all, including a bold commitment to end the epidemics of ___, ___, ___ and other communicable diseases by 2030.

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AIDS, TB, Malaria

29
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t/f: SDG 5 aims to achieve universal health coverage, provide acces to safe and effective medicines, and vaccines

A

false, SDG 3

30
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SDG 3: Improving global ____ health and reducing mother and child mortality rates

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reproductive

31
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SDG 3: Ending pandemic and communicable diseases and reducing mortalities from ____ diseases

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noncommunicable

32
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SDG 3: Bolstering efforts to prevent and treat ___ ____

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substance abuse

33
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SDG 3: Providing ___health coverage and access to sexual and reproductive services

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universal

34
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SDG 3: Reducing death and illness caused by chemicals and ___

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pollution

35
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SDG 3: Supporting___research and development

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medical

36
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5 global health adjacent goals

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1, 2, 6, 10, 14

37
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SDG: In a recent position paper, the American Association of Family Physicians drew a direct line from poverty to poor health. The impact of poverty on life, beginning even before birth, can be felt for generations.

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SDG 1: no poverty

38
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SDG: The American Psychological Association says that children who experience food deficiencies and extreme hunger are much more likely to suffer from chronic health issues.

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SDG 2: Zero hunger

39
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SDG: The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program (WASH) developed by UNICEF highlights the importance of clean water and sanitation,

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SDG 6: clean water and sanitation

40
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SDG: When health services are not distributed equally, marginalized populations and those with higher poverty rates are more likely to not receive sufficient medical care.

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SDG 10: Reduced Inequality

41
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SDG: The World Wildlife Organization reports that contaminated and overfished water and polluted fisheries contribute to the decline in available seafood, a significant animal protein food source for at least 3 billion people.

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SDG 14: Life Below Water

42
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steady drumbeat of troubling information about climate impacts, which some call ____

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climate doomerism

43
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t/f: Low-income communities tend to face more exposure to extreme heat, flooding, and pollution.

A

TRUE

44
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t/f: low income They may lack access to air conditioning, quality healthcare, or insurance to rebuild after disasters.

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TRUE

45
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t/f: Communities of color are disproportionately exposed to toxic air pollution from the fossil fuel industry.

A

TRUE

46
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clinical germ line genome editing

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CRISPR

47
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Clinical Scientist who genetically edited babies

A

He Jiankui

48
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director of the center for emerging infectious diseases at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, nicknamed ___

A

Shi Zhengli, bat woman

49
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since 1854, ___% of all industrial carbon pollution has been produced by just 5 companies

A

12.50%

50
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the science and engineering of making
intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs

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AI

51
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t/f: artificial intelligence can be used in disease surveillance

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TRUE

52
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t/f: AI can Automate the process of disease surveillance and less reliance on human labor.

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TRUE

53
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t/f: AI can Make process more slower(realtime) and predictive surveillance can occur.

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false, expedited

54
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t/f: an advantage of Ai is that it can Allow for data to come from a much wider variety of sources than traditional systems

A

TRUE

55
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t/f: an advantage of AI is that it keeps results of data to be disseminated from public health officials and the general public on a wider and faster basis.

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false, dissiminates

56
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t/f: a disadvantage of AI is that Data gathered from Internet sources used to feed a digital surveillance system.

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false, advantage

57
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Systems such as “____” have predicted flu outbreaks earlier than traditional disease surveillance systems.

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google flu trends

58
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t/f: AI have the capacity to replace traditional surveillance systems

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false, must be extension only

59
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Strategic Planning for public health includes (5)

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  1. strong leadership and accountability
  2. reemergence of vaccine preventable illnesses
  3. food security
  4. coordinate multisector partnerships
  5. improve life expectancy
60
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t/f: Government has its own limitations and cannot do it alone

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TRUE

61
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t/f: there is no need for intersectoral engagement with appropriate partnership
with government.

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FALSE

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