Future of Public Health

Question 1

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

Answer 1

allocate ; upstream ; evidence ; guidance

Question 2

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

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

increased or decreased: child mortality

Answer 4

decreased

Question 5

increased or decreased: maternal mortality

Answer 5

decreased

Question 6

increased or decreased: life expectancy

Answer 6

increased

Question 7

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

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

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

Answer 8

child mortality

Question 9

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

Answer 9

maternal moratlity rate

Question 10

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

Answer 10

FALSE

Question 11

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

Answer 11

life expectancy

Question 12

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

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

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

Answer 13

50: poorest ; 80: richest

Question 14

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

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

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

Answer 15

10% ; 1%

Question 16

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

Answer 16

DALYs

Question 17

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

Answer 17

false, 1

Question 18

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

Answer 18

burden of diseases

Question 19

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

Answer 19

false, they are preventable

Question 20

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

Answer 20

HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Diarrhea

Question 21

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

Answer 21

lack of access to clean water

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

false, large fraction

Question 24

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

Answer 24

SDG 3

Question 25

what is SDG 3

Answer 25

Good health and well being

Question 26

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

Answer 26

NCDs , 63%

Question 27

4 major NCDs

Answer 27

CVDs, Chronic Respiratory, Cancerns, Diabetes

Question 28

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.

Answer 28

AIDS, TB, Malaria

Question 29

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

Answer 29

false, SDG 3

Question 30

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

Answer 30

reproductive

Question 31

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

Answer 31

noncommunicable

Question 32

SDG 3: Bolstering efforts to prevent and treat ___ ____

Answer 32

substance abuse

Question 33

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

Answer 33

universal

Question 34

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

Answer 34

pollution

Question 35

SDG 3: Supporting___research and development

Answer 35

medical

Question 36

5 global health adjacent goals

Answer 36

1, 2, 6, 10, 14

Question 37

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.

Answer 37

SDG 1: no poverty

Question 38

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.

Answer 38

SDG 2: Zero hunger

Question 39

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

Answer 39

SDG 6: clean water and sanitation

Question 40

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.

Answer 40

SDG 10: Reduced Inequality

Question 41

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.

Answer 41

SDG 14: Life Below Water

Question 42

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

Answer 42

climate doomerism

Question 43

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

Answer 43

TRUE

Question 44

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

Answer 44

TRUE

Question 45

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

Answer 45

TRUE

Question 46

clinical germ line genome editing

Answer 46

CRISPR

Question 47

Clinical Scientist who genetically edited babies

Answer 47

He Jiankui

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Shi Zhengli, bat woman

Question 49

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

Answer 49

12.50%

Question 50

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

Answer 50

AI

Question 51

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

Answer 51

TRUE

Question 52

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

Answer 52

TRUE

Question 53

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

Answer 53

false, expedited

Question 54

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

Answer 54

TRUE

Question 55

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.

Answer 55

false, dissiminates

Question 56

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

Answer 56

false, advantage

Question 57

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

Answer 57

google flu trends

Question 58

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

Answer 58

false, must be extension only

Question 59

Strategic Planning for public health includes (5)

Answer 59

1. strong leadership and accountability 2. reemergence of vaccine preventable illnesses 3. food security 4. coordinate multisector partnerships 5. improve life expectancy

Question 60

t/f: Government has its own limitations and cannot do it alone

Answer 60

TRUE

Question 61

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

Answer 61

FALSE