HM 101 Module 3

Question 1

self-reporting

Answer 1

may help identify unrecognized or unusual events

Question 2

uncontrollability effect

Answer 2

hazards that are out of one’s control are perceived as more threatening

Question 3

6 elements of health data and communications:

Answer 3

collect
compile
present
perceive
combine
decision making

Question 4

perceive

Answer 4

where recipients of the public health information comprehend and react

Question 5

seven quantitative sources of public health data (the 7 S’s)

Answer 5

Single case/small series
statistics/reportable diseases
surveys/sampling
self-reporting
sentinel monitoring
syndromic surveillance
social media

Question 6

statistics/reportable disease

Answer 6

required by law: birth/deaths are key to defining leading causes of disease; reportable disease may be helpful in identifying changes over time

Question 7

surveys/sampling

Answer 7

drawing conclusions about overall population and subgroups from representative samples

Question 8

sentinel monitoring

Answer 8

early warnings/warning of previously unrecognized events

Question 9

five measures of a population’s public health

Answer 9

infant mortality rate
under 5 mortality
life expectancy
health adjustment life expectancy (HALE)
disability adjusted life years (DALY)

Question 10

under 5 mortality

Answer 10

ability of children to survive until their fifth birthday

Question 11

life expectancy

Answer 11

includes multiple factors that may cause unnecessarily short lifespans in a population when compared to others

Question 12

health adjustment life expectancy (HALE)

Answer 12

takes into account mortality and morbidity; adjust overall life expectancy by the amount of time lived in less than perfect conditions

Question 13

what factors affect how we perceive potential harms/benefits?

Answer 13

dread effect
unfamiliarity effect
uncontrollability effect

Question 14

dread effect

Answer 14

hazards that easily produce very visual and feared consequences

Question 15

unfamiliarity effect

Answer 15

hazards we lack experience with may elicit more fear

Question 16

public health informatics

Answer 16

the systematic application of information, computer science, and technology in areas of public health, including surveillance, prevention, preparedness, and health promotion

Question 17

applications of public health informatics

Answer 17

promoting health of the whole population
preventing diseases and injuries by changing the conditions that increase the risk of the population

Question 18

collect

Answer 18

where raw health data are generated

Question 19

complete

Answer 19

where raw data are combined for analysis and interpretation

Question 20

present

Answer 20

where public health knowledge is presented

Question 21

combine

Answer 21

where other health data are combined to create a fuller understanding

Question 22

decision making

Answer 22

where informed choices are made

Question 23

Single case/small series

Answer 23

alert to new diseases or resistant disease; alert to potential spread beyond initial point

Question 24

Syndromic surveillance

Answer 24

may be able to detect unexpected and subtle changes, such as bioterrorism producing commonly occurring symptoms

Question 25

social media

Answer 25

detect and monitor course of influenza epidemic

Question 26

infant mortality rate

Answer 26

number of deaths of newborns before their first birthday

Question 27

disability adjusted life years (DALY)

Answer 27

measure of the overall disease burden on a given population; expressed as the number of years lost due to ill health, disability, or early death