Lec 1 Flashcards
1
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- The three main public health functions are:
a) Assessment, policy formulation, and assurance of access to care
b) Epidemiology, health promotion, and disease prevention
c) Health education, community engagement, and resource allocation
d) None of the above
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Answer: a) Assessment, policy formulation, and assurance of access to care
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- International health focuses on:
a) Improving health outcomes and reducing disparities in high-income countries
b) Strengthening healthcare systems in developed countries
c) Improving health outcomes and reducing disparities in developing countries with limited resources
d) Both b and c
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Answer: c) Improving health outcomes and reducing disparities in developing countries with limited resources
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- Which of the following is not a key feature of the globalization process?
a) Global governance structures
b) Global markets
c) Global communication and diffusion of information
d) Global military interventions
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Answer: d) Global military interventions
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- How does global health relate to globalization?
a) Globalization has no impact on global health
b) Globalization has led to the spread of health risks and diseases across the world
c) Globalization has improved health outcomes globally
d) Globalization has no effect on the speed of travel and communication
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Answer: b) Globalization has led to the spread of health risks and diseases across the world
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- The term “global public health” recognizes that:
a) Public health issues can now originate from outside state boundaries
b) Public health issues are only relevant at the national level
c) Global cooperation is not necessary to address public health challenges
d) National governments should have full control over public health issues
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Answer: a) Public health issues can now originate from outside state boundaries
6
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- Which of the following is not a key dimension of global health?
a) Public health needs strong global institutions and funding
b) The health sector can deal with emerging challenges on its own
c) Health requires multisectoral action and broad partnerships
d) Health is a purely professional and technical endeavor
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Answer: b) The health sector can deal with emerging challenges on its own
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- Which of the following is not considered a global health issue?
a) Climate change
b) Urbanization
c) Malnutrition
d) infrastructure
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Answer: d) infrastructure
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- Which of the following is not a key feature of international health?
a) Improving health outcomes in developing countries
b) Reducing health disparities globally
c) Enhancing healthcare systems in high-income countries
d) Addressing health challenges that cross national borders
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Answer: c) Enhancing healthcare systems in high-income countries
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- Which of the following is not typically a global health issue?
a) Polio eradication
b) Containment of avian influenza
c) Approaches to tobacco control
d) Improving patient satisfaction in hospitals
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Answer: d) Improving patient satisfaction in hospitals
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- Which of the following is not a key dimension of global health, according to the passage?
a) Health can no longer be seen as a purely professional and technical endeavor
b) The health sector can deal with emerging challenges on its own
c) Public health can no longer be pursued just at the national level
d) Health needs the strong voice and support of civil society and political leaders
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Answer: b) The health sector can deal with emerging challenges on its own
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- The rapid increase in speed of travel and communication, as well as the economic interdependency of all nations, has led to a new level and speed of global interconnectedness, which is known as:
a) Internationalization
b) Localization
c) Globalization
d) Regionalization
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Answer: c) Globalization
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- Which of the following is not a characteristic of the globalization process?
a) Global environmental changes
b) Global mortality conflicts
c) Global communication and diffusion of information
d) Global mobility and cross-cultural interaction
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Answer: b) Global military conflicts
13
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- The formulation of public policies to solve identified health problems and priorities is a key function of:
a) Health promotion
b) Disease prevention
c) Public health
d) International health
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Answer: c) Public health
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- Which international organization is not typically involved in global health initiatives?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
c) World Bank
d) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Answer: d) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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- What is the primary focus of global health governance?
a) Coordinating the actions of different stakeholders to address transnational health issues
b) Developing new medical treatments and technologies
c) Enforcing compliance with international health regulations
d) Allocating funding for global health programs
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Answer: a) Coordinating the actions of different stakeholders to address transnational health issues
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- Which of the following is a key function of global health governance?
a) Conducting medical research
b) Providing direct healthcare services
c) Setting standards and guidelines for health practices
d) Regulating the pharmaceutical industry
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Answer: c) Setting standards and guidelines for health practices
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- The global coordination and collaboration function of global health governance aims to:
a) Ensure a consistent approach to health practices worldwide
b) Facilitate cooperation to address health issues no single entity can solve alone
c) Promote the adoption of new medical technologies globally
d) Harmonize national health policies across countries
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Answer: b) Facilitate cooperation to address health issues no single entity can solve alone
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- One of the key challenges in global health governance is:
a) Lack of public awareness about global health issues
b) Limited availability of skilled healthcare workers globally
c) Difficulty in predicting emerging health threats
d) Insufficient coordination among the various stakeholders involved
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Answer: d) Insufficient coordination among the various stakeholders involved
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- Global health governance and global health diplomacy are related in that:
a) Global health governance sets the framework for action, while global health diplomacy puts that framework into practice
b) Global health governance and global health diplomacy are separate and unrelated fields
c) Global health governance focuses on the development of new medical technologies, while global health diplomacy focuses on access to those technologies
d) Global health governance is concerned with national-level policymaking, while global health diplomacy is focused on international negotiations
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Answer: a) Global health governance sets the framework for action, while global health diplomacy puts that framework into practice
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- Global health diplomacy aims to:
a) Secure funding and resources for global health initiatives
b) Conduct basic science research on communicable diseases
c) Implement national healthcare policies and programs
d) Enforce compliance with international health regulations
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Answer: a) Secure funding and resources for global health initiatives
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- Emerging health threats, such as new diseases and antimicrobial resistance, pose a challenge to:
a) The fragmentation of global health governance
b) The equitable distribution of global health resources
c) Emerging Health Threats
d) The coordination and collaboration in global health governance
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Answer: c) Emerging Health Threats
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- Global health diplomacy involves:
a) Formal negotiations and agreements between countries and international organizations
b) Developing and implementing national healthcare policies
c) Conducting clinical trials for new medical treatments
d) Raising awareness about global health issues through social media campaigns
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Answer: a) Formal negotiations and agreements between countries and international organizations
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- A key function of global health governance is:
a) Conducting biomedical research
b) Delivering primary healthcare services
c) Monitoring and surveillance of health trends
d) Regulating the pharmaceutical industry
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Answer: c) Monitoring and surveillance of health trends
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- Global health governance aims to facilitate the management and coordination of health issues that:
a) Affect only a single country
b) Have no impact on the global economy
c) Transcend national boundaries
d) Are limited to specific regions
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Answer: c) Transcend national boundaries
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8. Addressing disparities in power, resources, and influence among countries and organizations is a challenge related to:
a) Fragmentation in global health governance
b) Inequity in global health governance
c) Emerging health threats in global health
d) Political and economic factors affecting global health
Answer: b) Inequity in global health governance
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7. Which of the following is a component of global health diplomacy?
a) Conducting epidemiological research
b) Advocating for health equity in international forums
c) Delivering primary healthcare services
d) Enforcing compliance with WHO guidelines
Answer: b) Advocating for health equity in international forums
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6. Global health governance frameworks help to:
a) Ensure consistent application of medical treatments globally
b) Coordinate a global response to health emergencies
c) Determine national healthcare budgets
d) Establish legally binding obligations for countries
Answer: b) Coordinate a global response to health emergencies
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5. A key challenge facing global health governance is:
a) Insufficient funding for global health programs
b) Fragmentation due to the multiplicity of actors and initiatives
c) Lack of political will among national governments
d) Resistance to adopting international health regulations
Answer: b) Fragmentation due to the multiplicity of actors and initiatives
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4. What is the primary purpose of global health diplomacy?
a) Negotiating trade agreements related to healthcare products
b) Representing health interests within broader international agendas
c) Facilitating the development of new global health initiatives
d) Resolving conflicts between countries over public health measures
Answer: b) Representing health interests within broader international agendas
