Public Health Quiz 2

Question 1

Sleeping sickness

Answer 1

Modes of transmission- transmitted through the bloodstream from an infected fly
How is it screened- blood test and clinical examination
How do you prevent/treat it- NECT infusions

Question 2

Ebola virus

Answer 2

Modes of transmission- Droplet transmission through blood and other bodily fluids
How is it screened- blood samples
How do you prevent/treat it- No cure; fluids, oxygen therapy, hospital care

Question 3

Mad Cow Disease

Answer 3

Modes of transmission- ingestion of tainted beef
How is it screened- MRI and EEG or brain biopsy; extremely rare, so most die before being diagnosed
How do you prevent/treat it- No available cure; drugs to ease pain or walking devices

Question 4

Allegories of Race and Racism

Answer 4

Life on the Conveyor Belt: Moving to Action
Dr. Camara Jones showed how to be actively anti-racist, first by acknowledging that racism exists, then by understanding how racism operates in this particular setting, and finally by organizing and strategizing with others to dismantle systematic racism.
Japanese Lanterns
Racial constructs color our imaginations of who we are; race is a social classification not a biological descriptor

Question 5

Case Fatality Rate

Answer 5

of people who have died from that specific disease in that time period/# of people who have that specific disease in that time period)

Question 6

Natality (birth) rate

Answer 6

of live births/estimated mid-year population

Question 7

Morbidity (disease) rate

Answer 7

of cases/estimated mid-year population

Question 8

Mortality (death) rate

Answer 8

of deaths/estimated mid-year population

Question 9

Maternal Mortality rate

Answer 9

of maternal deaths/total # of live births

Question 10

Incidence

Answer 10

of new cases of a disease in a certain time period/population at risk in the same time period

Question 11

Prevalence

Answer 11

of new and old (total) cases in a certain time period/population at risk in the same time period

Question 12

Attack

Answer 12

of new cases in a narrowly defined population during a certain time period/population at risk in the same time period

Question 13

Epidemic

Answer 13

an unexpectedly large number of cases of disease in a particular population

Question 14

Pandemic

Answer 14

an outbreak of disease over a wide geographical area, such as a continent

Question 15

Endemic Diseases

Answer 15

a disease that can occur regularly in a population

Question 16

Acute

Answer 16

Diseases whose peak severity of symptoms occur and subside within days or weeks

Question 17

Chronic

Answer 17

Diseases that last 3 months or longer

Question 18

Notifiable diseases

Answer 18

Infectious diseases that can become epidemic

Question 19

Unnatural Causes… is equality making us sick? (Louisville documentary)

Answer 19

Excess death- above the usual # of deaths in a specific time period compared to the expected # of deaths in a specific time period
Low socio-economic status and low formal education lead to
Higher likelihood of developing chronic diseases
Greater disease severity
Poorer outcomes following disease

Question 20

Stress

Answer 20

Fight or Flight response
Accumulates over time
Cortisol levels rise
Control is key

Question 21

Premiums

Answer 21

regular periodic payments

Question 22

Deductibles

Answer 22

money the beneficiary must pay before the insurance company begins to pay for covered services

Question 23

Safety Net Programs (health insurance provided by the government)

Answer 23

Chip- targets low-income children ineligible for Medicaid; state/federal program
Veteran’s Health Administration
Indian Health Service
Medicare and Medicaid

Question 24

Medicare

Answer 24

65 years and older
Disabled persons who are entitled to Social Security benefits
Administered by the Health Care Financing Administration
Funded through Social Security tax on wages
Hospital insurance, medical insurance, managed care plans, prescription drug plans

Question 25

Medicaid

Answer 25

Health insurance program for low-income individuals
No age requirement
Eligibility determined by each state

Question 26

Iron Triangle

Answer 26

Cost Containment
Equity
Access
Population Health
Quality
Value

Question 27

Affordable Care Act

Answer 27

Make affordable health insurance available to more people
Medicaid expansion
Support innovative medical care delivery methods

Question 28

Health insurance trends

Answer 28

GDP trends
1929- 3.9% of GDP spent on Healthcare
Medicare and Medicaid
Cost Containment
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)
More expensive
Larger network
More control
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
Less expensive
Smaller network
Less control
16% of GDP
ACA
19.7% of GDP