Test 1 (HTH 231)

Which of the following is the best predictor of one’s health?

A.) Whether or not you smoke

B.) What you eat

C.) Whether or not you are wealthy

D.) Whether or not you have health insurance

E.) How often you exercise

Health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect and preserve their health

A.) Holistic Health

B.) Community Health

C.) Population Health

What are the top 3 (in order) leading causes of death in the US in 2020?

A.) Covid, Unintentional Injuries, Heart Disease

B.) Heart Disease, Covid, Cancer

C.) Heart Disease, Diabetes, Stroke

D.) Heart Disease, Cancer, Covid

Who was the first person to map disease?

A.) John Snow

B.) Albert Bandura

C.) Bill Gates

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

A.) Singapore

B.) Japan

C.) Monaco

A park is an example of what determinant of health

A.) Policy

B.) Social

C.) Individual Behavior

Breast feeding in the US has _______ in the last 10 years

A.) Decreased

B.) Remained the same

C.) Increased

Name 3 OECD countries that provide less coverage to health care than the US?

A.) Turkey, Chile, Mexico

B.) Nepal, Iceland, Pakistan

C.) Switzerland, Greece, Italy

From One Nation Under Stress, what was considered a death of despair?

A.) Cholera, HIV, Cancer

B.) Heart Disease, Cancer, the flu

C.) Suicide, Overdose, Cirrhosis of the Liver

Which is NOT an example of an upstream approach?

A.) Vaccinations

B.) Green Space

C.) Education

D.) Parks

E.) Surgery

F.) Sidewalks

What determinant of health does biological sex fall into?

A.) Social

B.) Cultural

C.) Spiritual

D.) Physical

E.) Biology & Genetics

What was the name of the African American mother in "When the bough breaks"?

A.) Kim Anderson

B.) Sasha Peterson

C.) Amanda Smith

What did the Whitehall studies establish?

A.) Health/Wealth gradient

B.) Tertiary Care

C.) Infectious Disease Curses

Which disease is not impacted by chronic stress?

A.) Heart Disease

B.) Diabetes

C.) Cholera

D.) Stroke

E.) Anxiety

F.) Depression

What country spends the most on healthcare?

A.) England

B.) Canada

C.) France

D.) United States

How many paid sick days are US workers guaranteed?

A.) 0

B.) 5

C.) 7

D.) 14

Compared to the US, the wealth-health gradient is not as steep in most industrialized countries.

A.) True

B.) False

Which of the following disease rates is higher in district 5 (low income district) than district 16 (higher income district)?

A.) Asthma

B.) Diabetes

C.) Heart Disease

D.) All of the Above