Question 1

Which is criteria for establishing cause and effect in epidemiology?

Accepted Answer

Biological feasibility, 
Consistent with other investigations,
Dose-response relationship

Question 2

Which of these studies might include a double-blind?
 a) Reportable 
 b) Case-control 
 c) Randomized control trial 
 d) Cross-sectional

Accepted Answer

c) Randomized control trial

Question 3

Which disease is ranked highest for most years of potential life lost (YPLL)?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

Question 4

To what types of clues can the distribution of a disease lead?

Accepted Answer

The where, The why, The who

Question 5

Which measure is appropriate for describing how widespread a disease is?

Accepted Answer

Prevalence

Question 6

Why might a tuberculosis patient be ordered to stay home, or quarantined, for 2-4 weeks?

Accepted Answer

Medication is slow to respond

Question 7

What are Koch’s postulates?

Accepted Answer

Set of rules that are used to prove a specific organism causes a specific disease

Question 8

How many cases of canine rabies typically occurs in a year?

Accepted Answer

Less than 100 cases

Question 9

Why do people choose to not vaccinate?

Accepted Answer

Most Americans have never lived among the debilitating infectious diseases that immunizations protect us from, so the perception of risk is low

Question 10

Which of the following bodily fluids do NOT transmit HIV?
a) Saliva 
b) Breastmilk 
c) Vaginal fluid 
d) Semen

Accepted Answer

a) Saliva

Question 11

Which of the following is true about new cases of HIV in the United States?
a) Infection is 7x higher in black m than white men 
b) All 
c) Infection is 15x higher in black w than white women 
d) Infection is 3x higher Hispanic than white people

Accepted Answer

b) All the above

Question 12

Which disease has been successfully eradicated?
a) Polio 
b) Measles 
c) Smallpox 
d) All of the other answers

Accepted Answer

c) Smallpox

Question 13

What is the name of the background level of disease in a population?

Accepted Answer

Endemic

Question 14

In which is e. col i commonly found?

Accepted Answer

Ground beef

Question 15

In the event of a bioterrorism event, who is likely to see the first signs of an attack?

Accepted Answer

Emergency room physicians

Question 16

The "systematic, preventable differences in the burden of disease that are experiences by socially disadvantaged groups" are known as what?

Accepted Answer

Health disparities

Question 17

Which is the name for the conditions in which we live, work, learn, and play?

Accepted Answer

Social determinants

Question 18

The difference between social groups that have the most and have the least is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Social gradient

Question 19

Which of the following is considered an "actual" (behavioral) cause of death?

Accepted Answer

Smoking

Question 20

Which attempt to use education as a method of controlling or improving  behavior?

Accepted Answer

DARE

Question 21

An example of social norms is:

Accepted Answer

Correcting college students' misperception that "everyone is doing it"

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a social determinant of health?
  Housing 
  Transportation 
  Income 
 None of these

Accepted Answer

None of these

Question 23

In Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth, what did the Macaque monkey research teach primatologist Carol Shively about  the connections between power, subordination and health?

Accepted Answer

Social stress leads to harmful health effects

Question 24

Which of the following are NOT levels of the socioecological model?
a) Organizational 
b) Technological advances 
c) Interpersonal 
d)  Public policy

Accepted Answer

b) Technological advances

Question 25

What are the components of the Health Belief Model?

Accepted Answer

Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers

Question 26

Which is more effective in  influencing health: concentrating on controlling individual behavior, or concentration on  changing the environment?

Accepted Answer

Changing the environment

Question 27

Which health behavior theory describes how humans move through stages of change?

Accepted Answer

Transtheoretical model

Question 28

True or false: Demographic factors  (race, gender, marital status) are consistently found to influence health.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Infectious diseases were largely conquered through.
a) Proper disposal of sewage
b) All
c) Pasteurization of milk
d) Purification of water

Accepted Answer

b) All the above

Question 30

Major epidemic diseases are caused by:
a) Parasites
b) All 
c) Bacteria
d) Viruses

Accepted Answer

b) All

Question 31

Describe the chain of infection

Accepted Answer

Pathogen → reservoir → place of exit → method of transmission → port of entry → susceptible host

Question 32

American Cancer Society and Heart Association are examples of:

Accepted Answer

Nongovernmental organizations

Question 33

How  has public health helped interrupt the chain of infection and "conquer" infectious disease?

Accepted Answer

Kill pathogen, prevent transmission, increase resistance, eliminate reservoir that harbors pathogen

Question 34

What was the major public health focus on the 19th/20th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Controlling infectious disease

Question 35

Define Policy Development

Accepted Answer

Using scientific knowledge to create a strategic approach to the community

Question 36

Screenings to detect cancer when it is still considered:

Accepted Answer

secondary prevention

Question 37

What was the main cause of death in the mid-19th century?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 38

Why do some subgroups of the population have poorer health care overall?

Accepted Answer

Socioeconomic factors, Behavioral factors, Racism

Question	Answer
Which is criteria for establishing cause and effect in epidemiology?	Biological feasibility, Consistent with other investigations, Dose-response relationship
Which of these studies might include a double-blind? a) Reportable b) Case-control c) Randomized control trial d) Cross-sectional	c) Randomized control trial
Which disease is ranked highest for most years of potential life lost (YPLL)?	Cancer
To what types of clues can the distribution of a disease lead?	The where, The why, The who
Which measure is appropriate for describing how widespread a disease is?	Prevalence
Why might a tuberculosis patient be ordered to stay home, or quarantined, for 2-4 weeks?	Medication is slow to respond
What are Koch’s postulates?	Set of rules that are used to prove a specific organism causes a specific disease
How many cases of canine rabies typically occurs in a year?	Less than 100 cases
Why do people choose to not vaccinate?	Most Americans have never lived among the debilitating infectious diseases that immunizations protect us from, so the perception of risk is low
Which of the following bodily fluids do NOT transmit HIV? a) Saliva b) Breastmilk c) Vaginal fluid d) Semen	a) Saliva
Which of the following is true about new cases of HIV in the United States? a) Infection is 7x higher in black m than white men b) All c) Infection is 15x higher in black w than white women d) Infection is 3x higher Hispanic than white people	b) All the above
Which disease has been successfully eradicated? a) Polio b) Measles c) Smallpox d) All of the other answers	c) Smallpox
What is the name of the background level of disease in a population?	Endemic
In which is e. col i commonly found?	Ground beef
In the event of a bioterrorism event, who is likely to see the first signs of an attack?	Emergency room physicians
The "systematic, preventable differences in the burden of disease that are experiences by socially disadvantaged groups" are known as what?	Health disparities
Which is the name for the conditions in which we live, work, learn, and play?	Social determinants
The difference between social groups that have the most and have the least is known as what?	Social gradient
Which of the following is considered an "actual" (behavioral) cause of death?	Smoking
Which attempt to use education as a method of controlling or improving behavior?	DARE
An example of social norms is:	Correcting college students' misperception that "everyone is doing it"
Which of the following is NOT a social determinant of health? Housing Transportation Income None of these	None of these
In Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth, what did the Macaque monkey research teach primatologist Carol Shively about the connections between power, subordination and health?	Social stress leads to harmful health effects
Which of the following are NOT levels of the socioecological model? a) Organizational b) Technological advances c) Interpersonal d) Public policy	b) Technological advances
What are the components of the Health Belief Model?	Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers
Which is more effective in influencing health: concentrating on controlling individual behavior, or concentration on changing the environment?	Changing the environment
Which health behavior theory describes how humans move through stages of change?	Transtheoretical model
True or false: Demographic factors (race, gender, marital status) are consistently found to influence health.	True
Infectious diseases were largely conquered through. a) Proper disposal of sewage b) All c) Pasteurization of milk d) Purification of water	b) All the above
Major epidemic diseases are caused by: a) Parasites b) All c) Bacteria d) Viruses	b) All
Describe the chain of infection	Pathogen → reservoir → place of exit → method of transmission → port of entry → susceptible host
American Cancer Society and Heart Association are examples of:	Nongovernmental organizations
How has public health helped interrupt the chain of infection and "conquer" infectious disease?	Kill pathogen, prevent transmission, increase resistance, eliminate reservoir that harbors pathogen
What was the major public health focus on the 19th/20th centuries?	Controlling infectious disease
Define Policy Development	Using scientific knowledge to create a strategic approach to the community
Screenings to detect cancer when it is still considered:	secondary prevention
What was the main cause of death in the mid-19th century?	Tuberculosis
Why do some subgroups of the population have poorer health care overall?	Socioeconomic factors, Behavioral factors, Racism

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