Exam 31: Public Health in the Twenty-First Century

The successes of public health in the 20^th century led to increases in resources and support for preventive activities.

There has been a surge in recent decades in deaths due to drug overdoses, reversing previous improvements.

Which of the following is an overarching goal for Healthy People 2020?

The global economy has increased Americans' vulnerability to many of the health threats faced by residents of less developed nations.

Which of the following was an overall goal for Healthy People 2010?

In 1990, the Public Health Service set goals for reduced mortality in a number of categories.

The CDC's ______________________________ is a national initiative to increase the capacity of public health agencies to electronically exchange data and information across organizations and jurisdictions.

What factor has the most substantial contribution to premature mortality in the United States?

When the results of the first planning cycle were tallied in 1990, the numerical mortality goals were met for three of the four age groups, but for which age group was the goal not met?

Whats the appropriate description of the following? -Allows the detection of individual differences in people's response to various drugs

Whats the appropriate description of the following? -Promotes the use of standards and defines functional and technical requirements for management and public health information exchange

Whats the appropriate description of the publication? -Sets targets for reducing mortality rates in different age groups with specific objectives designed to meet each target

whats the appropriate year of the events? -Congress passed a federal law, which became effective in 2003, that was designed to protect

Whats the appropriate description of the publication? -Concluded that the health system's failure to develop and deliver effective prevention strategies continues to take a toll on the economy and society

Which of the following is already transforming the assessment and evaluation activities that are so important to the practice of public health and the promise also to improve outcomes in the practice of medicine?

In the 21^st century, AIDS, antibiotic resistance, and foodborne pathogens offer a renewed threat from which of the following?

Whats the appropriate description of the following? -Promises to solve many medical problems with new drugs and procedures that will contribute to the spiraling costs of medical care

As the 2003 IOM report noted, the _______________________ of fall 2001 demonstrated the weaknesses of public health communication and information systems being used at the time.

The decline in cigarette smoking has decelerated in recent years.

President Obama's reform of the healthcare system included incentives for physicians, hospitals, and medical providers to use ______________________ to improve the efficiency and quality of medical care for all American citizens.