Question 1

The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of:

Accepted Answer

A)  hospitals. 
B)  health departments. 
C)  Medicare. 
D)  the military. 
A)  hospitals. 
B)  health departments. 
C)  Medicare. 
D)  the military. A

Question 2

A community is a group of people who have common characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Physical factors affecting community health include geography, community size, and industrial development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The leading causes of death in the United States today are communicable diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Government health agencies began being created as a response to epidemics and mounting health problems in the latter part of the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain the framework of Healthy People 2030.

Accepted Answer

Documents include a vision statement, a

Question 7

Twenty-first century community health concerns include:

Accepted Answer

A)  lifestyle diseases. 
B)  environmental problems. 
C)  healthcare delivery. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  lifestyle diseases. 
B)  environmental problems. 
C)  healthcare delivery. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

Why does the United States view abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs as a community health concern?

Accepted Answer

Abuse of legal and illegal drugs costs t

Question 9

Healthcare delivery is a twenty-first-century public health concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meatpacking industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Individuals with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of:

A community is a group of people who have common characteristics.

Physical factors affecting community health include geography, community size, and industrial development.

The leading causes of death in the United States today are communicable diseases.

Government health agencies began being created as a response to epidemics and mounting health problems in the latter part of the eighteenth century.

Explain the framework of Healthy People 2030.

Twenty-first century community health concerns include:

Why does the United States view abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs as a community health concern?

Healthcare delivery is a twenty-first-century public health concern.

Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meatpacking industry.

Individuals with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health status.

Organizations That Help Shape Community and Public Health

Epidemiology: The Study of Disease, Injury, and Death in the Community

Communicable and Noncommunicable Disease: Prevention and Control of

Community Organizingbuilding and Health Promotion

The School Health Program: A Component of Community and Public Health

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults

Older Adults

Disparate Populations and Community and Public Health

Community Mental Health

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: A Community Concern

Health Care Delivery in the United States

Community and Public Health and the Environment

Injuries As a Community and Public Health Problem

Safety and Health in the Workplace

Health and Society: From History to Modern Times

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Exam 1: Community and Public Health: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of:

A community is a group of people who have common characteristics.

Physical factors affecting community health include geography, community size, and industrial development.

The leading causes of death in the United States today are communicable diseases.

Government health agencies began being created as a response to epidemics and mounting health problems in the latter part of the eighteenth century.

Explain the framework of Healthy People 2030.

Twenty-first century community health concerns include:

Why does the United States view abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs as a community health concern?

Healthcare delivery is a twenty-first-century public health concern.

Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle drew attention to the plight of immigrants in the meatpacking industry.

Individuals with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health status.

Organizations That Help Shape Community and Public Health

Epidemiology: The Study of Disease, Injury, and Death in the Community

Communicable and Noncommunicable Disease: Prevention and Control of

Community Organizingbuilding and Health Promotion

The School Health Program: A Component of Community and Public Health

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults

Older Adults

Disparate Populations and Community and Public Health

Community Mental Health

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: A Community Concern

Health Care Delivery in the United States

Community and Public Health and the Environment

Injuries As a Community and Public Health Problem

Safety and Health in the Workplace

Health and Society: From History to Modern Times

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