Exam 12: Global Health: Addressing Inequalities in Outcomes

A parasite that is lodged into a crop or meat grown and raised in one part of the world can be packaged in another, and consumed in a third. How does this example demonstrate that health is global?

In recent years, funding for the HIV and AIDS crisis has leveled off in favor of increases in more ______ initiatives, such as increasing access to primary health care.

The HIV and AIDS pandemic has undergone dramatic changes from its inception to the present day. Consider some of the improvements that have been made since the beginning of the pandemic, and make a proposal for where you see the most improvements could be made in the future.

One of the greatest benefits of global health promotions and interventions is that there are hardly any negative impacts.

The evolution of the global response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic represents a good example of how ______.

The field of global health involves issues like climate change, cultural differences, and government capacity.

The field of global health includes the condition of the environment and access to basic needs.

International efforts to improve the quality and access to breast milk substitutes, which has contributed to the decline in child mortality rates, demonstrate one of the ways in which the global health field intersects with issues involving ______.

Global health leaders have proposed a new "biosocial" approach to address contemporary issues in the field. This approach can best be described as one that ______.

When global health specialists are concerned with improving health outcomes and providing care and resources to those lacking them, they often refer to these initiatives in terms of ______.

Although there remains a great deal of disparity between the Global North and South, global health data reveal that, in general, there has been a gradual reduction over time in ______.

The notion of a weaponized disease or infection prompts global health specialists to consider these situations in terms of ______.

Global health data reveal that in general, there has been a gradual increase over time in ______.

Which of the following is most accurate when describing the field of global health?

In global health, primary health care refers to (but is not limited to) issues such as education, sanitation, and community resources.

The major global force that has allowed antiretroviral treatments to become more affordable to those affected by HIV and AIDS is ______.

What began as an issue best tackled under the humanitarian biomedicine approach, the HIV and AIDS pandemic has gradually evolved into a global health security issue.

Of the following, the work of international NGOs to provide clean water or basic health-care access through clinics is a best example of ______.

Large pharmaceutical companies control much of the production, pricing, and distribution of lifesaving drugs; the ingredients for these goods can come from all over the world. How does this example demonstrate that health is global?

Which of the following statements is more accurate?