Question 1

Global HIV infections are at 20 million.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Stability and continuity of care are important for persons with HIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Illiteracy is a nonfinancial barrier to care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The Ryan White CARE Act was signed in 1990 to

Accepted Answer

A)  Improve the quality of care 
B)  Improve availability of care 
C)  A & B 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Improve the quality of care 
B)  Improve availability of care 
C)  A & B 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

Barriers to care include

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of insurance 
B)  Overutilization of existing services 
C)  Underinsurance 
D)  A & C 
A)  Lack of insurance 
B)  Overutilization of existing services 
C)  Underinsurance 
D)  A & C

Question 6

The prevalence of HIV in blacks is 8 times greater than whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

For HIV/AIDS new treatments have

Accepted Answer

A)  Kept morbidity and mortality at the same levels 
B)  Lowered morbidity and mortality 
C)  Increased morbidity and mortality 
D)  Morbidity and mortality rates are not yet computed 
A)  Kept morbidity and mortality at the same levels 
B)  Lowered morbidity and mortality 
C)  Increased morbidity and mortality 
D)  Morbidity and mortality rates are not yet computed

Question 8

Reduction in mortality for AIDS related deaths is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  Less infected persons 
B)  Improvements in treatment 
C)  Abstinence policies 
D)  Fewer blood transfusions 
A)  Less infected persons 
B)  Improvements in treatment 
C)  Abstinence policies 
D)  Fewer blood transfusions

Question 9

Seek, Test, Treat, Retain model is being used with high risk populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Federal funding in 2012 is estimated to be

Accepted Answer

A)  $20 billion 
B)  $24. 6 billion 
C)  $28.4 billion 
D)  $30 billion 
A)  $20 billion 
B)  $24. 6 billion 
C)  $28.4 billion 
D)  $30 billion

Question 11

The main target for the Ryan White CARE Act is those who are poor and uninsured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Global HIV infections are at approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  40 million 
B)  50 million 
C)  60 million 
D)  70 million 
A)  40 million 
B)  50 million 
C)  60 million 
D)  70 million

Question 13

The most widely used interventions for HIV/AIDS are

Accepted Answer

A)  Antiretroviral therapies 
B)  Antibiotics 
C)  Blood transfusions 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Antiretroviral therapies 
B)  Antibiotics 
C)  Blood transfusions 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

In the U.S. what is the approximate number of persons living with HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  750,000 
C)  930,000 
D)  1.2 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  750,000 
C)  930,000 
D)  1.2 million

Question 15

A multicomponent strategy to HIV prevention that includes behavioral, structural and biomedical approaches

Accepted Answer

A)  May improve outcomes 
B)  Is the best way to reduce infections 
C)  Is too expensive 
D)  Can't be undertaken because of health care silos 
A)  May improve outcomes 
B)  Is the best way to reduce infections 
C)  Is too expensive 
D)  Can't be undertaken because of health care silos

Question 16

A substantial portion of HIV infected persons are unaware of their infection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The new paradigm for HIV/AIDS

Accepted Answer

A)  Has seen no results 
B)  Keeps HIV/AIDS as an acute infectious disease 
C)  Combines prevention and treatment into one system 
D)  Continues to evolve 
A)  Has seen no results 
B)  Keeps HIV/AIDS as an acute infectious disease 
C)  Combines prevention and treatment into one system 
D)  Continues to evolve

Question 18

The majority of individuals diagnosed as HIV positive as male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Twenty five percent of HIV/AIDS funding is spent on prevention efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Research must show regional variation in the patterns of HIV related disease complications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: HIV and Aids in the Twenty-First Century

Global HIV infections are at 20 million.

Stability and continuity of care are important for persons with HIV.

Illiteracy is a nonfinancial barrier to care.

The Ryan White CARE Act was signed in 1990 to

Barriers to care include

The prevalence of HIV in blacks is 8 times greater than whites.

For HIV/AIDS new treatments have

Reduction in mortality for AIDS related deaths is due to

Seek, Test, Treat, Retain model is being used with high risk populations.

Federal funding in 2012 is estimated to be

The main target for the Ryan White CARE Act is those who are poor and uninsured.

Global HIV infections are at approximately

The most widely used interventions for HIV/AIDS are

In the U.S. what is the approximate number of persons living with HIV infection?

A multicomponent strategy to HIV prevention that includes behavioral, structural and biomedical approaches

A substantial portion of HIV infected persons are unaware of their infection.

The new paradigm for HIV/AIDS

The majority of individuals diagnosed as HIV positive as male.

Twenty five percent of HIV/AIDS funding is spent on prevention efforts.

Research must show regional variation in the patterns of HIV related disease complications.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

Improving Access to Care

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Multilevel Social Determinants of Health

Public Health Insurance

Private Health Insurance

Measuring Health Care Expenditures and Trends

Containing Health Care Costs

Promoting Pharmaceutical Access While Controlling Prices and Expenditures

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life and Other Outcomes

Evaluating the Quality of Care

Public Release of Information on Quality

Health Care Information Systems

Performance Measurement of Nursing Care

Long-Term Services and Supports for the Elderly Population

Childrens Health

Homeless Persons

Changing the Health Care Delivery System

Medicare Reform

Public Health and Clinical Care

Strengthening the Safety Net

Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services

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