Deck 1: Introduction to Health Promotion and Aging

Question 1

How have the Healthy People 2000 and 2010 national efforts impacted older adults?

A) The majority of Healthy People initiatives affecting older adults did not receive adequate, or any, support to achieve their objectives.
B) They increased the proportion of the healthcare workforce with geriatric certification.
C) They reduced the proportion of older adults who have moderate to severe functional limitations.
D) They reduced the rate of emergency department visits due to falls among older adults.

Answer 1

A
Healthy People 2000 and 2010 were national efforts initiated by the U.S. Public Health Service in an effort to reduce preventable death and disability for Americans. The majority of Healthy People initiatives impacting older adults did not receive adequate financial support to achieve their objectives. Few of the Healthy People 2000 and 2010 objectives were met, yet the majority had little to no change or got worse. For example, the Merck Institute on Aging and Health cited results from the Healthy People 2010 initiative and reported many failing grades. Older Americans fell short of the 2010 target goals for only physical activity and obesity, eating fruits and vegetables, edentulism (loss of teeth), reducing hip fractures and fall-related deaths.

Question 2

What do health-promoting initiatives involve?

A) Socioeconomic factors
B) Lifestyle
C) Other nonmedical influences that impact our ability to attain and maintain health
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D
Health is made-up of multiple, interacting factors, including socioeconomic factors, lifestyle factors, and other nonmedical influences that impact ones' ability to attain and maintain health.

Question 3

What do older adults have in common?

A) Intensified demand for medical care
B) Aches and pains
C) Moving into a nursing home
D) All of the above

Answer 3

A,D
As people age their likelihood of developing chronic health conditions increases substantially. As such, older adults can expect a higher level of need for medical care.

Question 4

What is considered the best way to lower healthcare costs for older adults?

A) Health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management
B) Fee-for-service
C) Competition
D) Death

Question 5

The percentage of the population age 65 and over is projected to reach ____ in 2030.

A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 40%
D) 50%

Question 6

What is the "age rectangle"?

A) Older adults aged 65+ years will live longer with chronic health conditions, and then suddenly die.
B) The demography of the United States includes a small percentage of older adults aged 65+ years, and at the same time, there is a large percentage of people aged 18+ years or younger.
C) The demography of the United States includes nearly equal amounts of older adults aged 65+ years and children aged 18+ years or younger.
D) The demography of the United States includes an increasing number of racial and ethnic minority older adults aged 65+ years.

Question 7

Describe some of the demands that baby boomers will make on the United States in the next 10 years.
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Question 8

What is the leading cause of death among older adults age 65 and older, as reported in 2016?

A) Stroke
B) Cancer
C) Alzheimer's disease
D) Heart disease

Question 9

Describe some of the ways in which Medicaid differs from Medicare.
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Question 10

What makes up the greatest percentage of deaths in the United States?

A) Shortfalls in medical care
B) Access to healthcare
C) Behavioral, social, and environmental factors
D) Genetic

Question 11

The federal government defines health as which of the following?

A) Disease prevention, health protection, and health promotion
B) Biopsychosocial influences of health
C) Prevention and self-management
D) Community partnership, mental health, and physical health

Question 12

What public service was enacted in 1965 to help persons age 65 or older pay for medical care?

A) Older Americans Act
B) Medicaid
C) Medicare
D) Social Security

Question 13

Describe some trends in older adult poverty.
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Question 14

What is Social Security?

A) Federal program designed to provide hospital insurance, and most people do not have to pay a monthly premium for this insurance because they are eligible through the taxes they paid while working
B) Federal program designed to provide medical insurance and covers physician services, outpatient hospital care, and other medical services such as physical and occupational therapy and some home healthcare
C) Federal program designed to protect individuals and their families from loss of earnings due to retirement, disability, or death (when signed into law in 1935, it covered only retired workers)
D) Largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with limited income

Question 15

The World Health Organization ranked the United States as ________ in quality of healthcare.

A) 7th
B) 17th
C) 27th
D) 37th