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

Question 1

Twenty-first century community health concerns include:

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

Answer 1

D
Explanation: The four leading causes of death as we enter the third decade of the twenty-first century can be attributed to lifestyle factors. Millions of Americans live in communities with unsafe air and water and exposure to solid waste. High national healthcare expenditures continue to be an issue that needs to be addressed.

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

A
Explanation: The Hill-Burton Act sought to improve the distribution of medical care and to enhance the quality of hospitals.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True
Explanation: A community's altitude, latitude, climate, population, and industrial development influence the types of health problems its populace faces and the resources available to manage them.

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

Individuals with lower socioeconomic status have poorer health status.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

Explain the framework of Healthy People 2030.