Deck 38: Introduction to Public Health

Question 1

Public health:

A) Takes a broad perspective on health
B) Focuses upon populations
C) Considers what causes illness and how it can be prevented
D) All the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Statistics identify that the main causes of premature death come from

A) Diseases related to lifestyle behaviours
B) COVID-19
C) Trauma and suicide
D) None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The three domains of public health are

A) Health education, health prevention and health services
B) Health improvement, health prevention and health services
C) Health improvement, health protection and health services
D) Health improvement, health prevention and health management

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Health inequalities are

A) Avoidable
B) Unjust
C) Inequitable
D) All the above

Question 5

Health protection is the area of public health practice that aims to reduce the dangers to health from

A) Infections
B) Chemicals
C) Radiation hazards
D) All the above