Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Describe some of the ways in which Medicaid differs from Medicare.
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Accepted Answer

Medicaid is a state, not federal, program for low-income people. Medicaid policies vary by state for eligibility, services, and payment. Older adults can be eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare if they are both low-income and over the age of 65 years. Medicaid is commonly the largest cost item in most states' budgets.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What do older adults have in common?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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.

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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Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The federal government defines health as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

What is Social Security?

Accepted Answer

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Describe some trends in older adult poverty.
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Accepted Answer

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Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What do health-promoting initiatives involve?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is the "age rectangle"?

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 1: Introduction to Health Promotion and Aging

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

Describe some of the ways in which Medicaid differs from Medicare. ___________________________ _ ___________________________

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

What do older adults have in common?

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

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

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

The federal government defines health as which of the following?

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

What is Social Security?

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

Describe some trends in older adult poverty. ___________________________ _ ___________________________

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

What do health-promoting initiatives involve?

What is the "age rectangle"?

Exam 1: Introduction to Health Promotion and Aging

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

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

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

What do older adults have in common?

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

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

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

The federal government defines health as which of the following?

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

What is Social Security?

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

Describe some trends in older adult poverty. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

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

What do health-promoting initiatives involve?

What is the "age rectangle"?

Describe some of the ways in which Medicaid differs from Medicare. ___________________________ _ ___________________________

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

Describe some trends in older adult poverty. ___________________________ _ ___________________________