Question 1

What key concern is common among communities with higher levels of inequality and demonstrates that inequality affects us all?

Accepted Answer

A)   Community safety
B)   Economic downturns
C)   Mental illness
D)   Addictive behaviours A

Question 2

A number of provinces in Canada have implemented legislation that prohibits smoking in public spaces. In applying a public health ethics framework, what other strategies would be reasonable to implement when enforcing this policy, which is intended to limit exposure to secondhand smoke and improve health?

Accepted Answer

A)   Market vaping equipment and products to youth.
B)   Provide access to cessation programs for smokers.
C)   Restrict the national importation of cigarettes.
D)   No other strategies are ethically relevant. B

Question 3

What does public health ethics consider that makes its focus unique and consequently different from a biomedical ethics focus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Independence of the individual
B)   Community considerations
C)   Societal struggles
D)   Individual autonomy B

Question 4

Understanding health inequities within population groups requires a consideration of which factors? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Distribution of assets
B)   Structural determinants of health
C)   Biology or genetics
D)   Unjust policies
E)   Advocacy organizations

Question 5

Which understanding of health equity and action has been identified as being important to include within each of the existing seven domains in expanding the public health core competencies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social justice
B)   Evaluation
C)   Collaboration
D)   Leadership

Question 6

Which approach to understanding health influences, integrates, and considers the effects of geographic space, community context, and choices available?

Accepted Answer

A)   Behavioural lifestyle
B)   World health
C)   Socioenvironmental
D)   Biomedical

Question 7

Which of the following mechanisms contribute to a healing approach when working to improve or maintain population health? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Comprehensive illness considerations
B)   Incorporating spiritual dimensions
C)   Facilitating social connectedness
D)   Focusing primarily on physical abnormalities
E)   Providing timely mindfulness practice

Question 8

Why has population health as a concept continued to develop and evolve?

Accepted Answer

A)   To address disease determinants.
B)   To foster change strategies.
C)   To enable government attention.
D)   To consider environmental factors.

Question 9

What does research on the social gradient in health provide for health care planners?

Accepted Answer

A)   Linkages between communicable disease incidence and prevalence
B)   Facts that are specific primarily to lower-income individuals and groups
C)   Evidence that the gradient is stable and health between groups is improving
D)   Statistical linkages between health and socioeconomic position over time

Question 10

In considering the various approaches to defining health, which phrase most clearly links to the goal of achieving health for all?

Accepted Answer

A)   Health is a resource for everyday life.
B)   Health is the absence of disease.
C)   Health as a fundamental right.
D)   Health is multidimensional.

Exam 1: Foundational Concepts in Population and Public Health