Communicable disease is a major concern in developed and lesser-developed countries. An example of a successful campaign against which of the following diseases was carried out during the 1960s and 1970s? 1. Tetanus 2. Measles 3. Pertussis 4. Smallpox ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
Public health economics 1. Is concerned with the use of resources 2. Focuses on producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services related to public health 3. Is concerned with how scarce resources affect the health care industry 4. Is a growing field of science and practice that involves the management and use of monies to […]
Immigrants who settle outside major metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas on unincorporated land are known as colonias. Which of the following is true about this group? 1. They have developed roads, transportation, and electrical services. 2. They are frequently driven off, only to return to the same area. 3. Their settlements […]
Population health includes conditions that are important considerations, including income and social factors, social support networks, education, employment, and healthy child development. These are examples of 1. Culture 2. Development 3. Community 4. Determinants ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
Improvement to the overall health status of a population contributes to the economic growth of a country in several ways, including 1. Decreasing the number of people needing outside resources 2. Increasing in the number of children who can attend school and eventually participate in their country’s economic growth 3. Increasing the monetary resources that […]
Multilateral organizations include the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Pan American Health Organization. These agencies 1. Receive funding from multiple government and non-government sources 2. All control the spread of disease 3. Feed the people of the world 4. Use nurses as their main source of information […]
Global health is related to economic, industrial, and technological development. The introduction of health care technology into lesser-developed countries has led to less-than-satisfactory results because 1. People do not want to use newer technology. 2. The cost is so high that they cannot afford to use new technology. 3. There is often a lack of […]
The director general of the WHO made a commitment to renew all the policies and actions of “Health for All in the 21st century” (HFA21). The health priorities are based on the concepts of 1. Eradication of communicable disease worldwide 2. Equity and solidarity with an emphasis on the individual’s, family’s, and community’s responsibility for […]
The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002. The mission of this agency is 1. Prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation 2. Regulate nursing licensure 3. Ensure the safety of food and cosmetics 4. Regulate managed care organizations ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1 […]
A lesser-developed country 1. Is not stable with respect to its economy and technological development 2. Exists on the African continent only 3. Is in areas with a warm climate 4. Has a high number of persons with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1