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Chapter 2 week 1
1. Which of the following statemaent best express the social justice view of public health: |
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1. C- Members of a community have collective responsibility for their common welfare. |
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2. The early histor of US public health was closly tied to social reform movements.
Which of the following public health issues would NOT be conssidered social reform: |
2. C- Communicable disease control
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3. Which of the statements best expresses the market justic view:
4. The lesson of the "tragedy of the commons" for public health is that: |
3. A- Every adult individual is responsible for his or her own lot in life.
4. B- Under some circumstances, individuals in a community may profit by agreeing as a group to limit each persons freedom to act. |
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5. Many public health measures have a negative economic impact on an industry. Which of the following measures is most likely to have a negative as well as positive results for public health:
6. SKIPPED 7. Which of the following measures could be considered primarily an attempt to legislate morality: |
5. B- Effect of banning pesticide use on the agriculture industry.
6. SKIPPED 7. B- Laws aginst homosexuality |
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8. The institute of Medicine concluded in 1988 that public health in the US was in disarray:
9. Many industries are opposed to public health measures for economic reasons. Which of the following industries is least likely to do so: 10. Which of the following statement is true: |
8. A- True
9. D- Medical supply industry 000 10. B- Costs of public health measures are easier to calclate than benefits. |
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11. Restricting individual freedoms for public health purposes is unconstitutional:
12. Which of the following justifications for limiting people's freedom is likely to be the most controvsial: |
11. B- False
12. C- To prevent someone from harming himself. |
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13. Which of the following statements is generally consistent with good public health policy:
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13. C- Laws against selling cocaine are a generally acceptable limit on individual freedom
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14. The George W. Bush administration was accused of distoring public health science concerning all the following issues except:
15. President Obama has promised to restore scientific integrity to public health policy making: |
14. D- Drunk driving
15.A- True |
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week 1 ch. 3
1. The level of government that, acccording to the Constitution has the pairmary responsibility for the health of the population is: 2. Which of the following statement is true: |
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1. B- State 2. B- The federal government sometimes uses the interstate commerce provision of the constitution to protect the health of the population. |
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3. Which of the following statements in NOT true:
4. The US Constitution specifically authorizes the federal government to do which of the following activities relevant to public health: 5. Which of the statements is NOT true: |
3. D- Legislatures do not have the power to restrict the actions of public health agencies.
4. A- Tax and Spend 5. C- The federal agency responsible for protection the public frompolluted water is part of the Department of Health and Human Services |
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6. Which of the following is NOT an example of a non-governmental agency role in public health:
7. Public health law is determined by all of the following bodies EXCEPT: |
6. B- The National Cancer Institute conduction research on cancer treatments.
7. D- Nongovernmental agencies |
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8. Which of the following statements in NOT true:
9. Which of the following agencies is NOT part of the Department of Health and Human Services: 10. Which of the following activities is NOT part of the CDC responsibilities: |
8. C- Most public health laws require benefits to be weighed against costs.
9. B- EPA 10. A- Conduct research of the pasic physiology of diseases. |
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11. Which of the following activities is NOT a part of the NIG responsibilities:
12. Which of following is NOT part of the FDA responsibilities: |
11. B- Control the spread of infectious diseases.
12. A- Conduct reasearch on basic physiology of diseases |
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13. Which of the following agencies do NOT have some responsibility for environmental Health:
14. The governmental alone cannot achieve the objectives of public health: |
13. D- CIA
14. A- True |
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15.Supreme Court in case Jacobston vs. Commonweath of Massachusetts What specific issue did the case apply to:
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15. C- Small pox vaccination
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