1. What is the definition of health?

Chapter 1

• What is the definition of health?

• The absence of disease or infirmity
• Physical and mental well -being
• Social well-being

*d. All of the above

• The environmental determinants of health

• are the physical dimensions of an in dividual’s existence.

*b. have a greater impact on health than the medical care system does.

• have only a direct impact on health.
• None of the above

• Which of the following is a key healthcare reform initiative that

became US federal law?

• Health Care Freedom Act
• American Health Care Act

*c. Affordable Care Act

• Better Care Reconciliation Act

• Which of the following is not a component of socioeconomic status?

• Income
• Education

*c. Race

• Occupational status

• Which of the following countries has the highest per capita

healthcare expenditures?

• Australia

*b. United States

• Japan
• Netherlands

• Which of the following statements best describes public health?

• It is a component of medical care.
• It operates on a small scale.

*c. It includes preventing diseases and promoting good health within communities and populations.

• It is intended for the treatment of diseases.

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• Which of the following is a prominent theory of disease causality?

• Lifestyle theory
• Germ theory
• Environmental theory

*d. All of the above

• What is the primary goal of healthcare reform in the United States?

• To allocate resources across care settings
• To enhance healthcare services delivery

*c. To make health insurance more available

• To bring together stakeholders and policymakers

• In healthcare, “agency relationship” refers to

*a. a relationship between a patient and a provider in which the patient delegates authority to the provider to m ake decisions and perform actions on the patient’s behalf.

• patients’ tendency to refer to and incorporate the decisions

of healthcare providers in their own decision making.

• the referral of patients to specialists by primary care

providers.

• None of the above

• Which of the following statements best describes health policy?

• It is policy related to the financing, delivery, and

governance of health services for the populations and subpopulations within a jurisdiction.

• It is a regulation that imposes restrictions for the purpose

of controlling the behavior of a target group.*c. It is legislation over individuals, organizations, and society aimed at improving the health of populations and subpopulations.

• It cannot be established by the private sector.

• What is the definition of healthcare policy?

*a. It is policy related to the financing, delivery, and governance of health services for the populations and subpopulations within a jurisdiction.

• It is a regulation that impo ses restrictions for the purpose

of controlling the behavior of a target group.

• It is legislation over individuals, organizations, and society

aimed at improving the health of populations and subpopulations.

• None of the above

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• Which of the following is not an example of regulatory policy?

• Prohibition of smoking in public places
• Legislation protecting customers from excessive premiums
• Licensure requirements for medical professionals

*d. Medicaid

• Which of the following is a distributive policy?

*a. Funding of medical research through the National Institutes of Health

• Medicaid
• Processes related to the approval of new drugs
• Social welfare programs

• Which of the following statements best describes stakeholder s?

• They are entities or individuals who have a direct role in the

development of policy.

• They have equal influence in different types of political

systems.

• They primarily influence the formulation of health policy.

*d. They have a stronger in fluence on policymaking when their positions converge.

• Which of the following statements is not true about mental health?

• Mental health disorders are the second leading nationwide

burden on health and productivity.

• It is measured by mental health conditions, perceptions,

satisfaction, and services received.*c. Only two-thirds of adults diagnosed with a mental health disorder receive any treatment.

• Untreated mental illness is associated with social problems in

both public and private se ttings.

• Individuals have equal control over the three categories of

behavioral risk factors.

• True

*b. False

• The less control individuals have over the behavioral risk factors,

the more regulations the government tends to enforce (with a few exceptions, such as regulations over illegal drugs).

*a. True

• False
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• Behavioral risk factors are related to socioeconomic status.

*a. True

• False

• The habit of cigarette smoking is considered a leisure activity

risk.

• True

*b. False

• Social contacts and social resources are among the determinants of

health.

*a. True

• False

• Policymakers tend to be most responsive to the views and wishes of

constituents who are politically active.

*a. True

• False

• The significance of a health policy is unrelated to the severity of

the health problem it is targeting.

• True

*b. False

• Physicians’ decisions typically reflect their own self -interests,

the interests of patients, and payers’ incentives.

*a. True

• False

• Regulatory policy is one of the major types of health policy in the

US.

*a. True

• False

• Sociocultural norms are considered a broad determinant of health

policy.

*a. True

• False
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