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What is the primary aim of public health initiatives?

To provide maximum benefit for the largest number of people (correct)
To manage epidemics and outbreaks
To focus on environmental health risks
To provide clinical care to individuals

What is the term for a factor that contributes to the generation of a trait?

Health outcome
Health determinant (correct)
Environmental factor
Risk factor

What is the term for the occurrence of cases of an illness or health-related event in excess of normal expectancy?

Outbreak
Health crisis
Epidemic (correct)
Pandemic

What is the term for the result of a medical condition that directly affects the length or quality of a person's life?

Health outcome (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of clinical care?

Preservation of mental and physical well-being (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events?

Epidemiology (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the number of cases of a disease or health condition in a population at a given time?

Prevalence (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the rate at which new cases of a disease or health condition occur in a population?

Incidence (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the impact of environmental factors on human health?

Environmental health (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age?

Life expectancy (D) Signup and view all the answers

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