Public Health Core Activities Analysis Quiz
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Which of the following is a key aspect of public health accountability?

  • Providing medical care to the chronically ill
  • Conducting research on new medical treatments
  • Promoting healthy behaviour
  • Ensuring patients receive the right care at the right time without harm (correct)

    • What is the primary focus of the second core activity of public health?

  • Responding to disasters
  • Protecting the environment, workplace, food, and water (correct)
  • Assuring the quality of medical care
  • Promoting healthy behaviour

    • What is the main purpose of monitoring the health status of the population?

  • To promote healthy behaviour
  • To identify, measure, and monitor community and global health needs (correct)
  • To respond to disasters
  • To assure the quality of medical care

    • What is the purpose of the ninth core activity of public health?

    <p>To lead the development of sound health policy and planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the eighth core activity of public health?

    <p>Reaching to develop new insights and innovative solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of the world's population that lives below the internationally defined poverty line?

    <p>More than half</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the projected increase in NCD deaths globally between 2010 and 2020?

    <p>15%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a communicable disease?

    <p>Diarrhoeal diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of annual tobacco-related deaths projected to occur by 2030?

    <p>8 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a non-communicable disease?

    <p>Ischaemic heart disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of NCD deaths occur among people under the age of 60 in low- and middle-income countries?

    <p>29%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of all deaths in the world attributable to insufficient physical activity?

    <p>3.2%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of deaths per year attributable to the harmful use of alcohol?

    <p>2.3 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the prevalence of raised blood pressure in high-income populations?

    <p>Similar to all income groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the multidimensional nature of health according to the World Health Organization?

    <p>Physical, Mental, Social</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Winslow (1923), what does public health primarily focus on?

    <p>Preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not listed as one of the core efforts in public health as defined by Winslow?

    <p>Teaching advanced medical procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT considered a core activity of public health?

    <p>Providing pharmaceutical treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three specific dimensions of health according to the WHO definition?

    <p>Physical, Mental, Social</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is part of Winslow's definition of public health?

    <p>Promoting health through society's organized efforts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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