Public Health & Social Medicine: Definitions and History Quiz
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What is the fundamental right of every human being according to the World Health Organization?

  • The right to healthcare access
  • The highest attainable standard of health
  • The enjoyment of the highest standard of health (correct)
  • The absence of disease or infirmity

    • According to the World Health Organization, health of an individual is defined as:

  • The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being (correct)
  • The enjoyment of the highest standard of health
  • The absence of disease or infirmity
  • The state of complete physical well-being

    • How does Public Health measure the health of people?

  • Through subjective measures, physical measures, and biochemical parameters (correct)
  • Through physical measures and biochemical parameters
  • Through physical and biochemical parameters only
  • Through subjective measures only

    • What did Winslow define as the science and art of preventing disease and prolonging life?

    <p>Efforts for sanitation of the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In ancient Greece, what was believed to be the direct cause of all disease?

    <p>Imbalance of bodily humours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the major focus areas of public health efforts in Ancient India?

    <p>Sanitation and personal hygiene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classic definition of public health as a science?

    <p>Basic and applied science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the more modern view, what does public health as a discipline encompass?

    <p>Basic and applied science, education, social sciences, economics, and management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is described as 'a seminal figure in public health' in the text?

    <p>C-E.A.Winslow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary measures for control of communicable diseases according to the old view of public health?

    <p>Sanitation and vaccination</p> Signup and view all the answers

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