Foundations of Public Health
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Course Introduction
Foundations of Public Health provides an introduction to the core principles, concepts, and practices that define the field of public health. This course explores the history, mission, and essential functions of public health, emphasizing population health, health determinants, and evidence-based strategies for promoting community well-being. Students examine key topics such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, environmental health, and social and behavioral sciences, developing an understanding of how public health professionals work to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote health on a population level. The course also highlights current challenges and opportunities in public health, preparing students to critically analyze public health issues in local, national, and global contexts.
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Health The Basics 10th Edition by
Rebecca J. Donatelle
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Chapter 1: Accessing Your Health
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Q1) A disease that begins slowly, progresses over a period of time, and that may resist treatment is a(n)
A) acute disease.
B) chronic disease.
C) behavioral disease.
D) hereditary disease.
Answer: B
Q2) The number of years a person is anticipated to live based on conditions at their time of birth is
A) life expectancy.
B) population control.
C) mortality.
D) morbidity.
Answer: A
Q3) Family health background and the behaviors of family members are examples of A) enabling factors.
B) reinforcing factors.
C) motivational factors.
D) predisposing factors.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
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Q1) A network of people who share ties and provide various types of support for each other is
A) psychological support.
B) emotional support.
C) social support.
D) community support.
Answer: C
Q2) The term social health is often used interchangeably with mental health. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Alicia has been experiencing persistent sadness, despair, and hopelessness. She is displaying symptoms of A) exhaustion.
B) anxiety.
C) an eating disorder.
D) a chronic mood disorder.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Cultivating Your Spiritual Health
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Q1) Which of the following activities deprives the senses?
A) Closing the eyes and sitting in silence
B) Inhaling the scent of a floral arrangement
C) Sitting quietly next to a stream
D) Listening to soft music
Answer: A
Q2) Engaging all the physical senses detracts from spirituality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is a key component of healthy relationships?
A) having lots of friends.
B) treating others with respect.
C) seeking out friends with similar interests.
D) having self-awareness.
Answer: B
Q4) Religion and spirituality are synonymous.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Managing Stress and Coping With Lifes
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Q1) Acute stress is significant, long-term stress that can produce negative effects on multiple body systems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A pop quiz in class is an example of
A) chronic stress.
B) a stressor.
C) a frustration.
D) eustress.
Q3) Which of the following has been recommended by experts in positive psychology as a method for managing stress and increasing happiness?
A) Engaging in demanding or competitive physical activity
B) Taking time to keep a daily gratitude journal
C) Trusting that relationships will simply work themselves out
D) Using mind-altering drugs to have a transcendental experience
Q4) Stress can negatively affect a person's libido, regardless of age or gender.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the origins of technostress and list three strategies to reduce it.
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Chapter 5: Improving Your Sleep
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Q1) Adequate sleep may enhance intellectual health in all the following ways EXCEPT
A) by clearing the brain of daily minutia.
B) by synthesizing learning.
C) by consolidating memories.
D) by expending energy.
Q2) How does sleep deprivation affect drivers?
A) Increases hunger
B) Impairs motor skills
C) Improves response time
D) Increases thirst
Q3) Jane stayed up all night taking care of her sick child. She will need to sleep more than average the next few nights to make up for the hours of lost sleep.
A)True
B)False
Q4) College students in the United States are more sleep-deprived than any other age group.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the four stages of NREM sleep.
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Chapter 6: Preventing Violence and Injury
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Q1) During which phase of the cycle of violence do anger, abusive language, and aggression occur?
A) Acute battering
B) Tension building
C) Remorse/reconciliation
D) Retaliation
Q2) Which of the following is true about primary aggression?
A) It will not result in the bodily harm of others.
B) It is goal-directed, hostile self-assertion that is destructive in nature.
C) It results from frustration with minor, daily life experiences.
D) Aggressive behavior does not necessarily result in violent interactions.
Q3) Sexual jokes, suggestive comments, and sexual innuendoes are forms of sexual harassment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) International terrorism occurs when
A) workers in a particular occupation lobby for unionization.
B) hostile actions are directed toward a citizen's or group's own government.
C) students picket on university campuses to protest global warming.
D) terrorist activities transcend national boundaries.
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Chapter 7: Building Healthy Relationships and Understanding Sexuality
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Q1) A relationship is intimate only if sex is involved.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sexual intimacy is the major reason for the existence of all relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Emily and Rosa are close friends who are able to share their feelings freely, providing support and reassurance. This example demonstrates their
A) codependence.
B) emotional availability.
C) ability to provide objective feedback.
D) low self-esteem.
Q4) The first sign of puberty in females is the beginning of breast development.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which one of the following is characteristic of intimate relationships?
A) They involve behavioral independence.
B) They involve a lack of emotional availability.
C) They involve emotional detachment.
D) They involve need fulfillment.
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Chapter 8: Considering Your Reproductive Choices
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Q1) Fertility awareness methods of birth control include all of the following EXCEPT
A) the calendar method.
B) the body temperature method.
C) the cervical mucous method.
D) abstinence.
Q2) Which assisted reproductive technology process involves the fertilization of a woman's egg outside of her body and the transfer of the fertilized egg to her uterus?
A) Embryo transfer
B) Alternative insemination
C) In vitro fertilization
D) Nonsurgical embryo transfer
Q3) Which form of contraception involves implanting a small object in a woman's uterus?
A) Cervical cap
B) Contraceptive implant
C) NuvaRing
D) Intrauterine device
Q4) Explain the difference between abstinence and outercourse and the pros and cons of each. Provide information from the chapter to support your answer.
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Chapter 9: Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following is true about inhalants?
A) The products used are illegal for purchase by minors.
B) They reach the bloodstream 10 minutes after inhalation.
C) Doses are difficult to control because of individual lung capacities.
D) The effects last for days.
Q2) All of the following are true about suppositories EXCEPT
A) they are designed to melt at body temperature.
B) they are inserted into the vagina or anus.
C) they cause a drug to remain active in the body for several hours.
D) they have a short life span and become inactive within an hour.
Q3) Which of the following is true about routes of drug administration?
A) Drugs can't be absorbed through the skin.
B) Intravenous injection is the most dangerous method of administration.
C) The least effective route of administration is by inhalation.
D) Drugs taken orally reach the bloodstream faster than drugs taken by inhalation.
Q4) Withdrawal and tolerance are key aspects of addiction.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Drinking Alcohol Responsibly and Ending
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Q1) An addictive drug produced by fermentation is
A) ethyl alcohol.
B) congener.
C) acetaldehyde.
D) dehydrogenase.
Q2) How does tobacco use affect society?
Q3) Advertising for cigarettes targets specific subpopulations in society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which substance in cigarettes numbs the throat to allow for deeper inhalation?
A) Menthol
B) Tar
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Nicotine
Q5) Which of the following occurs within 24 hours of quitting smoking?
A) Chance of heart attack decreases.
B) Coughing deceases.
C) Circulation improves.
D) Cilia regrow in the lungs.
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Chapter 11: Eating for a Healthier You
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Q1) A person who avoids all foods and food products of animal origin, including dairy and eggs, is
A) a lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
B) a vegetarian.
C) a vegan.
D) lactose intolerant.
Q2) In the United States, which of the following factors does NOT affect most people's choices about dietary intake?
A) Convenience
B) Cultural traditions
C) Advertising
D) Limited food supply
Q3) Which of the following foods is the most nutrient-dense?
A) A glass of whole milk
B) A glass of low-fat milk
C) A bowl of ice cream
D) A stick of butter
Q4) Antioxidants have been scientifically proven to slow the aging process.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
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Q1) Which environmental factor encourages us to increase our food consumption?
A) Easy access to high-calorie foods in stores and restaurants
B) Increasing number of regulations that apply to food labeling
C) Social encouragement to work out and be active
D) Increasing use of texting for cell phone communication
Q2) A measurement based on the relationship between a person's height and weight that is highly correlated to the amount of body fat is the
A) body composition index.
B) obesity index.
C) body fat index.
D) body mass index.
Q3) The method of body composition measurement that sends a small current through the body to measure the resistance based on percentage of body water is
A) electrical conductivity test.
B) bioelectrical impedance analysis.
C) soft tissue roentgenogram.
D) dual-energy x-ray absorpiometry.
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Chapter 13: Enhancing Your Body Image
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Q1) A key characteristic associated with social physique anxiety is
A) an over-reliance on counseling or therapy.
B) avoidance of issues associated with appearance.
C) a pattern of yo-yo dieting.
D) an inability function in social interactions and relationships.
Q2) An individual with an eating disorder may also have
A) other psychological disorders.
B) impulsive behavior.
C) a sense of empowerment.
D) high self-esteem.
Q3) A compensatory behavior, such as vomiting or using laxatives to get rid of food that has been consumed, is a behavior that
A) has obvious health benefits.
B) attempts to balance out a previous behavior.
C) indicates a healthy body image.
D) has no potential negative health consequences.
Q4) Compare and contrast compulsive exercise and the female athlete triad.
Q5) The concept of the ideal body image changes as popular culture evolves.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Improving Your Personal Fitness
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Q1) Which of the following is the most serious form of heat-stress illness?
A) Heat cramps
B) Heat exhaustion
C) Heat response
D) Heatstroke
Q2) Tasha is 20 years old and wants to find her 60 percent target heart rate. This calculation would equal
A) 60 beats per minute.
B) 200 beats per minute.
C) 160 beats per minute.
D) 120 beats per minute.
Q3) A sprained ankle should be iced
A) every two hours for the first 24 hours.
B) three times a day for the first 24 to 72 hours.
C) for 20 minutes every hour for the first 24 to 72 hours.
D) every hour for the first 24 hours.
Q4) Applying the FITT principle, create a jogging and weight training program for a healthy college student who wants to stay fit and increase muscle strength.
Q5) How does regular exercise physiologically lower the risk of heart disease?
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Chapter 15: Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
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Q1) Which blood pressure measurement is the upper number that represents the amount of pressure on arterial walls when the heart contracts?
A) Systolic
B) Diastolic
C) Aortic
D) Ischemic
Q2) Which of the following is a cancer that occurs in bones, muscles, and/or connective tissue?
A) Lymphoma
B) Carcinoma
C) Sarcoma
D) Leukemia
Q3) Which of the following is a cancer that occurs in the infection-fighting regions of the body?
A) Lymphoma
B) Carcinoma
C) Sarcoma
D) Leukemia
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Chapter 16: Minimizing Your Risk for Diabetes
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Q1) Diabetes is the fastest-growing chronic disease ever to affect Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by
A) high blood fats.
B) high blood glucose.
C) low blood pressure.
D) high blood proteins.
Q3) Uncontrolled diabetes can increase the risk of
A) liver cancer.
B) blindness.
C) brain tumors.
D) skin cancer.
Q4) In which form of diabetes is the body not able to produce insulin?
A) Type 1
B) Type 2
C) Gestational
D) Metabolic syndrome
Q5) What steps can an individual take to lower their risk of diabetes?
Q6) What is the primary difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
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Chapter 17: Protecting Against Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases
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Q1) Which of the following is a staphylococcal infection?
A) Scarlet fever
B) Pneumonia
C) Acne
D) Lyme disease
Q2) You cannot believe that you seem to have come down with the flu while vacationing at a peaceful resort on a lake. The only downside to the beautiful location is having to constantly apply mosquito repellant to fend off the annoying bugs. The illness you most likely have is
A) ebola hemorrhagic fever.
B) hantavirus.
C) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
D) West Nile virus.
Q3) Which of the following plays a major role in the body's immune response?
A) Red blood cells
B) Lymphocytes
C) Blood pressure
D) Lung capacity
Q4) Explain why some people get a disease when exposed to a particular microorganism and others do not get the disease.
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Chapter 18: Preparing for Aging Death and Dying
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Q1) A degenerative bone disease characterized by porous bones is A) fibromyalgia.
B) rheumatoid arthritis.
C) osteoporosis.
D) osteoarthritis.
Q2) The genetic mutation theory attributes aging to the decline of the body's immunological system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Many older people engage in regular sexual activity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) After his stroke at the age of 80, Austin now has urinary incontinence, meaning he has
A) kidney failure.
B) reduced control or no control over urination.
C) slowing of the urinary stream flow.
D) dietary phosphorus that interfered with urination.
Q5) Describe four characteristics of people who have aged successfully.
Q6) Explain how the growing population of elderly will affect society in the future.
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Chapter 19: Environmental Health
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Q1) The global warming that has occurred over the last 50 years is due to human activities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Earth's surface temperature has risen by how much in the past 100 years?
A) More than 1 degree but less than 2 degrees
B) More than 2 degrees but less than 3 degrees
C) More than 3 degrees but less than 5 degrees
D) More than 5 degrees
Q3) Nitrogen dioxide and oxygen interact with sunlight to form
A) carbon monoxide.
B) ozone.
C) particulates.
D) sulfur dioxide.
Q4) Which naturally occurring odorless, colorless gas seeps into homes and is the second-leading cause of lung cancer?
A) Radon
B) Asbestos
C) Lead
D) Mold
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Chapter 20: Making Smart Health Care Choices
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Q1) Communication with health care providers can be improved by all of the following EXCEPT
A) knowing your family history.
B) relying on your health care provider as your only source of information on health care issues.
C) writing down information so that you remember it accurately.
D) seeking a second opinion when you have doubts about the provider's recommendations.
Q2) Regular self-care should include performing monthly breast and testicular self-examinations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Categories established by the federal government to determine how much hospitals will be reimbursed for the care of a patient with a particular condition or multiple conditions are
A) diagnosis-related groups.
B) fee schedules.
C) formulary tiers.
D) diagnostic codes.
Q4) Discuss four problems that may be associated with access to health care.
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Chapter 21: Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Q1) Briefly describe four patterns of utilization of CAM practice.
Q2) Natasha has not had much luck receiving help from her regular doctor to alleviate her PMS symptoms and overall fatigue. The medication that was prescribed made her dizzy, so Natasha stopped taking it. She decided to find a new doctor who was more focused on treating the whole person, not just individual symptoms or diseases. Her next step is to make an appointment with a A) holistic practitioner.
B) chiropractor.
C) gynecologist.
D) pain specialist.
Q3) Although you study for hours, your memory seems to fail you when taking an exam. To improve your memory, you are considering trying A) kava.
B) ginkgo biloba.
C) St. John's wort.
D) echinacea.
Q4) If a product is labeled "natural," you may assume that it is safe.
A)True
B)False
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