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Introduction to Public Health provides an overview of the fundamental concepts, principles, and practices that underpin the field of public health. The course explores the historical development of public health, the determinants of health and disease, and the roles played by public health systems in promoting and protecting population health. Students will examine topics such as epidemiology, prevention strategies, health promotion, environmental health, and global health challenges. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of how public health professionals work to prevent disease, address health disparities, and improve wellness at community and population levels.
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Understanding the Australian Health Care System 3rd Edition by Eileen Willis
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Q1) The health status of individuals and nations depends on the provision of services,but also on issues of equity linked to the social determinants of health (SDH)- for example:
A)the social gradient
B)access to housing,education,labour conditions,and gender equity
C)major morbidity and mortality patterns
D)the welfare state
Answer: B
Q2) Freidson argued that professions were characterised by:
A)a license to practise provided by an authority
B)a strong basis in science
C)a capacity to influence government policy
D)a strong service ethic,scientific training,and autonomy of practice
Answer: D
Q3) Eliot Freidson defined a profession as a group of workers who:
A)have the knowledge and skills to do a highly specialised task
B)who make the tools for a particular occupation
C)earn over $100,000 per year
D)are affiliated with a union
Answer: A

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Q1) Bulk-billing is the practice of:
A)medical practitioners sending out bulk medical bills.
B)a medical practitioner accepting the Medicare schedule fee as full payment for a service
C)Medicare providing bulk rebates for medical services
D)medical practitioners billing private health insurance companies
Answer: B
Q2) The Australian public health insurance scheme Medicare funds which of the following health care services?
A)Visits to general practitioners
B)Medical treatment received in a private hospital
C)Visits to specialist medical practitioners
D)All of the above
Answer: D
Q3) The major principle underpinning access to the Australian health care system is:
A)co-payments
B)universalism
C)Medicare
D)activity-based funding
Answer: B
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Q1) Which of the following reflects the proportion of admitted-patient days for Australian hospitals?
A)Public hospitals account for almost twice as many admitted-patient days compared with private hospitals
B)Private hospitals account for almost twice as many admitted-patient days compared with public hospitals
C)Private hospitals and public hospitals account for approximately equal admitted-patient days
D)Public hospitals account for approximately ten times the admitted-patient days of private hospitals
Answer: A
Q2) Which state of Australia hosts the most private day hospital facilities?
A)Queensland
B)New South Wales
C)Victoria
D)South Australia
Answer: B
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Q1) In Australia,health practitioners are funded:
A)on a contract basis
B)on a fee-for-service basis
C)on a mix of the above
D)none of the above
Q2) Health systems are shifting from:
A)models that reward activity to those that reward value and effective patient care
B)models that focus on value to those that focus on volume
C)models that focus on specialist care
D)models that reward efficiency
Q3) What is the primary role of a health system?
A)To cure all patients
B)To educate health professionals
C)To improve population health
D)To help everyone live longer
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Q1) What document or legislation sets out the requirements for individuals,organisations,and governments and their agencies for the control of infectious diseases,the control of a range of risks to public health,and measures that must be taken to promote and protect health?
A)Public Health Mandate
B)Public Health Act
C)Public Health Strategy
D)Public Health Policy
Q2) In Australia,the inequities between population groups that may be described by culture,socio-economic status or place is known by what term?
A)Public health
B)Health gap
C)Health inequities
D)Population health
Q3) What levels of government are responsible for handling public health issues?
A)Local,state and territory governments
B)Federal,state,territory and local governments
C)The federal government
D)Federal,state and territory governments
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Q1) A model of community-based health service delivery and a philosophy about equity and fairness best describes:
A)population health care
B)public health care
C)selective health care
D)primary health care
Q2) Australia is a relatively rich country,and therefore there is little need for comprehensive primary health care programs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An international conference on public health care that took place in 1978 was articulated in a document that still guides primary health care.This document is called the:
A)Public Health Mandate
B)Social Health Directive
C)Public Health Care Declaration
D)Declaration of Alma-Ata
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Q1) The largest group of registered health professionals within the biomedical system:
A)medical practitioners
B)nurses and midwives
C)allied health professionals
D)personal care attendants (PCAs)
Q2) While there is a shortage of some health professionals,the more pressing problem is:
A)the time it takes to train doctors for surgery
B)the limited scope of practice of nurses and physiotherapists
C)lack of Medicare reimbursement for nursing care
D)maldistribution of health professionals with lower numbers in outer metropolitan,regional and rural areas
Q3) The process of accreditation of health professions is handled by:
A)the AHPRA
B)universities and TAFE colleges in each state
C)the relevant professional association such as the ANMAC
D)the relevant professional association and the medical profession
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Q1) An important feature of the PBS is that:
A)it is free for all Australians irrespective of what welfare benefit they receive
B)all Australians contribute to the scheme through general taxation
C)the scheme remains uncapped as the government is not obliged to implement advice it receives from the PBAC
D)it remains in place because Australia has a world-class system for providing medicines to its citizens
Q2) The similarity between the PBS and Medicare is:
A)both are government services and organisations
B)both are schemes designed to help Australians who are disadvantaged and have health care cards
C)both are financed at least partially through general taxation
D)both are schemes eligible for those aged pensioners who do not have self-funded superannuation to help them buy medicines and health care
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Q1) Older persons are considered to be what age:
A)85+
B)70+
C)65+
D)50+
Q2) Australia is moving away from a medical model for aged care to a social model.The social model of care focuses on:
A)providing appropriate services to people within their homes and communities
B)keeping people in residential care settings
C)consumer-directed care
D)choice
Q3) The experience of ageing impacts on aspects of life such as housing,income,health,relationships and social participation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Australian government is now focused on healthy ageing,highlighting the positive aspects of ageing.Healthy ageing has a strong association with quality of life.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Geographical classification systems have been used to differentiate between urban,rural and remote areas and to provide incentives for health professionals to relocate to districts of workforce shortages.Of the following,which have been most recently developed for use in Australia?
A)Rural,Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA)and Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)
B)ARIA and Modified Monash Model (MMM)
C)RRMA and Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA)
D)MMM and ASGC-RA
Q2) Health inequality is:
A)differences in health status between population groups that can be linked to potentially modifiable social or economic factors
B)differences in health status between different population groups or individuals
C)differences in treatments for different population groups
D)similarities in health status between different population groups
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Q1) Apart from the health benefits of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs),they contribute significantly through:
A)providing a safe place to visit
B)taking patients from mainstream services
C)providing free transport
D)providing employment and economic benefits to Indigenous people
Q2) The key feature of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs)that ensures legal accountability is:
A)having close government scrutiny
B)being incorporated
C)having a doctor in charge
D)community control
Q3) Indigenous health services and systems first commenced:
A)in the 1970s at Redfern,Sydney
B)with the arrival of Western medicine
C)thousands of years ago with practices that are ongoing today
D)un Central Australia
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Q1) 'Capacity' is one factor in the decision to commit a person to involuntary care.Capacity is best understood as the:
A)ability to make decisions regarding one's own health care
B)ability to undertake everyday tasks
C)willingness to take medications
D)potential for harm
Q2) Which of the following factors contribute to the fragmentation of mental health services?
A)Increased use of private service providers
B)The dispersion of the population in rural and remote areas
C)Lack of cultural sensitivity by service providers
D)All of the above
Q3) Which of the following mental health policy initiatives are typical of new public management?
A)The use of private service providers
B)Competitive tendering for government funding for service delivery
C)Reliance on informal carers
D)All of the above
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Q1) The roles of disability professionals and developmental educators are:
A)secondary to the expertise of other health and human service professionals -health needs must be addressed first
B)important to interprofessional practice and ensuring that people living with disability have access to services and are able to use,implement and benefit from multidisciplinary services.
C)only relevant when based within disability-specific services
D)based on a unique and specific range of skills and knowledge but do not qualify practitioners to work collaboratively with other health and human service professionals
Q2) The health and quality of life outcomes for people living with disability can be improved by individualising funding and giving more choice and control to the individuals than service providers.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Workers' compensation systems in Australia:
A)have been developed by each state and territory
B)are identical across all states with regard to structure,coverage and benefits
C)have identical policies across all states and territories,but work under different names
D)operate under one central Commonwealth regulator for all states and territories
Q2) Health care services have one role in workers' compensation,which is to provide diagnostic,treatment and rehabilitation services to injured workers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the primary systems by which Australian governments address the recovery and rehabilitation of injured and ill workers?
A)Workcover Australia
B)Return to Work Australia
C)Safe Work Australia
D)Workers' Compensation
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Q1) Which country provides access to CAM through their national health scheme?
A)United States of America
B)United Kingdom
C)Australia
D)New Zealand
Q2) At which educational institutions are students studying CAM eligible for fee help?
A)Universities
B)TAFE institutions
C)Private colleges
D)All of the above
Q3) Which of the following CAM practices are eligible for private health insurance rebates?
A)Western herbal medicine
B)Naturopathic medicine
C)Homoeopathic medicine
D)All of the above
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Q1) The existing system of dental care in Australia,while providing excellent care for some,is not meeting the needs of all and is not reducing oral disease levels.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How much of Australian dental services are funded by the Commonwealth government?
A)Approximately 86%
B)Approximately 56%
C)Approximately 26%
D)Approximately 16%
Q3) The majority of Australians show what pattern of oral health?
A)Less than yearly dental visits
B)Access to timely dental care
C)Good oral hygiene
D)Favourable dental visiting patterns
Q4) Oral diseases,including dental decay and periodontal disease,are among the most prevalent diseases in Australia.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) What group was established to guide the orderly development of nursing specialties in Australia?
A)The Coalition of National Nursing and Midwifery Organisations
B)The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
C)The Australian Nursing Council
D)The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Q2) To become registered as a nurse practitioner,what is the minimum level of education required?
A)Bachelor of Nursing
B)Bachelor of Nursing and Associate Degree of Nursing Practice
C)Bachelor of Nursing and appropriate Master's degree
D)Bachelor of Nursing,a postgraduate qualification in a clinical specialty and an approved Master's degree
Q3) In Australia,all courses leading to registration as an enrolled nurse,registered nurse or nurse practitioner are accredited through:
A)the Coalition of National Nursing and Midwifery Organisations
B)the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
C)the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
D)the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
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Q1) The midwife works in partnership with women to provide support,care and advice.If you were a new midwife looking for these guidelines,you would find them in:
A)the ICM Scope of Practice
B)the NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwife
C)the NMBA Code of Ethics
D)the ICM Competency Standards for the Midwife
Q2) The introduction of the Bachelor of Midwifery (three-year program)commenced in Australia in:
A)2000
B)2001
C)2002
D)2003
Q3) The National Maternity Services Plan suggests that the number of maternity models of care currently in Australia is:
A)two
B)four
C)six
D)five
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Q1) In some states of Australia,ambulance treatment and transport is a user-pays service,therefore incurring a cost to the user.Insurance can be obtained through:
A)local post offices
B)the nearest pharmacy
C)the ambulance service directly or private health insurance
D)1800-AmboDirect
Q2) If not transporting a person to hospital,an ambulance crew might choose which of the following options:
A)leave the patient at home for them to follow up with their GP
B)refer them to another specialist service such as acute mental health practitioners
C)refer them to HealthDirect (telephone advisory service)
D)all of the above
Q3) The benefit of registration for paramedics is:
A)to enhance their professional standing and ensure that patients receive safe and high-quality health care
B)that patients are treated by a suitably qualified practitioner
C)to provide a means by which patients can make complaints about poor treatment
D)to ensure currency of training and education
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Q1) To be eligible to become an accredited practicing dietitian (APD)with the Dietitians Association of Australia,a person must complete which of the following?
A)The relevant university training programs and six months of community service
B)The relevant university training programs
C)The relevant undergraduate training programs,a defined ongoing professional development program and at least one year of mentorship
D)The relevant university training programs and at least two years of mentorship
Q2) In Australia,the accreditation of nutritionists:
A)is performed on a voluntary basis
B)occurs through the Dietetics Association of Australia
C)is only required if a nutritionist works in a community setting
D)enables them to direct the clinical management of patients
Q3) Which of the following dietetic roles usually involves working in primary health care sites such as community health centres and in publicly funded services such as domiciliary care?
A)Specialist dietetics
B)Community-based dietetics
C)Clinical dietetics
D)Private practice dietetics
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Q1) The fees charged by physiotherapists working in private practice:
A)are set by the federal government
B)are set by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)
C)are set by private health insurers
D)are largely driven by market forces
Q2) According to a recent report,the majority of physiotherapists work:
A)in a hospital
B)in private practice
C)in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
D)in country areas
Q3) A key role of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)is:
A)advocating for the physiotherapy profession in Australia
B)monitoring the registration details of physiotherapists in Australia
C)advising on university education curricula for training physiotherapist graduates
D)facilitating the assessment of overseas physiotherapists to enable them to work in Australia
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Q1) Occupational rights include the right to:
A)experience meaning and enrichment in one's occupations
B)make choices and share decision-making in daily life
C)participate in a range of occupations for health,development and social inclusion
D)all the above
Q2) The first formal occupational therapy educational programs emerged around:
A)1855
B)1893
C)1914
D)1942
Q3) Occupational therapists (OTs)apply the therapeutic process according to aspects of the:
A)patient,engineering and occupation
B)patient,environment and occupation
C)person,engineering and occupation
D)person,environment and occupation
Q4) Occupational therapists work mainly with people who have work injuries.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) What is the increased risk of adverse symptoms or even sudden cardiac death for chronic-disease patients while undertaking exercise,with a reduced risk for the rest of the day known as?
A)Risk versus reward
B)The exercise conundrum
C)Buyer beware
D)The exercise paradox
Q2) How many treatments from allied health professionals (including accredited exercise physiologists)can patients with chronic disease claim in a given year?
A)One
B)Up to five
C)Up to 10
D)Up to 20
Q3) During initial assessment,the objective of AEP-led exercise tests is to:
A)determine a safe range of exercise intensities
B)diagnose underlying cardiovascular disease that limits exercise capacity
C)determine how well a patient's cardiovascular system can tolerate maximal exercise
D)replace the role of cardiologists
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Q1) The quality and safety of audiology and speech pathology services arising from the increased funding are assured as a consequence of increased demand resulting from implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which element distinguishes between practice models in audiology and in speech pathology?
A)an emphasis on device provision
B)an emphasis on communication
C)an emphasis on early intervention
D)an emphasis on patient- and family-centred care
Q3) Patterns of employment in speech pathology and audiology differ such that a greater proportion of speech pathologists are employed in public (i.e.government-funded)organisation than in private ones,while a greater proportion of audiologists are employed in private rather than public organisations.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Several core competencies that good health care managers need have been identified.Which of the following is not one of these competencies?
A)A problem-solving focus
B)Evidence-informed decision-making
C)Knowledge of the health care environment and the organisation
D)Leadership
Q2) A manager of a large health service was highly skilled at leading,organising and planning for the organisation.The manager was not skilled at control,which may have led to which of the following?
A)The organisation may not have adapted to changes in the environment
B)Problems that arose may not have been solved
C)The staff may not have worked as collaboratively as they could towards achieving the organisation's goal
D)The staff were not well facilitated to complete the work
Q3) Ethical practice is the ability to correctly see a situation.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Consider that a pharmacist notices that Rachel is not regularly collecting her prescribed medicines.Rachel explains that she wants to take them,but often forgets because there are so many to take and they need to be taken at different times.Which of the following strategies is most likely to help this patient to adhere to her medicines?
A)Explaining to her the benefits of taking each of the medicines
B)Reassuring her that her medicines are quite safe
C)Pointing out that lots of your patients take similar medicines
D)Providing her with a dose administration aid (DAA)
Q2) Competition among graduating student pharmacists for internships within hospitals is high.Which of the following perceptions of students is NOT likely to drive this competition?
A)Hospital pharmacists are paid well
B)Hospital pharmacists use a wide range of clinical skills
C)Hospital pharmacists can have a significant impact on patient care
D)The role of the hospital pharmacist is particularly patient-centred
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Q1) All medical practitioners are subject to codes of ethics,including which of the following?
A)Hippocratic Oath
B)Geneva Declaration
C)Australian Medical Association Code of Ethics
D)All of the above
Q2) All qualified medical practitioners in Australia are required to register with which organisation?
A)Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
B)Medical Board of Australia
C)Australian Medical Council
D)Australian Medical Association
Q3) Which of the following describes a registrar?
A)A medical graduate who is completing a year of compulsory supervised practice
B)A doctor who has completed their internship but has not yet completed pre-vocational training
C)A doctor who is training to become a specialist
D)A doctor who has completed all required training and examinations and specialist medical college requirements in a particular branch of medicine
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