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What were the most critical
health problems in the second half of the nineteenth century related to
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Contaminated food and water
Inadequate housing Sewage disposal |
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What were the five leading
causes of death in the U.S. in 2007?
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Heart disease
Cancer Stroke Chronic lower respiratory disease Alzheimer's disease |
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What are the five broad
strategic objectives of the US Department of Health and Human Services to
transform health Care 2010-2015?
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Transform
health care.
Advance
scientific
knowledge and innovation.
Advance
the
health, safety, and well-being of the American people.
Increase
the
efficiency, transparency, and accountability of USDHHS programs.
Strengthen
the
nation’s health and human services infrastructure and
workforce.
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Declines in deaths discovered in 2007 were presumably
a result of collaboration between whom?
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Medicine and public health in efforts to educate the public
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What are the most prevalent mental disorders?
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Anxiety disorders
Clinical depression |
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What percent of the causes of death (currently) are
behavioral: diet and lifestyle, lack of regular physical activity, tobacco and
alcohol use, illicit use of drugs, and motor vehicle traffic fatalities?
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Over 50%
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The arrival of what medicine in the 1940’s reduced
significant the rate of infectious disease and other chronic illnesses?
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Antibiotics
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How do preventative healthcare services improve
health?
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Protecting
against disease
Lessening the impact of disease Detecting disease at an early stage when it is easier to treat. |
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What are the barriers to obtaining healthcare
services?
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???
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What percentage of total healthcare costs do federal,
state, and local governments through Medicare and Medicaid cover?
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25%
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What type of illnesses related to genetics, lifestyle,
and the environment will require a reexamination of methods of intervention?
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????
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What has increased the prevalence of chronic health
conditions?
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????
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The federal government has what kind of authority in
directing health related services?
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Very few direct
health
servicesPreferring
to support
new, improved services by providing money to fund expanded
developments.
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What best describes the state of early healthcare
services?
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The diagnosis and treatment of illnesses have been the most heavily used of the healthcare services
Normally ppl waited until they were ill to seek medical attention |
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What is the current focus for public health
practitioners?
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Diagnosis and treatment of specific diseasesPreventing or mitigating the effects of acute infectious diseases
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