Question 1 Which of the following is the best definition of public health? Ensur

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Question 1

Which of the following is the best definition of public health?

Ensuring the health of an individual by maintaining and improving the health of the community

The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of medical science

The process of mobilizing local, state/provincial, national, and international resources to assure the conditions in which all people can be healthy

All of these are great definitions, but c is the best.

None of these

Question 2

Public health does which of the following:

Mobilizes communities

Provides conditions conducive to good health

Promotes healthy lifestyles

All of the above

a and c

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a modern challenge of public health?

Emergence of new pathogens

Persistence of old diseases due to drug resistance/mutation

Growing burden of noncommunicable (chronic) diseases

Globalization, social dislocation, and war

All of these are modern challenges of public health.

Question 4

What is the science of protecting populations and improving the health of human communities called?

Epidemiology

Public Health

Preventive Medicine

Sociology

Question 5

Which of the following areas is included in health law?

Health care delivery issues

Public health issues

Bioethics issues

All of the above

Ensuring the health of an individual by maintaining and improving the health of the community

The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of medical science

The process of mobilizing local, state/provincial, national, and international resources to assure the conditions in which all people can be healthy

All of these are great definitions, but c is the best.

None of these

Explanation / Answer

1.b,it According to WHO,It is the art and science of preventing disease,prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of the society.

2.d

3.d

4c It is the branch of medicine preventing the occurence of a disease ,by taking a proactive approach to the care of patients.

5.d,The following three areas are included under health law.

areas pertaining to delivery of health ,matters related to public health and the values of human health.

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