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1.Question 1
What is the World Health Organization definition of health?
The condition of being well or free from disease
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
The absence of disease or infirmity
To not be sick
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2.Question 2
The Global Health approach approach to improving health outcomes includes
population-based strategies
none of the above two strategies
a combination of the above two strategies
individual-level medical strategies
1 point
3.Question 3
Which of the following is not one of Global Health’s rationales?
Survival of the Fittest
Altruism
Self-Interest
Social Justice
1 point
4.Question 4
Diabetes is a Group I disease
False
True
1 point
5.Question 5
North Africa and the Middle East generally fall under which WHO region?
MENA
SEARO
EMRO
AMRO
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6.Question 6
The “double yoke” or “double burden” of disease is most predominant in which group of countries?
High Income
Global North
LMIC
OECD
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7.Question 7
DALYs combine YLL (Years of Life Lost) and YLD (Years of Life with Disability).
True
False
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8.Question 8
Which set of countries has the most DALYs from Category 1 disorders?
Global North
Global South
1 point
9.Question 9
What is the model that we use to analyze and understand determinants of health?
Biomental
Sociobiological
Neuropsychiatric
Biopsychosocial
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10.Question 10
Which is not an example of an environmental determinant?
Smoke from cooking fires
Outdoor particulate matter in the air
All of the these choices are environmental determinants.
Water contaminated with feces
1 point
11.Question 11
Which region has the greatest burden of outdoor air pollution?
North America
Eastern Mediterranean
Asia
SubSaharan Africa
1 point
12.Question 12
Climate change can contribute to undernutrition.
True
False
1 point
13.Question 13
Night blindness can be attributed to a deficiency of
Zinc
Vitamin A
Protein
Iron
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14.Question 14
Our chief goal in global health is to increase DALYs
True
False
1 point
15.Question 15
Road traffic injury will be an increasingly significant issue in Global Health
True
False
1 point
16.Question 16
Smoking still is an increasingly significant issue in Global Health.
True
False
1 point
17.Question 17
Why should we focus on Global Health and its challenges?
for the sake of social justice
altruism for others
it's important for our own self-interest
a and b
a, b, and c
1 point
18.Question 18
Wrapping it all up: Imagine a mother and her newborn daughter. The mother is 35, and unfortunately
dies at age 36 after battling post-partum hemorrhage. The newborn survives, and lives a long life
despite living with a goiter. Assume the mother’s original life expectancy was 70 years. Which group
of disease burden (1, 2, 3) does the mother’s condition fall into?
1
1 point
19.Question 19
Wrapping it all up: Imagine a mother and her newborn daughter. The mother is 35, and unfortunately
dies at age 36 after battling post-partum hemorrhage. The newborn survives, and lives a long life
despite living with a goiter. Assume the mother’s original life expectancy was 70 years. Which group
of disease burden (1, 2, 3) does the daughter's condition fall into?
2
1 point
20.Question 20
Wrapping it all up: Imagine a mother and her newborn daughter. The mother is 35, and unfortunately
dies at age 36 after battling post-partum hemorrhage. The newborn survives, and lives a long life
despite living with a goiter. Assume the mother’s original life expectancy was 70 years. Which
nutritional deficiency may have caused the child’s goiter?
3
1 point
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Quiz: Understanding the Key Global Health
Challenges
TOTAL POINTS 15
1.Question 1
A mosquito acquires the malaria parasite from an infected human and transmits the parasite to
another human. The parasite is considered to be the disease
Reservoir
Host
Vector
Agent
1 point
2.Question 2
Co-infection with HIV and TB has what impact on mortality?
None of these choices
Increases mortality
Has no impact
Decreases mortality
1 point
3.Question 3
Which of the following can contribute to wide global spread of infectious disease?
International trade
Tourism
All of these choices
Migration
1 point
4.Question 4
Medical adherence to ARV drugs is very important for disease control
False
True
1 point
5.Question 5
Tuberculosis is caused by a
Plasmodia
Mosquitoes
Helminths
Bacteria
1 point
6.Question 6
If the prevalence and incidence of a disease is reduced to zero, but measures (such as vaccinations
or insecticide treatments) are still required to prevent resurgence, the disease is considered to be:
Controlled
Eradicated
Halted
Eliminated
1 point
7.Question 7
A pandemic is an epidemic that is widespread and possibly global in reach
True
False
1 point
8.Question 8
An example of a risk factor for NCDs include
Air Pollution
Poverty
All of these choices
Growing urbanization
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9.Question 9
The Global North has a higher percentage of total DALYs from NCDs than the Global South
True
False
1 point
10.Question 10
Type II diabetes is
When your body becomes resistant to insulin
When your body does not produce enough or any insulin
When your body produces glucose
When your body does not have enough glucose
1 point
11.Question 11
One of the most important strategies for improving newborn health is
Breastfeeding
Dietary supplementation with grains
Early acclimation to the living environment
1 point
12.Question 12
Many maternal deaths are due to
Hemorrhage
None of these choices
Infection
Both hemorrage and infection
1 point
13.Question 13
Complex emergencies are
External conflicts with large scale displacement of people, mass famine or food shortage
External conflicts among governmental officials of multiple countries
Conflicts with large-scale displacement of people, mass famine or food shortage
Internal onflicts among governmental officials of a country
1 point
14.Question 14
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among
45-59 year olds
60-74 year olds
30-44 year olds
15-29 year olds
1 point
15.Question 15
A(n) _____ allows an agent to transmit from a reservoir to a host.
environment
triad
vector
mosquito
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Quiz: Actors & Action: Finding Global Health
Solutions
TOTAL POINTS 15
1.Question 1
The Global Health “System” works through
complex and constantly evolving actions, interactions, and relationships among multiple
actors.
state-financed NGOs.
a highly structured, hierarchical collaboration of actors.
1 point
2.Question 2
Global health actors always work collaboratively to achieve mutual goals of health equity
True
False
1 point
3.Question 3
Kangaroo care helps with
Newborn body temperature regulation
Carrying a sleeping child
Carrying a child
Nursing
1 point
4.Question 4
The WHO is a part of which organization?
USAID
The UN
UNITAID
UNGH
1 point
5.Question 5
An example of a bilateral aid agency is
Gates Foundation
GAVI
USAID
FHI
1 point
6.Question 6
It is easy for people to change their beliefs and practices to improve their health outcomes.
False
True
1 point
7.Question 7
mPOWER is a program by the WHO targeting
Mental health stigma
Outdoor air pollution
Tobacco
Indoor air pollution
1 point
8.Question 8
Which element below is NOT a part of social marketing strategy?
Propinquity
Promotion
Product
Price
1 point
9.Question 9
Monitoring and evaluation of programs is as important as planning and implementing the programs
True
False
1 point
10.Question 10
The types of constraints to the implementation of a project can include
Social
Political
Financial
All of the above
1 point
11.Question 11
Successful pilot study in one rural region indicates the success of the same program in another rural
region
False
True
1 point
12.Question 12
One of the best practices NCD reduction is the enforcement of the 2003 Framework Convention on
Tobacco
False
True
1 point
13.Question 13
Which is the following is the US program to address HIV/AIDS globally.
PEPFAR
UNAIDS
One Health
UNDP
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14.Question 14
The Wellcome Trust is an example of a philanthropic organization
False
True
1 point
15.Question 15
If a program is cost-effective and has been shown to better health outcomes, nothing else needs to
be taken into consideration for implementation.
True
False
1 point
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Quiz: The Future of Global Health
TOTAL POINTS 15
1.Question 1
Many countries are expected to experience a demographic shift by 2030
False
True
1 point
2.Question 2
Demographic transitions that most countries are expected to experience will be a result of
Low birth rate, high death rate
High birth rate, low death rate
High birth rate, high death rate
Low birth rate, low death rate
1 point
3.Question 3
There will be an increase in traffic and road injuries in the future
False
True
1 point
4.Question 4
In terms of Group I, II, III disorders, expected global health trends for the future are
Group I remains significant, Group II and III decrease
Group I, II, III all increase
Group I remains significant, Group II and III increase
1 point
5.Question 5
In developed countries, non-communicable diseases will remain dominant in 2030.
True
False
1 point
6.Question 6
Which of the following will have the least positive impact on child health
Conditional cash transfers
Deworming programs
Increased school fees
Lower school fees
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7.Question 7
Surgical capacity in LMIC needs to be increased
False
True
1 point
8.Question 8
Traditional healers and “medicine-men” must be removed from communities for overall health to
improve
True
False
1 point
9.Question 9
A way to not address climate and environmental issues is
Fuel particle and emissions control
Increased use of fossil fuels
Solar cooking stoves
Low carbon technologies
1 point
10.Question 10
Globally, people have access to cheap heart attack drugs, like aspirin
True
False
1 point
11.Question 11
Malaria prevention packages include
DDT
ITN
All of these choices
Education
1 point
12.Question 12
Climate change will reduce food supplies, increase natural disasters and displace populations
True
False
1 point
13.Question 13
Rapid urbanization will continue to create hygiene and sanitation issues
True
False
1 point
14.Question 14
Diabetes cases in adults is expected to
Increase
Remain the same
Decrease
1 point
15.Question 15
Although mental health is not expected to rank high in causes of death, it is expected to cost a large
amount of DALYs
False
True
1 point
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Final Exam
TOTAL POINTS 25
1.Question 1
What is the WHO definition of health?
The condition of being well or free from disease
To not be sick
The absence of disease or infirmity
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
1 point
2.Question 2
Which is the following will be an increasingly significant issue in LMIC?
Non-communicable Disease
Infectious Disease
1 point
3.Question 3
Which of the following can decrease exposure to toxic smoke for women and children while reducing
environmental impact?
Using wood that has fully dried
Clean cookstoves
Better home ventilation
1 point
4.Question 4
An infectious disease is what type disorder:
Group III
Group I
Group II
1 point
5.Question 5
Diabetes is considered what kind of disorder:
Group I
Group III
Group II
1 point
6.Question 6
For Type I, II, III disorders, expected global health trends for the future are
Group I, II, III all increase
Group I remains significant, Type II and III decrease
Group I remains significant, Type II and III increase
Group I, II, III all decrease
1 point
7.Question 7
The DALY distribution of injuries is higher in the Global South
False
True
1 point
8.Question 8
A disease that has been wiped out of existence has undergone
Control
Elimination
Eradication
1 point
9.Question 9
Which of the following gets the least focus in LMIC by Global Health Actors?
Mental health disorders
Malaria
Clean water
Tuberculosis
1 point
10.Question 10
The suffix “emia” means
Deficient
Excess
In the blood
Cholesterol
1 point
11.Question 11
Which of the following statements is false?
Even if each country has a good surveillance system, there is still a need for international
cooperation to combat infectious diseases
As long as each country has a good surveillance system, there is no need for international
cooperation to combat infectious diseases.
1 point
12.Question 12
Which TWO of the following are most important for combating infectious disease?
Vector control
Agent proliferation
Host eradication
Environmental modification
1 point
13.Question 13
Microbial resistance is not a global problem
True
False
1 point
14.Question 14
Increased schooling can have an impact on multiple global health challenges.
True
False
1 point
15.Question 15
An example of a prevention strategy is
Immunization programs
All of these choices
Malaria net programs
Seatbelt/helmet laws
1 point
16.Question 16
Which of the following is not a determinant of obesity?
Undernutrition
Overnutrition
Malnutrition
Sedentary lifestyle
1 point
17.Question 17
PAHO focuses on
Health in Africa
Health in Animals
Health in Asia
Health in Americas
1 point
18.Question 18
If a program is cost-effective and has been shown to better health outcomes, nothing else needs to
be taken into consideration for implementation.
False
True
1 point
19.Question 19
People quickly and easily change their beliefs and habits to improve health
True
False
1 point
20.Question 20
Approaching a global health issue requires
flexibility, analysis, and multi-dimensional thinking.
creating vertical systems combating health conditions
imposing "the right thing to do" on your target population.
1 point
21.Question 21
The dengue virus is carried by a mosquito, where the mosquito acquires the virus from a sick
individual and transmits the virus to a healthy individual. In this case, the virus is a(n)
Host
Reservoir
Vector
Agent
1 point
22.Question 22
Most important risk factors for environmentally related disease are
Indoor air pollution, outdoor air pollution, unsafe water
Unsafe water, global warming, urbanization
Indoor air pollution, global warming, outdoor air pollution
Urbanization, sanitation, outdoor air pollution
1 point
23.Question 23
The vector for malaria is
Fruit flies
Female and male anopheles mosquitoes
Female anopheles mosquitoes
Male anopheles mosquitoes
1 point
24.Question 24
Which of the following can frequently lead to an increase in Category I, II, and III disorders?
Pandemics
Traffic Injury
Uni-polar Depression
Complex Emergencies
1 point
25.Question 25
Which of the following is the most important underlying concept for understanding and improving
global health:
World peace
Individual responsibility
Enlightened selfishness
Interdependence
1 point
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