H 100 Final

The patient in medicine is the individual person, while the patient in public health is

Which clinical activity is most likely to have the greatest public health impact
1. surgical interventions to halt the oread of lung cancer?
2. Early detection and effective primary care management of childhood asthma?
3. Expanding healthcare coverage for dialysis patients with endstage renal disease?
4. Hospice care for patients with terminal condition

A disaster is defined by...
1. the need for outside assistance
2. the type of hazard- such as an earthquake, terrorist attack, tsunami
3. what types of resources are needed to respond
4. The number of people affected

According to "Mission Creep at the LA Fire Department," the primary reason that
emergency medical services (EMS) response times are longer in Los Angeles these days
is...

According to the article "Mobile paramedic program to begin in Redmond," a primary

goal of the Redmond community paramedic program is to...

Which statement best characterizes public health? Public health...
1. "has largely been made less relevant by advances in medicine." 
2. "concentrates on providing preventative and clinical care to the public particularly those who cannot afford healthcare."
3. involves preventing disease and promoting health through organized collective efforts