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| In 2001, anthrax powder was put into letters and shipped to many news media offices and two US Senators. This resulted in five deaths and the infection of eleven people. This crime is known as: |
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| A state in America has a different type of health care reform than the others, It is a part of the ‘play or pay’ method, which requires it’s companies to provide a health plan or pay into the state program. It also has an individual mandate, which requires all residents to have insurance or there is a fine and in 2008 they had 93% of adults younger than 65 insured. This being the best insured state in America, what state is it? |
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| Josie has cancer, therefore makes frequent doctor visits. She has been prescribed a plethora of medicines, and has had many health tests done. Since her doctors use _____________ , all of her health concerns and medical visits are readily available to her doctors by technology and can be read and accessed on a computer. |
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| Electronic medical records |
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| Mack dislikes his office job, but since he has good health coverage, he feels obligated to stay in fear of not finding another job with as good as heath coverage. He is involved in: |
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| 80-year-old Ronald has health insurance covered by Medicare because he is over 65. Since his age group is a vulnerable, and underserved population, efforts to provide him and other people his age with health care are known as the ______________. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Tammi is a nurse educator with the Greene County Health department who goes out into the community to educate new parents about infant safety among a variety of other things. A portion of her education that she does in the homes of the new parents can be about risk factors that the parents need to know to make sure that they are preventing injuries from having to their newborn. Some of the risk factors are about putting the baby “back to sleep” and installing a car seat properly. What type of communication is Tammi doing as she educates the families? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: June has had terrible knee pain since she fell while running, so she made an appointment to go see her PCP. Her PCP ordered an MRI after his examination of her knee and then referred her on to an orthopedic surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon was able to pull up the results of June’s MRI and see those results, instead of ordering another MRI. In return this will save June money and also prevent an overlap of tests that have already been ordered. What type of process are these two physicians using to prevent the overlap of treatment for their patient? |
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| Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Camille who lives in the Philippines pays approximately $2.26 each month for her health insurance that will provide her with universal coverage. This type of single payer insurance has some advantages, which of the following are those advantages? |
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a) Lower administrative cost
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Rob who lives in Massachusetts is required by the state to maintain health insurance, he has to do this by submitting proof with his annual income tax returns or he will be forced to pay a fine. The fine could be $908 for failing to abide by this law, what is this called? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Tim and Nancy are doctors at Cox Health, where they are involved in a campaign to spread news about the dangers of secondhand smoke across the Ozarks. Their goal is to inform the community and allowing them to make decisions based on their education and information about secondhand smoke. Tim and Nancy are participating in __________. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Dr. Thomas is an older doctor who prefers paper charts and avoids computers as much as possible. His nurses encourage him to use the computer to complete his charts because they can be viewed and shared by a number of caregivers to allow for the best treatment. Dr. Thomas’ nurses are encouraging the use of _______. |
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| EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Medicare and Medicaid are known as a __________. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: John is a citizen of the United States and works for a company who is required to provide health plans to their employees. John likely lives in which states? |
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| Vermont and Massachusetts |
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STUDENT QUESTION: Sally is taking a test in her class about helping the public become more informed about
health crises that exist. The question states, “A series of multiple messages about risk factors and how people interpret those messages is known as what?” Which answer should Sally choose? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: This disease has been called the greatest public health challenge. What is this disease? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: The acronym SARS stands for what? |
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| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Among 40 countries worldwide, all have universal health coverage except Morocco and United States. What does universal coverage mean? |
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| All citizens and sometimes all residents and visitors are assured of health benefits. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Meat packing industry was affected by the out break of Mad cow disease. What is the medical name of it? |
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| Bovine spongiform encephalophy |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Johnny was very involved in his community after his sudden death. The whole community was shocked and decided to do something in honor of him. They wanted to raise awareness of drunk driving. What term in the book best describes this? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: The WHO released rapid guidelines for containing a deadly pandemic. Which is not part of the guidelines? |
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| Don't communicate with the public so you don't make them fearful. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Susie lives in a state that all residents are required by law to maintain health insurance. Which term fits her scenario? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Jesse’s seventeen-year-old daughter, Lacey was put on birth control. A few weeks after she began taking the pills, several commercials were shown about the risks of that certain type of birth control. Jesse went online and found chat rooms of parents discussing their opinions and experiences with it. What kind of communication is being displayed? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: At the hospital, Taylor became very ill after she was given an IV. As her condition deteriorated, Doctors discovered her medicine had been laced with pesticides that were making her sick. After much investigation it was determined that one of the nurses was poisoning her and several other patients. What is this an example of? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: In 1997, a large disease outbreak occurred in Hong Kong and resurfaced in 2003. It killed millions of birds and hundreds of people. The biggest danger is that this disease can mutate. What is it called? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: 4. John had to have surgery on his leg. He could not afford it on his own so his insurance company covered much of the medical costs and some government –run charities. The amount that was left was paid out of John’s pocket. What kind of health system is this? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Which of the following is not related or included within the definition of public health? |
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| Understanding the inability to control community infections. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: In 2001, anthrax powder was put into letters and shipped to many news media offices and two US Senators. This resulted in five deaths and the infection of eleven people. This crime is known as: |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: A state in America has a different type of health care reform than the others, It is a part of the ‘play or pay’ method, which requires it’s companies to provide a health plan or pay into the state program. It also has an individual mandate, which requires all residents to have insurance or there is a fine and in 2008 they had 93% of adults younger than 65 insured. This being the best insured state in America, what state is it? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Which of the following is not a benefit of the American reform model for universal coverage? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: In Canada, they have this type of care, in which gives help to those with or without insurance and all are assured benefits. |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Obamacare is pushing for all people to have health insurance. Some states already do this in a way which is called: |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: Jenny works at a bank in a small town in Massachusetts. Her employer doesn’t offer any healthcare benefits, so the company pays a contribution each month to state programs. Jenny’s work is engaging in? |
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| STUDENT QUESTION: If a terrorist attack were to happen on any country and the terrorists purposely infected that country with a disease intended to kill the people such as the disease Anthrax, this would be called? |
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