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PHP721S - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, APPLIED SCIENCES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BHIS
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE COURSE CODE: PHP721S
DATE: JULY 2022
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SUPPLEMENTARY/SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER{$) Ms Elizabeth Ndakukamo
MODERATOR: Dr Hileni N. Niikondo
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read the questions and instructions carefully
2. Answer Allthe questions
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A [30 MARKS}
QUESTION 1
[10 MARKS]
Select the most appropriate answer by choosing from the given possibilities. Write the appropriate
letter next to the number of the statement in the ANSWER BOOK.
1.1. Public health focused on all of the following EXCEPT:
(1)
A. Population
B. Disease control
C. Treatment of COVID-19 cases
D. Disease prevention
1.2. The key issue needed to focus on to improve global health is;
(1)
A. Worldwide improvement of health
B. Protection against global threats that prohibit national borders
C. Increasing disparities
D. All of the above
1.3. The following concept describes how nations, people, and economies are becoming
increasingly interconnected and interdependent.
(1)
A. Globalisation
B. Public health
C. Health determinants
D. All of the above
1.4. ............implies an impairment of health and wellbeing as perceived and described
from a patient' perspective.
(1)
A. Disease
B. Sickness
C. Illness
D. Condition
1.5. Effective health legislation is primarily dependent on:
(1)
A. Rationale research
B. Funding
C. Political will
D. Presidential initiative
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1.6. Which of the following policies is primarily focused on the general welfare of
(1)
a country's citizens?
A. Socio-economic policy
B. Public health policy
C. Social policy
D. Criminal justice policy
1.7. The organised response by the society to protect, promote and prevent illness is;
(1)
A. Public health
B. Globalisation
C. Health system
D. Health promotion
1.8. Which level of disease prevention is concerned with treating a disease after it has
(1)
developed and avoid permanent adverse effects?
A. Primordial
8. Quarterly
C. Tertiary
D. secondary
1.9. Which term best describes the proportion of persons in a population who have
(1)
particular disease or attribute at a specified point in time.
A. Incidence
B. Frequency
C. Prevalence
D. Proportion
1.10. Which essential public health service serves assurance as a core function
(1)
A. Diagnose and investigate health problems
B. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
C. Linking people to needed health services
D. All of the above
QUESTION 2
[20 MARKS]
2.1 Write short answers to explain the following terms. Use an example to highlight each answer.
2.1.1 Preventive medicine
(2)
2.1.2 Global warming
(2)
2.1.3 Health policy
(2)
2.1.4 Health inequality
(2)
2.1.5 Health Insurance
(2)
2.2 Explain the concept of the prevention paradox.
(2)
2.3 Discuss the standards required for an effective evaluation of a health program.
(8)
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SECTION B [50 MARKS]
QUESTION 3
[22 MARKS]
Global health has emerged rapidly as a field of study. However, it is still being refined in terms of
definition and conceptualization. At the heart of global health are changes being brought about by
"Globalisation" an often contested concept shaping the health of populations in both the negative
and positive ways?
3.1 Distiquish between globalisation and global health.
3.2 Explain the impacts of climate change on human health.
3.3 Discuss the determinants of Tuberculosis in Namibia.
QUESTION 4
(2)
{10)
{10)
[28 MARKS]
The World Health Organisation calls for resilient health systems to respond to emerging health
needs across all member states. Moreover, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenged countries
to prioritise health system strengthening initiatives.
4.1 What is the World Health Organization's definition of a health system?
(2)
4.2 Summarise the overall goals/outcomes of a health system.
(8)
4.3 Elaborate on any two {2} key challenges of each building block of the Namibian
(18)
health system.
SECTION C [20 MARKS]
QUESTION 5
[20 MARKS]
5.1 Propose any four (4) stakeholders who might be involved in a health policy
(4)
Development on HIV/AIDS.
5.2 The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia deployed newly recruited
(6)
Community Health Workers. Explain to the recruits, how the levels of the healthcare
system are organized in Namibia.
5.3 The school of Public Health at the University of Namibia has requested you to provide
{10)
input into the development of a curriculum on Public Health. Describe five (5) key
Competency domains you would suggest for this curriculum.
TOTAL MARKS: 100
GOOD LUCK!
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