How Do Public Health Efforts Differ from Medical Efforts in Improving

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Multiple Choice

How do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the health of our citizens?

• A)Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions,whereas public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires
• B)Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed,whereas public health care providers are employed by and paid through the government
• C)Medical care providers focus only on individuals,whereas public health care providers focus only on aggregates
• D)Medical care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management,whereas public health care providers focus on health promotion and disease prevention.

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Definitions:

Releasing Hormones

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulate or inhibit the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary.

Hypothalamus

A structure in the forebrain that controls the pituitary gland and so-called homeostatic behaviors such as eating, drinking, temperature control, sleeping, sexual behaviors, and emotional reactions.

Thalamus

A brain structure that acts as a relay station, processing and transmitting information from the senses to the appropriate areas of the brain.

Medulla

A structure in the hindbrain that transmits information from the spinal cord to the brain and regulates life support functions such as respiration, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and heart rate.