Which of the Following Statements Is True of Public Health

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of public health services?

• A)Very few states have a department of health to supervise local health officials.
• B)Medicaid is a federal health care program for people over the age of 65.
• C)Thousands of local governments do not have any kind of public health program.
• D)Prevention and control of disease are major state and local responsibilities.
• E)Medicare was designed to enable states to fund health care for people who were poor.

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Definitions:

Open System

A social system in which status is based on achieved attributes.

Social Stratification

The hierarchical arrangement of individuals or groups in society based on wealth, power, race, education, etc., which affects their access to resources and opportunities.

Caste

A form of social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom or law.

Meritocracy

A system in which advancement and rewards are allocated based on individual abilities and merits rather than on the basis of social status, wealth, or other external factors.