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In 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right to have a compulsory smallpox vaccination law in the state of Massachusetts, and that “There are manifold restraints to which every person is necessarily subject for the common good.” What aspect of public health is the Court describing?

Wisconsin enacted a mandatory motorcycle law during the 1970s, but then repealed it in 1978. However, the current law still requires helmet use for riders under the age of 18. This latter aspect of the law, is an example of:  

Which of the following best describes the rationale behind the Sustainable Development Goals?

A UW-Madison researcher is designing a study on mental illness, focusing on major depression in Wisconsin communities. She specifically wants to assess the public health burden from this disease. Which of the following measures should she use to best measure the public health burden in these communities? 

Many preventive interventions have been shown to be cost-effective, and even cost saving. But in practice, it has been challenging to implement these interventions in the clinical care setting in the US. This is not the case in other countries, such as England, where the National Institute for Cost Effectiveness (NICE) makes policy decisions based on cost effectiveness. Which of the following best describes why this difference exists?

Reducing the number of stores that can sell alcohol in a community, falls under which of the following pressure points of alcohol policy?

I attest that I have completed this final exam on my own, without help from any other person and without using any resources.

Which of the following aspects of the design of the US healthcare system has led to increased costs and more health care utilization?

Dr. Don Berwick was instrumental in fostering the Triple Aim for healthcare, while he led the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). As health systems have been implementing this program, they have found to need to “move upstream” and focus on the social determinants of health, to make progress in which of the following aims?

Mammography was found to be effective in detecting breast cancer early and improving survival rates during the 1980s. However, this new technology was expensive, few insurance companies paid for it, and some did not trust the use of an x-ray for screening. As a result, breast cancer death rates began declining during the 1990s, but primarily in white, suburban communities, and less so in rural and racially diverse urban communities. Only later did rates begin declining in all populations. This experience is an example of which type of behavior model?