Exam 12: Social Work and Services in Health Care

Condoms manufactured by foreigners come to Africa already infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Organizations that provide a wide range of health-care services for participants and employers who typically pay an established monthly fee for services are called _____.

According to Weiner (2001), during the 1990s, simply breathing the air in Mexico City during one day was the equivalent of _____.

Explain the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Are you for or against this health-care reform? State your reasons.

In the context of health-care practice, if a social worker is involved in _____ care, he or she helps a client recover from an illness.

The term _____ refers to the expression of respect for and showing affection toward parents, as well as sacrificing for them in times of need.

List the five key factors that cause or contribute to health problems.

In the context of addressing the problem of HIV/AIDS, _____ has developed educational programming in addition to having cut taxes on condoms and gotten religious leaders to participate in AIDS education.

Public health initiatives include encouraging lifestyles that contribute to good health, conducting research about factors affecting health such as diseases and injuries, and identifying and managing infectious diseases.

Explain the goals of public health departments.

Diseases such as cholera and typhoid that posed a serious health concern have now been completely eradicated.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires virtually all Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.