OCC OCC Preventive Medicine & Population Health 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Healthy People 2030 initiative focuses on improving health outcomes through which primary framework?
- Addressing social determinants of health and health equity (Correct answer)
- Increasing healthcare spending per capita
- Expanding hospital bed capacity nationwide
- Prioritizing specialty care over primary care
Correct answer: Addressing social determinants of health and health equity
Healthy People 2030 emphasizes addressing SDOH and achieving health equity to improve the health of all Americans over the decade.
Question 2: Which immunization is recommended annually for all persons aged 6 months and older in the US?
- Influenza vaccine (Correct answer)
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
Correct answer: Influenza vaccine
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends annual influenza vaccination for everyone 6 months and older.
Question 3: In tobacco cessation counseling, what does the '5 A's' framework stand for?
- Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange (Correct answer)
- Assess, Advise, Assign, Acknowledge, Assist
- Acknowledge, Advise, Act, Assist, Arrange
- Ask, Agree, Advise, Act, Arrange
Correct answer: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange
The 5 A's for tobacco cessation are: Ask about tobacco use, Advise to quit, Assess willingness to quit, Assist with quitting, and Arrange follow-up.
Question 4: Which dietary pattern has the strongest evidence for cardiovascular disease prevention in US adults?
- Mediterranean diet (Correct answer)
- Low-fat diet
- Ketogenic diet
- DASH diet alone
Correct answer: Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet has the strongest evidence for cardiovascular disease reduction, supported by landmark trials like PREDIMED showing 30% CV event reduction.
Question 5: The osteopathic approach to preventive medicine emphasizes which unique aspect compared to conventional prevention?
- Treating the whole person including structural components to enhance the body's self-healing mechanisms (Correct answer)
- Focusing solely on pharmaceutical prevention strategies
- Emphasizing genetic testing and precision medicine only
- Prioritizing specialist referrals for preventive screenings
Correct answer: Treating the whole person including structural components to enhance the body's self-healing mechanisms
Osteopathic preventive medicine integrates structural assessment and OMT to optimize neuromusculoskeletal function and support the body's inherent capacity for health maintenance.
Question 6: Which metric is used to quantify the overall disease burden in a population, combining years of life lost to premature death and years lived with disability?
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) (Correct answer)
- Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
- Years of potential life lost (YPLL)
- Standardized mortality ratio (SMR)
Correct answer: Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
DALYs = years of life lost (YLL) + years lived with disability (YLD) — a comprehensive measure of the total disease burden in a population.
OCC OCC Preventive Medicine & Population Health 2
The Healthy People 2030 initiative focuses on improving health outcomes through which primary framework?