NYSTCE Health Education Exam Prep

Category - Healthy Environment

Which of the following would be considered an erroneous way of measuring population health?
  1. Disease infection rates
  2. Infant mortality
  3. Life expectancy
  4. Happiness and well-being
Explanation
Answer: A - To measure population health you should not consider the rate at which disease spreads through a community. To measure population health you should consider life expectancy, infant mortality, death rates, disability, qualify of life, self-assessed health, and happiness and well-being.
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