Health Policy and Management — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: NIDDCP targets <_____% prevalence of iodine deficiency disorder in all age groups

Answer: 10

Extra: The goal of NIDDCP is to reduce the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders to below 10% across the population.

Flashcard 22: The program launched in 2007-08 to create awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use and facilitate implementation of the Tobacco Control Laws (COTPA 2003) is the _____.

Answer: National Tobacco Control Program

Flashcard 23: _____ established public health act in UK,1848

Answer: edwin chadwick

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Flashcard 24: Objective of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is to provide _____ to BPL senior citizens.

Answer: physical aids and assisted-living devices

Extra: Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is a central sector scheme launched under the framework of the National Policy for Older Persons (NPOP) and implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Assisted-living devices provided include walking sticks, hearing aids, wheelchairs, and spectacles.

Flashcard 25: purchasing power parity shows _____ phenomena

Answer: bag filling

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Flashcard 26: POCSO act is under article no. _____

Answer: 39

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Flashcard 27: upto Rs. _____/family/year are sanctioned under pradhan mantri jan arogya yojana(PM JAY)

Answer: 5 lac

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Flashcard 28: Indicators of Human Development Index (HDI)

Answer: 1. Life expectancy at birth 2. Mean years of schooling 3. Expected years of schooling 4. Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (Standard of Living)

Extra: PQLI (Physical Quality of Life Index) Indicators: 1. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) 2. Life Expectancy at age 1 3. Basic Literacy Rate

Flashcard 29: The Bhore Committee submitted its report in the year _____

Answer: 1946

Extra: The Bhore Committee (Health Survey and Development Committee) was appointed in 1943.

Flashcard 30: The **second** National Health Policy (NHP) of India was formulated in the year _____.

Answer: 2002

Extra: The National Health Policies (NHP) of India were formulated in 1983 (1st), 2002 (2nd), and 2017 (3rd).