Question: Which of the following factors in favor of taking a public health action are likely to result in the greatest chances of success if the action is implemented?
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Advocacy for a specific action by a single issue, interest group
Evidence of efficacy and effectiveness of the action in many peer-reviewed articles
The success of the action in a single community
Anecdotal evidence of the success of the action
Answer: Evidence of efficacy and effectiveness of the action in many peer-reviewed articles
Question: When a person is healthy, without signs and symptoms of disease, illness or injury, the level of prevention most appropriate would be:
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primary prevention.
secondary prevention.
tertiary prevention.
No prevention is needed.
Answer: primary prevention.
Question: The NACCHO is organized to track public health activities at which of the following levels?
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Local level
State level
Regional level
National level
Answer: Local level
Question: Non health agencies such as agencies related to transportation, parks, and housing have no role in improving public health.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: The two largest categories of national health expenditures in the United States are:
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hospitals and nursing homes.
physicians and hospitals.
public health and physicians.
hospitals and pharmaceuticals.
Answer: physicians and hospitals.
Question: United States Census data are frequently used for getting information on all of the following except:
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denominator data for rate calculations.
health behaviors.
health insurance coverage.
allocation of congressional seats.
Answer: health behaviors.
Question: Evidence has shown that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act improved which of the following?
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Access to care
Cost of health care
Quality of healthcare
Simplification of healthcare regulations
Answer: Access to care
Question: The nation’s lead public health agency is the:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.
Food and Drug Administration.
National Institutes of Health.
Answer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Question: A renewed interest on the social determinants of health is a hallmark of which public health era in the United States?
Answer Options:
Public Health 1.0
Public Health 2.0
Public Health 3.0
All of these are correct.
Answer: Public Health 3.0
Question: Which of the following services is not frequently provided by local health departments?
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Adult immunizations
Clinical services
Communicable disease surveillance
Emergency preparedness services
Answer: Clinical services
Question: The overwhelming majority of U.S. local health departments are organized at what level of government?
Answer Options:
County
City
Township
State
Answer: County
Question: Which of the following diseases was totally eradicated by 1977 due to vaccinations?
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Tuberculosis
Polio
Smallpox
Cholera
Answer: Smallpox
Question: The “three buckets of prevention” include all of the following except:
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increased use of evidence-based services for patient populations.
provision of service outside of the clinical setting.
implementation of preventive services to reach the entire population.
increased use of research and development to improve clinical care.
Answer: increased use of research and development to improve clinical care.
Question: The process of “enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health beyond prevention” describes the World Health Organization’s definition of:
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disease prevention.
health education.
health promotion.
risk reduction.
Answer: health promotion.
Question: Administrative laws are rules and regulations promulgated by agencies within the executive branch of government.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True