Public Health questions

Question: The Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System is:

Answer Choices:
Mandated by law
Monitors infectious diseases
Monitors diseases that may endanger the population
Both B and C
All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: The U.S. Decennial Census collects morbidity data on health outcomes.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: Which of the following is true about de-identified data?

Answer Choices:
A. Researchers can access in SEER or NHANES
B. Contains individual identifiers
C. Suppressed under HIPAA
A and C only
All of the above

Answer: A. and C only

Question: Workforce/school absenteeism data always provides a complete picture of U.S. health.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: Electronic access, level (individual vs. aggregate) and privacy/confidentiality issues all pertain to the ___ of the data.

Answer Choices:
nature and purpose
availability
completeness
limitations

Answer: nature and purpose

Question: Death certificates:

Answer Choices:
A. Used for National Vital Statistics
B. May have incomplete/inaccurate data
C. Use disease codes that change
A and C only
All of the above

Answer: A. ll of the above

Question: When discussing demographic data, “nativity” refers to place of origin or birth of an individual.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: Publicity refers to accuracy (vs. precision).

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: NHANES is part of the National Health Survey and collects lab-based baseline health data.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: Active surveillance:

Answer Choices:
A. Relies on physician/lab reports
B. Requires regular proactive collection
C. Used with passive techniques
B and C only
All of the above

Answer: B. and C only