Deck 2: Modern Public Health Systems

Question 1

State health departments often receive some funding from the federal government but the money may be earmarked for specific programs like tuberculosis control or cancer prevention.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

If we collect information about a community to help us identify who is most affected by a particular health outcome, our activities would fall under which public health core function?

A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Primary prevention
D) Secondary prevention

Answer 2

Policy development

Question 3

The public health systems in Canada and the United States are similar in that in both countries, all individuals have access to a universal health care system.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Why is the social-ecological model used in public health?

A) To assess the relationship between the physical environment air, water, soil) and human health.
B) To consider the relationship between health and the multiple environmental influences on it, including personal biologic factors and interpersonal and community relationships.
C) To measure the spread of disease and health behaviors through social mechanisms.
D) To evaluate the effect of individual behavior on the health of the entire population.

Question 5

A public health intervention that includes peer support groups or involves entire families in changing behavior or making healthier choices is targeting the societal level of the social-ecological model.

Question 6

The Puentes de Salud project profiled in your textbook - a program that includes individual health education programs, community engagement, and dental and medical screenings and referrals - addresses health at multiple levels of the social-ecological model.

Question 7

People are encouraged to wash their hands regularly and avoid touching their faces eyes, nose, and mouth) during flu season to prevent the spread of disease. What level of prevention does this action represent?

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary

Question 8

What are the three core functions of public health?

A) Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
B) Assessment, policy development, and assurance
C) Surveillance, medical care, and prevention

Question 9

The largest public health agency in the United States, which serves as an umbrella organization under which many other subagencies related to health, research, and regulation fall is:

A) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC)
B) The Institute of Medicine IOM)
C) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ)
D) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS)

Question 10

A program that teaches high school students about the negative oral and respiratory effects of tobacco use and gives them skills to increase their ability to handle social pressure to smoke targets the level of the social-ecological model.

A) Individual
B) Relationship
C) Community
D) Societal

Question 11

A local, state, or federal government typically is involved in the policy development core function of public health.

Question 12

Tertiary prevention targets individuals who already have a health condition or disease and seeks to prevent complications or long-term disability through disease management or rehabilitation.

Question 13

Providing bed nets treated with insecticide to people living in areas with endemic malaria is a prevention effort at what level?

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary

Question 14

It is possible for the assurance and assessment functions of public health to overlap because in order to assure a program or policy is effective, new data need to be collected, which contribute to the assessment of a health issue in a community.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

A) Educating farm workers about the carcinogenic cancer-causing) nature of certain pesticides.
B) Paying for in-home nurse visits to individuals who have been discharged from the hospital following a traumatic brain injury TBI).
C) Screening all women age 40 and older for breast cancer mammograms) annually.
D) Vaccinating children against pertussis.

Question 16

If you needed an influenza vaccine or information about sexually transmitted infections, to which of the following public health agencies would you go?

A) Local county) health department
B) State health department
C) Food and Drug Administration FDA)
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC)

Question 17

In public health, the term population is used to identify a group of individuals with shared characteristics like income, geographic location, or country of origin.

Question 18

This agency is responsible for ensuring a safe food, cosmetic, and medicine supply for the United States.

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC)
B) National Institutes of Health NIH)
C) Food and Drug Administration FDA)
D) Environmental Protection Agency EPA)

Question 19

In secondary prevention, we are working to prevent disease before it begins, which may include health promotion and education.

Question 20

The core functions of public health are intended to be used in a unidirectional manner. In other words, once a public health problem has been assessed, a policy has been developed, and its implementation assured, the problem is solved.