Deck 10: The Public Health System: the Governments Role

Question 1

This area of public health collects data on the number of sexually transmitted diseases.

A) Surveillance
B) Monitoring
C) Epidemiology
D) Reporting

Answer 1

Surveillance

Question 2

Surveillance is:

A) the study of the history of a disease.
B) determining if there is more or less of a disease than in the past.
C) the continuous search for and documentation of disease.
D) the study of skin diseases and disorders.

Answer 2

the continuous search for and documentation of disease.

Question 3

Monitoring is:

A) the study of the history of a disease.
B) determining if there is more or less of a disease than in the past.
C) the study of skin diseases and disorders.
D) the continuous search for and documentation of disease.

Answer 3

determining if there is more or less of a disease than in the past.

Question 4

The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen:

A) established the Massachusetts public health agency.
B) required the quarantine of sailors with a contagious disease.
C) provided funds for the Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts.
D) taxed the salaries of sailors.

Question 5

Epidemiology is:

A) the study of the history of a disease.
B) determining if there is more or less of a disease than in the past.
C) the continuous search for and documentation of disease.
D) the study of skin diseases and disorders.

Question 6

The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen also resulted in the:

A) creation of a public health lab in every state.
B) U.S. Public Health Service.
C) creation of the Institute of Medicine.
D) creation of a health department in every state.

Question 7

The principal agency responsible for protecting the nation's health is the:

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
B) Food and Drug Administration.
C) Department of Health and Human Services.
D) Health Resources and Services Administration.

Question 8

This agency provides health care for 25% of Americans.

A) Department of Health and Human Services
B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
C) Health Resources and Services Administration
D) Food and Drug Administration

Question 9

Epidemiologists investigate all of the following except:

A) where a disease outbreak occurred.
B) who is affected by a disease.
C) how a disease affected a victim.
D) the genetic material of a bacterium.

Question 10

Morbidity is:

A) the number of new cases of a disease or event .
B) the number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population.
C) the number of people who have died from a given disease or event.
D) total number of infected/affected people (cases) over a given period of time.

Question 11

Connecting family history, high-fat diet, and smoking to cardiovascular disease is a(n) _______________ measure.

A) mortality
B) incidence
C) prevalence
D) risks

Question 12

The CDC:

A) works with state health departments and other community organizations to monitor disease and help prevent outbreaks.
B) assures the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications.
C) works to improve the availability and quality of substance abuse prevention.
D) provides health care insurance through third-party carriers for 25% of the population.

Question 13

This agency maintains national health statistics.

A) Food and Drug Administration
B) Department of Health and Human Services
C) Health Resources and Services Administration
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 14

Which of these resulted in an identified need for public health agencies?

A) The World Health Organization
B) The Philadelphia epidemic
C) Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts
D) Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen

Question 15

This agency works to provide health care to people who live in areas where health care is not readily available.

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) Department of Health and Human Services
C) Health Resources and Services Administration
D) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 16

20 people died from cardiovascular disease this year is a(n) _______________ measure.

A) mortality
B) incidence
C) prevalence
D) risks

Question 17

100,000 total cases of cardiovascular disease is a(n) _______________ measure.

A) prevalence
B) incidence
C) risks
D) mortality

Question 18

Which of the following is not true about health?

A) It is a "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity."
B) Being healthy is more than just not being sick.
C) It is just a state of well-being in our minds.
D) It is a state of well-being in our bodies and our lives.

Question 19

100 new cases of cardiovascular disease is a(n) _______________ measure.

A) mortality
B) incidence
C) prevalence
D) risks

Question 20

Public health focuses on:

A) prevention issues.
B) curative medical care.
C) foundation support.
D) environmental health.

Question 21

The U.S. Constitution allows taxation to support health programs.

Question 22

List three of the state health department's responsibilities.

Question 23

_______________ is one nongovernmental agency that provides public health services.

Question 24

The FDA:

A) works with state health departments and other community organizations to monitor disease and help prevent outbreaks.
B) assures the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications.
C) works to improve the availability and quality of substance abuse prevention.
D) provides health care insurance through third-party carriers for 25% of the population.

Question 25

Foundations are not:

A) not-for-profit organizations.
B) groups that raise funds to support a cause of their choice.
C) groups that distribute funding to other community-based organizations in support of their work.
D) groups that provide direct medical care.

Question 26

Functions of county and city health departments do not include:

A) adult and child immunizations.
B) communicable disease control.
C) raising funds for the American Cancer Society.
D) community assessment.

Question 27

Leper colonies were part of the early days of public health.

Question 28

Responsibilities of state departments of health include all of the following except:

A) conducting inspections of restaurants and factories.
B) assuring the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications nationally.
C) carrying out national and state mandates designed to protect health.
D) conducting the planning and evaluation of health programs.

Question 29

The Institute of Medicine report titled "The Future of Public Health" identified _______________ key functions of public health.

Question 30

More than 70 diseases must be reported nationally. Identify two such diseases and explain the rationale behind this reporting requirement.

Question 31

Requiring hard hats falls within the public health domain.

Question 32

Policy development is:

A) the collective decision about what actions are most appropriate for the health of the state or nation.
B) making sure the necessary actions are actually taken.
C) the study of the history of a disease and its distribution throughout a society.
D) the use of surveillance data to determine changes in the number of infected persons so the appropriate action can be taken when infection rate gets too high.

Question 33

Public health has a curative focus.

Question 34

The nation's capital was moved from Philadelphia because of a public health issue.

Question 35

_______________ involves making sure that the necessary actions are always taken.

Question 36

List the functions from the Institute of Medicine's report.

Question 37

Identify and explain two of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's achievements that have resulted in increased longevity for Americans.