Principles of Public Health Exam 1

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• The Period of Social Engineering spanned which years?
• Live attenuated vaccines carry a higher risk for which group?
• Which classification best describes organizations not funded by government funds?
• Which of the following are determinants of health?
• Community Health is defined as what?
• Which of the following is a science of public health?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic ethical principles in public health?
• What is considered the United States' primary health agency?
• Which term is a cross-cutting concept in emergency management alongside the four phases?
• Which type of disease is infectious and transmissible from one individual to another?
• Which of the following lists the major categories of determinants of health?
• Which measure accounts for new cases only during a period?
• What is the minimum recommended amount of physical activity for adults per week according to general guidelines?
• The Health Resources Development Period lasted from which years?
• Noncommunicable diseases are best described as noninfectious and not transmitted between people.
• Under what condition does the odds ratio approximate the relative risk in a case-control study?
• Which term is used to describe the study of distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations?
• What is a cross-sectional study and what are its strengths and limitations?
• Which of the following is an example of a nongovernmental service for the American Red Cross?
• Which public health ethics principle emphasizes respecting individuals' rights to make their own choices?
• Which are examples of professional health organizations?
• What term describes the capability of a pathogenic agent to cause disease in a susceptible host?
• Which statement differentiates sensitivity from specificity in screening tests?
• What does a 95% confidence interval represent?
• Which term refers to the ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in the host?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a level of governmental health agencies?
• Which term describes organizations that derive some funding from the government but operate independently of direct government supervision?
• Which disease category has a reservoir in animal populations?
• Which of the following is a Hill criterion for causality?
• Which term denotes the ability of a biological agent to enter and grow in the host?
• Which of the following is a duty of the American Red Cross?
• Which statement correctly differentiates incidence from prevalence?
• In which century were communicable diseases the leading cause of death?
• Define relative risk and odds ratio and when each is typically used.
• Which is an example of a nongovernmental service provided by the American Red Cross?
• How are governmental health agencies primarily funded?
• What is the primary objective of the World Health Organization?
• Which is one of the four phases of emergency management?
• Population Health is defined as what?
• How many dimensions of health are listed?
• Incidence vs. prevalence – which statement is correct?
• Which term is defined as the cause of disease?
• Which statement correctly defines the basic reproduction number (R0) in a susceptible population?
• Which of the following is NOT a common environmental exposure pathway?
• Which of the following is an example of a social determinant of health?
• Which data source measures health and nutrition with laboratory data?
• What term means the cause of disease?
• What are best practices for risk and crisis communication during public health emergencies?
• Which rate is more useful for chronic diseases?
• Which statement describes effect modification?
• The Broad Street Pump outbreak is associated with which public health pioneer?
• Describe a prospective cohort study design and give an example.
• Which term denotes the actions taken to control disease during an event?
• How is incidence rate defined?
• Which statement best differentiates health promotion from disease prevention?
• Which step is the first in a typical outbreak investigation?
• Mortality refers to what?
• Which term describes a large number of cases of an illness?
• Which ethical principle emphasizes avoiding harm in public health actions?
• Louis Pasteur is known for proposing germ theory. In what year was this theory proposed?
• Define positive predictive value and negative predictive value.
• Which of the following are determinants of health?
• BRFSS is best described as a survey that measures which of the following?
• List key features of a randomized controlled trial.
• What term is the study of distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations?
• Which term describes a comparison of a part to the whole?
• What is the importance of rates in public health?
• Which option lists all major determinants categories?
• Which levels are commonly recognized for governmental health agencies?
• Which term describes a measure that expresses the portion of a population affected by a disease or event?
• In a case-control study, how is the odds ratio interpreted?
• What are philanthropic foundations?
• What term refers to the effort to control disease in progress; taking action during an event?
• What are common characteristics of vector-borne diseases and how are they controlled?
• What does a p-value of 0.03 mean in a public health study?
• How many regional offices does the Department of Health and Human Services have?
• Which statement best describes the usefulness of incidence and prevalence regarding disease duration?
• What does surge capacity refer to in public health emergency response?
• What change characterized the Period of Health Promotion?
• Which statement accurately distinguishes DALYs from QALYs?
• Lemuel Shattuck's Health Report (1850) proposed which actions?
• Natality refers to what?
• The threshold between acute and chronic disease is defined by duration. Which duration separates acute from chronic?
• The Period of Health Promotion spans from 1974 to present. Which option best reflects this?
• Why are privacy and ethics important in public health surveillance?
• Which statement best describes the comparison between live attenuated and inactivated vaccines?
• Communicable diseases are characterized by being infectious and transmissible between individuals. Which statement best reflects this characterization?
• What is a logic model and how is it used in public health program evaluation?
• Define selection bias and give an example in public health research.
• Which principle best describes proportionality in emergency decision-making?
• How many operating agencies does the Department of Health and Human Services have?
• Which statement best captures the scope of public health?
• Which concept is commonly expressed as a percentage?
• Global Health is defined as what?
• Which term describes a disease or condition that persists longer than three months?
• Denominator for prevalence rate is the total population. Which option reflects this?
• Two major data sources for population health surveillance and what they measure.
• Medicare and Medicaid were introduced in which year?
• Explain the difference between DALYs and QALYs.
• Which example best illustrates a global health initiative?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that affect the health of a community?
• Which statement best describes BRFSS and NHANES in data collection?
• Which of the following is NOT a typical use of GIS in public health?
• Which term describes a disease in which peak severity of symptoms occurs and subsides within three months?
• Which options represent the components of the Theory of Planned Behavior?
• Which Health Belief Model construct refers to confidence in one's ability to take action?
• Which statement about incidence rate is true?
• Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an example of which type of organization?
• What best describes BRFSS and NHANES?
• Health equity and health equality differ in what way?
• What is the purpose of antimicrobial stewardship?
• In corporate involvement in community health, what is the biggest role?
• Which organization is an example of a voluntary health agency?
• What are the three core functions of public health?
• Which funding model is typical for professional health organizations?
• Prevalence rate is useful in the study of which type of disease?
• What are the basics of occupational health in public health?
• What is the role of assurance in public health practice?
• Healthy People 2020 objectives include which of the following?
• Which description best fits quasi-governmental organizations?
• What portion of the federal budget does the Department of Health and Human Services account for?
• Which measure compares one part of data to another part?
• Which term describes a worldwide outbreak?
• Which statement correctly defines incidence and prevalence?
• Which of the following is an example of a quasi-governmental organization?
• How many dimensions of health are identified in the material?
• Which organization is most notable for helping eradicate smallpox?
• Morbidity refers to which of the following?
• Which of the following are constructs of the Health Belief Model used to predict health behaviors?
• Which term describes the study of distribution of health-related states or events in populations?
• Why is ethical thought important in emergency decision-making in public health?
• Which statement best describes professional health organizations?
• Dr. John Snow is renowned for identifying:
• How do mortality rate and case fatality rate differ?
• Which statement best describes how geographic information systems (GIS) support public health practice?
• What term describes actions society takes collectively to ensure the conditions in which people can be healthy?
• How does health literacy influence public health messaging?
• Incidence rate is useful in studying which type of diseases?
• Noncommunicable diseases are best described as noninfectious and not transmissible.
• Robert Koch is known for developing what concept that links microbes to specific diseases?
• Which scientist is best known for formulating the germ theory of disease in the 19th century?
• Which public health outcome is commonly associated with climate change?
• The first voluntary health organization established in 1902 focused on TB was named:
• In public health, which describes the distinction between policy development and decision-making data?
• Which set of activities is listed as part of corporate involvement in community health?
• Which statement best describes herd immunity threshold?
• Which statement best differentiates global health from domestic public health?
• Which term best describes a large number of illness cases within a local setting?
• Which term best describes a disease whose reservoir is in humans?
• If R0 > 1, what does it imply about transmission?
• Which of the following is an example of professional health organizations?
• Healthy People 2020 objectives include reducing health disparities. Which option reflects this?
• Which of the following is one of the five sciences of public health?
• In the classification of disease and health problems, which criterion distinguishes acute from chronic conditions?
• What does prevalence rate measure?
• Which statement best distinguishes confounding from effect modification in epidemiology?
• Which term describes fair distribution of benefits and burdens in public health?
• Which statement reflects general nutrition guidelines for population health?
• Epidemic problems in major cities occurred during which century?
• In what year was Lemuel Shattuck's Health Report published?
• In a logic model for program evaluation, which element represents the changes in health status expected from the program?
• Denominator for incidence rate is typically the population at risk during the period. Which option reflects this?
• Which term describes a global disease outbreak?
• Koch's postulates are used to establish what relationship?
• Which period directly followed the Health Resources Development Period?
• Operating Agencies of DHHS (examples) which set lists an example?
• Which organization is NOT an example of a quasi-governmental organization?
• Which construct in the Health Belief Model functions as a trigger to taking action?
• Which measure compares and quantifies the risk of a health-related event among one group with the risk among another group?
• The 1980 name associated with the framework later known as Healthy People 2020 was:
• What is the core concept of reciprocal determinism in Social Cognitive Theory?
• Why are age-adjusted rates used in public health reporting?
• Which disease category has humans as the only known reservoir?
• How is mortality rate commonly expressed?
• What does the acronym WHO stand for?
• What does HACCP stand for in food safety?
• What is herd immunity threshold in population health?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of policy development in public health?