WGU D583 FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH COMPLETE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS WITH ELABORATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW VERSION

WGU D583 FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH COMPLETE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS WITH ELABORATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW VERSION 1. What are the three Core Functions of Public Health? - ANSWER Assessment - Systematically collecting, analyzing, and making available information on healthy communities. Policy Development - creating public policies to support community health efforts. Assurance - Ensuring that services necessary to achieve agreed-upon goals are provided (either by encouraging action, requiring it, or providing it directly). 2. What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the conditions regarding Employment, income and debt? - ANSWER Economic Stability 3. What Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) revolve around the conditions regarding Literacy, early childhood education? - ANSWER Education Access & Quality 4. Section 361 of the Commerce Clause (U.S. Constitution) - ANSWER Grants federal government power to prevent the spread of communicable diseases across state lines through quarantine, isolation, and regulations. 5. Public Health Surveillance Types - ANSWER Syndromic Surveillance: Monitoring health indicators (e.g., sales of over-the-counter medicines) to detect outbreaks early, even before diagnoses are confirmed. 6. How does Primordial Prevention work? - ANSWER by targeting the underlying social conditions that promote disease onset 7. What are some examples of the use of Primordial Prevention? - ANSWER Government policy: Increasing taxes on cigarettes; Decreasing advertisement of tobacco Built Environment: Access to safe walking paths; access to stores with healthy food options 8. What does Primary Prevention consist of? - ANSWER measures aimed at a susceptible population or individual 9. What is the purpose of Primary Prevention? - ANSWER to prevent a disease from ever occuring. 10.Who are targets of Primary Prevention? - ANSWER healthy individuals 11.What does Primary Prevention institute? - ANSWER activities that limit risk exposure or increase the immunity of individuals at risk to prevent a disease from progressing is a susceptible individual to subclinical disease 12.What are some examples of Primary Prevention? - ANSWER Immunizations Tobacco cessation programs Needle exchange programs Micronutrient supplementation programs 13.What does Secondary Prevention emphasize? - ANSWER early disease detection 14.Who are the targets of Secondary Prevention target? - ANSWER healthyappearing individuals with subclinical forms of a disease 15.What is a subclinical disease? - ANSWER a disease exhibiting pathologic changes, but no overt symptoms that can be diagnosed in a doctor's visit 16.How does Secondary Prevention typically occur? - ANSWER screenings 17.What are some examples of Secondary Prevention? - ANSWER Papanicolaou (Pap) smear for early detection of cervical cancer Mammography for early detection of breast cancer Colonoscopies for early detection of colon cancer Blood Pressure Screening 18.What is Tertiary Prevention? - ANSWER the targeting of both the clinical and outcome stages of a disease 19.Who are the targets of Tertiary Prevention? - ANSWER symptomatic patients 20.What is the aim of Tertiary Prevention in symptomatic patients? - ANSWER to reduce the severity of the disease as well as any associated sequalae 21.What is a sequalae? - ANSWER a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury 22.What is the aim of Tertiary Prevention? - ANSWER to reduce the effects of the disease once established in an individual Active Surveillance: Public health officials proactively seek out cases, e.g., nurses screening people at shelters for hepatitis A. 23.Public Health Communication - ANSWER Fact Sheet: A concise, easy-to-understand document providing key information on a health topic, often for patients or the general public (e.g., brochure on diabetes symptoms and treatment). Communication Plan: The first step is to define the communication objective—what the campaign aims to achieve and who the target audience is. Press Release: Should include an attention-grabbing headline and use relevant quotes from experts or key stakeholders to build credibility. Scientific Poster Presentation: Communication intended for public health experts and researchers, sharing detailed study results. Media Advisory: A brief notice to media with date, time, and location of an event, such as a press conference. 24.What are two definitions of public health from the 1900s? - ANSWER Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized community effort." The substance of public health is the "organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health.