PUBH 6003 FINAL CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION VERIFIED PASS
●● "epi" from epidemiology
Answer: upon
●● Descriptive studies are important to public health because they...
Answer: A. can help prioritize health needs
B. determine the risk factors
C. measure significance
D. identify the best solutions
A
●● Changes in statistics from descriptive studies over time are NOT
considered artifactual if they are result of...
Answer: A. change in reporting guidelines
B. changes in public awareness
C. changes in a pathogen
D. changes in disease definitions
,C
●● Which of the following would not be considered an epidemiologic
study?
Answer: A. looking for ways to slow the spread of the flu in humans
B. Describing the groups of people at highest risk for flu
C. Determining the characteristics of the virus responsible for this year's
flu
D. Mapping what countries have the highest rate of flu
C
●● Which group will be the smallest proportion of the population with
regards to a particular disease?
Answer: A. Reported cases of disease
B. People with the disease
C. People who know they have the disease
D. People at risk for the disease
A
●● Which statement best describe the development of epidemiology?
, Answer: A. it began only after Pasteur and Koch developed the Germ
Theory of disease
B. it has very gradually developed over history but became a separate
field science as public health evolved in the late 19th century
C. it is an ancient form of medicine that has simply added new
technologies
D. it was revolutionized by Ignaz Semmelweiss
B
●● Requiring health care professionals to report certain diseases is what
type of surveillance?
Answer: A. passive
B. active
C. sentinel
D. illegal
E. syndromic
A
●● In order for surveys to be considered surveillance tools they must
be...
Answer: A. an ongoing activity over time
EVALUATION QUESTIONS ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION VERIFIED PASS
●● "epi" from epidemiology
Answer: upon
●● Descriptive studies are important to public health because they...
Answer: A. can help prioritize health needs
B. determine the risk factors
C. measure significance
D. identify the best solutions
A
●● Changes in statistics from descriptive studies over time are NOT
considered artifactual if they are result of...
Answer: A. change in reporting guidelines
B. changes in public awareness
C. changes in a pathogen
D. changes in disease definitions
,C
●● Which of the following would not be considered an epidemiologic
study?
Answer: A. looking for ways to slow the spread of the flu in humans
B. Describing the groups of people at highest risk for flu
C. Determining the characteristics of the virus responsible for this year's
flu
D. Mapping what countries have the highest rate of flu
C
●● Which group will be the smallest proportion of the population with
regards to a particular disease?
Answer: A. Reported cases of disease
B. People with the disease
C. People who know they have the disease
D. People at risk for the disease
A
●● Which statement best describe the development of epidemiology?
, Answer: A. it began only after Pasteur and Koch developed the Germ
Theory of disease
B. it has very gradually developed over history but became a separate
field science as public health evolved in the late 19th century
C. it is an ancient form of medicine that has simply added new
technologies
D. it was revolutionized by Ignaz Semmelweiss
B
●● Requiring health care professionals to report certain diseases is what
type of surveillance?
Answer: A. passive
B. active
C. sentinel
D. illegal
E. syndromic
A
●● In order for surveys to be considered surveillance tools they must
be...
Answer: A. an ongoing activity over time
