SPHHS 150 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Core Functions of Public Health - Answers - Assessment, policy development,
assurance
What is the purpose of these services? - Answers - Provide equal and equitable
opportunities for all people, regardless of race, sexuality, gender, etc to achieve optimal
health
-creates a framework for public health
-promotes policies that dismantle barriers such as poverty, racism, sexism, ableism, etc
10 essential public health services - Answers - 1. Monitor health status to identify and
solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health
care when otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based
health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
10 Essential Public health services (assessment) - Answers - 1.Monitor health status of
a population to identify and solve community environmental health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate environmental health problems and hazards within a
community
10 Essential Public Health Services (Policy Development) - Answers - 3. Inform,
educate, and empower people about health issues
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
10 essential public health services assurance - Answers - 6. enforce laws and
regulations (local & fed)
7. link people to needed personal health services and care
8. assure a competent workforce
9. evaluate (guidelines, evidence-based medicine)
10 research for new insights and innovative solutions to environmental health problems
Core Functions of Public Health - Answers - Assessment, policy development,
assurance
What is the purpose of these services? - Answers - Provide equal and equitable
opportunities for all people, regardless of race, sexuality, gender, etc to achieve optimal
health
-creates a framework for public health
-promotes policies that dismantle barriers such as poverty, racism, sexism, ableism, etc
10 essential public health services - Answers - 1. Monitor health status to identify and
solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health
care when otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based
health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
10 Essential Public health services (assessment) - Answers - 1.Monitor health status of
a population to identify and solve community environmental health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate environmental health problems and hazards within a
community
10 Essential Public Health Services (Policy Development) - Answers - 3. Inform,
educate, and empower people about health issues
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
10 essential public health services assurance - Answers - 6. enforce laws and
regulations (local & fed)
7. link people to needed personal health services and care
8. assure a competent workforce
9. evaluate (guidelines, evidence-based medicine)
10 research for new insights and innovative solutions to environmental health problems
