FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN
COMMUNITY 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ 5. Which of the following agencies are responsible for
implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal public health
codes and ordinances and providing essential public health
programs to a community?
Answer: Local health agencies
◉ 5. A nurse has invited community members to participate as full
partners in creating changes to improve the health of the
community. Which of the following may be an unexpected
consequence of this action?
Answer: A change in the distribution or redistribution of power and
influence
◉ 6. During the assessment phase, the nurse compiles and
interprets available data and draws conclusions as to the
communitys strengths and concerns. Which of the following best
describes why the nurse would also conduct interviews with key
informants?
, Answer: To generate nonstatistical data such as values, beliefs, and
perceived needs
◉ A nurse was employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800.
Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely
have completed?
Answer: Providing health care for merchant seamen
◉ 6. A nurse at a migrant clinic assists clients with completing the
application process to receive supplemental food assistance. Which
of the following roles of the nurse is being used?
Answer: Advocate
◉ What was the outcome of the Shattuck Report?
Answer: Guidelines for modern public health organizations were
eventually developed.
◉ 7. Which of the following best describes the primary reason life
spans have notably lengthened over the past 100 years?
Answer: Advances in public health
◉ 7. A nurse just accepted a position in community health and has
been assigned to a neighborhood very close to where she lives.
COMMUNITY 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ 5. Which of the following agencies are responsible for
implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal public health
codes and ordinances and providing essential public health
programs to a community?
Answer: Local health agencies
◉ 5. A nurse has invited community members to participate as full
partners in creating changes to improve the health of the
community. Which of the following may be an unexpected
consequence of this action?
Answer: A change in the distribution or redistribution of power and
influence
◉ 6. During the assessment phase, the nurse compiles and
interprets available data and draws conclusions as to the
communitys strengths and concerns. Which of the following best
describes why the nurse would also conduct interviews with key
informants?
, Answer: To generate nonstatistical data such as values, beliefs, and
perceived needs
◉ A nurse was employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800.
Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely
have completed?
Answer: Providing health care for merchant seamen
◉ 6. A nurse at a migrant clinic assists clients with completing the
application process to receive supplemental food assistance. Which
of the following roles of the nurse is being used?
Answer: Advocate
◉ What was the outcome of the Shattuck Report?
Answer: Guidelines for modern public health organizations were
eventually developed.
◉ 7. Which of the following best describes the primary reason life
spans have notably lengthened over the past 100 years?
Answer: Advances in public health
◉ 7. A nurse just accepted a position in community health and has
been assigned to a neighborhood very close to where she lives.
