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Questions and CORRECT Answers
Select the qualitative method that collects data through a simultaneous conversation with a group
of people.
1.key informant interviews
2.discourse analysis
3.surveys
4.focus groups - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.focus groups
A district health department is trying to decide whether to invest in interpretation services and
translated materials to address local language barriers, address needs of limited English
proficient (LEP) clients and meet Federal requirements. The Four Factor Analysis-to guide LHDs
in meeting these mandates and to provide recommendations for providing translated materials
and interpretation services- is part of a
1.National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Assessment
2.Language Needs Assessment
3.Health Resource Access Assessment
4.Community Literacy Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.Language Needs
Assessment
Waiting until a program or intervention is complete to begin evaluation activities misses
important and valuable opportunities for what type of evaluation?
1.Outcome and impact evaluation
2.Summative evaluation
3.Process evaluation
4.Participant evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.Process evaluation
Total coliform and E. coli counts are performed in routine monitoring of drinking water
reservoirs because:
1.These bacteria commonly cause gastrointestinal infection in humans.
,2.They are a more easily grown indicator of Legionella spp. contamination.
3.Outdated laws require heterotrophic plate count monitoring of water.
4.Their numbers give general indication of a water supply's sanitary condition. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4.Their numbers give general indication of a water supply's sanitary
condition.
The logic model that has been the dominant paradigm representing types of information that may
be collected to draw inferences about quality of care provided by a healthcare system has been:
1.Donabedian's model
2.Shewart's PDCA
3.Theory of Change
4.Web of Causation - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Donabedian's model
The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
1.Primary prevention focuses on control of causal factors, while secondary prevention focuses on
control of symptoms
2.Primary prevention focuses on control of acute disease, while secondary prevention focuses on
control of chronic disease
3.Primary prevention focuses on control of causal factors, while secondary prevention focuses on
early detection and treatment of disease
4.Primary prevention focuses on increasing resistance to disease, while secondary prevention
focuses on decreasing exposure to disease - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.Primary prevention
focuses on control of causal factors, while secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
treatment of disease
A case-control study reported an odds ratio of approximately 50 for the relationship of
microcephaly to congenital Zika virus infection. This evidence for causality is called:
1.Strength of Association
2.Consistency
3.Temporality
4.Biological Gradient - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Strength of Association
, Can federal environmental laws allow States to make parallel environmental laws?
1.Yes, if more stringent than federal standards
2.Yes, if less stringent than federal standards
3.Yes, if no less stringent than federal standards
4.No, states may not make their own environmental laws where federal laws exist - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3.Yes, if no less stringent than federal standards
New to your leadership position, you realize that two of the programs you manage have similar
functions, and work with the same population in the same area. Data trends over the past 5 years
suggest that the health condition has improved significantly. You decide that only one program is
needed to provide the necessary services to the community. This is an example of:
1.An analysis to justify and allocate resources
2.Applying a health equity and social justice lens
3.Strategic planning
4.Community Health Needs Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.An analysis to justify
and allocate resources
Which of these has been defined as a core function of public health?
1.Maintaining the census to define populations
2.Consulting stakeholders to decide what best serves public interest
3.Conducting research to solve all population health problems
4.Acting in an ethical manner - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.Consulting stakeholders to
decide what best serves public interest
Drug therapy for individuals who have screened positive for tuberculosis (TB) infection, but do
not have any TB symptoms, is considered which type of prevention for TB disease?
1.Primary
2.Secondary
3.Tertiary
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Select the qualitative method that collects data through a simultaneous conversation with a group
of people.
1.key informant interviews
2.discourse analysis
3.surveys
4.focus groups - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.focus groups
A district health department is trying to decide whether to invest in interpretation services and
translated materials to address local language barriers, address needs of limited English
proficient (LEP) clients and meet Federal requirements. The Four Factor Analysis-to guide LHDs
in meeting these mandates and to provide recommendations for providing translated materials
and interpretation services- is part of a
1.National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Assessment
2.Language Needs Assessment
3.Health Resource Access Assessment
4.Community Literacy Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.Language Needs
Assessment
Waiting until a program or intervention is complete to begin evaluation activities misses
important and valuable opportunities for what type of evaluation?
1.Outcome and impact evaluation
2.Summative evaluation
3.Process evaluation
4.Participant evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.Process evaluation
Total coliform and E. coli counts are performed in routine monitoring of drinking water
reservoirs because:
1.These bacteria commonly cause gastrointestinal infection in humans.
,2.They are a more easily grown indicator of Legionella spp. contamination.
3.Outdated laws require heterotrophic plate count monitoring of water.
4.Their numbers give general indication of a water supply's sanitary condition. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4.Their numbers give general indication of a water supply's sanitary
condition.
The logic model that has been the dominant paradigm representing types of information that may
be collected to draw inferences about quality of care provided by a healthcare system has been:
1.Donabedian's model
2.Shewart's PDCA
3.Theory of Change
4.Web of Causation - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Donabedian's model
The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
1.Primary prevention focuses on control of causal factors, while secondary prevention focuses on
control of symptoms
2.Primary prevention focuses on control of acute disease, while secondary prevention focuses on
control of chronic disease
3.Primary prevention focuses on control of causal factors, while secondary prevention focuses on
early detection and treatment of disease
4.Primary prevention focuses on increasing resistance to disease, while secondary prevention
focuses on decreasing exposure to disease - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.Primary prevention
focuses on control of causal factors, while secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
treatment of disease
A case-control study reported an odds ratio of approximately 50 for the relationship of
microcephaly to congenital Zika virus infection. This evidence for causality is called:
1.Strength of Association
2.Consistency
3.Temporality
4.Biological Gradient - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Strength of Association
, Can federal environmental laws allow States to make parallel environmental laws?
1.Yes, if more stringent than federal standards
2.Yes, if less stringent than federal standards
3.Yes, if no less stringent than federal standards
4.No, states may not make their own environmental laws where federal laws exist - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3.Yes, if no less stringent than federal standards
New to your leadership position, you realize that two of the programs you manage have similar
functions, and work with the same population in the same area. Data trends over the past 5 years
suggest that the health condition has improved significantly. You decide that only one program is
needed to provide the necessary services to the community. This is an example of:
1.An analysis to justify and allocate resources
2.Applying a health equity and social justice lens
3.Strategic planning
4.Community Health Needs Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.An analysis to justify
and allocate resources
Which of these has been defined as a core function of public health?
1.Maintaining the census to define populations
2.Consulting stakeholders to decide what best serves public interest
3.Conducting research to solve all population health problems
4.Acting in an ethical manner - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.Consulting stakeholders to
decide what best serves public interest
Drug therapy for individuals who have screened positive for tuberculosis (TB) infection, but do
not have any TB symptoms, is considered which type of prevention for TB disease?
1.Primary
2.Secondary
3.Tertiary
