PBH 205 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PBH 205 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN




T/F

Monitoring ccthe cceffectiveness ccof ccinterventions ccis ccan ccimportant ccpart ccof ccthe ccpublic cchealth
ccproblems ccin ccthe cccommunity. cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔True


Public cchealth ccfocuses ccon cc_______ ccof ccdisease ccand cc__________ ccof cchealth.

Promotion; ccprevention
Alleviation; ccimprovement
Prevention; ccpromotion
Improvement; ccalleviation cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Prevention; ccpromotion

What ccare ccthe cccore ccfunctions ccof ccpublic cchealth?

-Primary ccprevention, ccsecondary ccprevention, ccand cctertiary ccprevention
-Epidemiology, ccstatistics, ccand ccenvironmental cchealth ccsciences
-Assessment, ccpolicy ccdevelopment, ccand ccassurance
-Diagnosis, cctreatment ccplanning, ccand cctherapy cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Assessment, ccpolicy ccd

Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis ccone ccof ccthe ccsix ccscientific ccdisciplines ccof ccpublic cchealth?

-All ccof ccthese.
-Biomedical ccSciences
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Health ccPolicy ccand ccManagement, ccor ccHealthcare ccAdministration
-Environmental ccHealth ccSciences
-Social ccand ccBehavioral ccSciences cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthese.

Which ccpublic cchealth ccdiscipline ccis ccprimarily ccconcerned ccwith cccollecting cchealth ccdata ccon ccp
ccas ccdiagnostic cctools, ccand cccalculating ccrisks ccand ccbenefits?

, T/F

Restricting ccindividual ccfreedoms ccfor ccpublic cchealth ccpurposes ccis ccunconstitutional. cc- ccCORRE

What ccdoes ccthe ccphrase cc"primary ccprevention" ccrefer ccto?

Early ccdiagnosis ccand ccprompt cctreatment
Rehabilitation
Work ccthat cceliminates ccthe ccpossibility ccof ccexposure ccto cca ccrisk
Limiting ccdisability cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Work ccthat cceliminates ccthe ccpossibility ccof ccexposure

In ccNevada, ccthe ccstate ccagency ccthat ccmanages ccpublic cchealth ccfunctions ccis ccthe ccNevada ccD
ccBehavioral ccHealth, ccand ccClark ccCounty ccis ccfurther cccovered ccby ccthe ccSouthern ccNevada ccH


True
False cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔True

Public cchealth ccwork ccoften cctakes cca ccsocial ccjustice ccperspective ccwhich cccan ccbe cccontroversi

True
False cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔True

The ccfundamental ccmission ccof ccpublic cchealth ccis ccto ccprovide ccthe cchighest ccquality ccmedical cc
ccregardless ccof ccability ccto ccpay.


True
False cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔False

Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccwas ccfalse ccduring ccthe ccso-called ccDark ccAges ccin ccEuropean cchisto

-People ccbelieved ccdisease ccprevention ccwas ccinterfering ccwith ccGod's ccwill.
-People ccbelieved ccdisease ccwas cca ccpunishment ccfor ccsins,
-Population ccstayed ccrelatively ccstable ccas ccthe ccnumber ccof ccbirths ccwas ccapproximately ccequal
-The ccmicroscope ccwas ccinvented. cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔The ccmicroscope ccwas ccinvented.

What ccis ccJohn ccSnow ccknown ccfor?
He ccconducted ccthe ccfirst ccclinical cctrial ccby ccassigning ccsome cchouseholds ccto ccreceive ccpollute
cchouseholds ccto ccreceive ccclean ccwater.
He ccwas ccthe ccfirst ccto ccuse ccepidemiologic ccmethod ccto ccdetermine ccthe ccsource ccof cca ccdiseas
He ccwas ccthe ccfirst ccto ccuse ccthe ccterm cc"epidemiology".
He ccdiscovered ccthe ccbacteria ccthat cccause cccholera. cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔He ccwas ccthe ccfirs
ccmethod ccto ccdetermine ccthe ccsource ccof cca ccdisease.


Who ccis ccconsidered ccto ccbe ccthe ccfather ccof ccepidemiology?
Louis ccPasteur
John ccSnow
Anthony ccFauci
Edward ccJenner cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔John ccSnow

Public cchealth ccmeasures ccthat cccontribute ccmost ccto ccpeople ccbeing cc
healthier cctoday ccthan ccthey ccwere cca cccentury ccago ccare:

Better ccmedical cccare
Tertiary ccprevention