PUBH 201 Midterm (ch 1-6) questions
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public health - ANS ✔✔actions that a society takes to promote and protect the health of the
people and the communities they live in
key elements of public health - ANS ✔✔-population focus
-prevention emphasis
-inclusive of human environments (social, physical, cultural)
-diverse array of activities
public health vs. medical care - ANS ✔✔pubh: patient is the community
medical care: patient is the individual
3 core functions of public health - ANS ✔✔assessment, policy development, assurance
10 Essential Public Health Services (Assessment) - ANS ✔✔1. Monitor health status to identify
community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
10 Essential Public Health Services (Policy Development) - ANS ✔✔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) - ANS ✔✔6. Enforce laws and regulations that
protect health and ensure safety
7. Link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision of health care when
otherwise available
8. Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health
services
10 Essential Public Health Services (Serves all functions) - ANS ✔✔10. Research for new insights
and innovate solutions to health problems
great pubh achievements (1900-1999) - ANS ✔✔-vaccines
-motor vehicle safety
-safer workplaces
-control of infectious diseases
-decline in death from stroke and coronary heart disease
-safer and healthier foods
-healthier mothers and babies
-family planning
-fluoridation of drinking water
-tabacco control
great pubh achievements (2001-2010) - ANS ✔✔-vaccines for preventable diseases
-prevention and control of infectious diseases
-tabacco control
-maternal and infant health
-motor vehicle safety
n correct answers rated A+ 2025/2026
public health - ANS ✔✔actions that a society takes to promote and protect the health of the
people and the communities they live in
key elements of public health - ANS ✔✔-population focus
-prevention emphasis
-inclusive of human environments (social, physical, cultural)
-diverse array of activities
public health vs. medical care - ANS ✔✔pubh: patient is the community
medical care: patient is the individual
3 core functions of public health - ANS ✔✔assessment, policy development, assurance
10 Essential Public Health Services (Assessment) - ANS ✔✔1. Monitor health status to identify
community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
10 Essential Public Health Services (Policy Development) - ANS ✔✔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) - ANS ✔✔6. Enforce laws and regulations that
protect health and ensure safety
7. Link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision of health care when
otherwise available
8. Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health
services
10 Essential Public Health Services (Serves all functions) - ANS ✔✔10. Research for new insights
and innovate solutions to health problems
great pubh achievements (1900-1999) - ANS ✔✔-vaccines
-motor vehicle safety
-safer workplaces
-control of infectious diseases
-decline in death from stroke and coronary heart disease
-safer and healthier foods
-healthier mothers and babies
-family planning
-fluoridation of drinking water
-tabacco control
great pubh achievements (2001-2010) - ANS ✔✔-vaccines for preventable diseases
-prevention and control of infectious diseases
-tabacco control
-maternal and infant health
-motor vehicle safety
