Questions
The public health workforce is found in both population-based and institutional services.
Governmental resources will always be limited relative to needs, making essential the ongoing
role of private-sector workers. Furthermore, population health depends on 'expert
performance' in six functional areas. Which one of the following is not one of the functional
performance areas? - correct answer ✔✔ Injury recovery
According to the textbook, history reveals a variety of factors influencing the fluctuating need
for public health workers of various professions. What are these factors? Select ALL that apply. -
correct answer ✔✔ social and political allocation of responsibilities between public health and
private healthcare providers
the availability of complementary healthcare resources
prevailing health threats to the population
The 2003 IOM report, Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? recognized eight fields of expertise
newly growing in importance for public health practice. What is NOT one of the eight services
below? - correct answer ✔✔ geological impacts
Which one of the following statements about the difference between primary and specialty care
is INCORRECT? - correct answer ✔✔ While primary care is episodic, specialty care is
longitudinal.
Today's medical centers and integrated delivery organizations are among the most complex
organizations to manage. What are the unique challenges that leaders in healthcare delivery
face? Select ALL that apply. - correct answer ✔✔ changes in financing and payment structure