PHC 4101 Midterm FSU| Ques ons and answers |
Updated RATED A+ 2026 NEW
What are the three core func ons of public health?
Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Public health is concerned with the health of the individual? True or false?
True.
How many essen al public health services are there?
10.
Which of the 10 essen al public health services fall under assessment?
Monitor health; diagnose and inves gate.
Which of the 10 essen al public health services fall under policy development?
Inform, educate, and empower; mobilize community partnership; develop policies.
Which of the 10 essen al public health services fall under assurance?
Enforce laws, link/provide care, assure a competent workforce, evaluate, and research.
Health is defined by the WHO as...
A dynamic state of complete physical, mental, spiritual, and social wellbeing and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
Public health is defined by the Ins tute of Medicine as...
What we as a society do to collec vely assure the condi ons in which people can be healthy.
What are the areas of public health?
Epidemiology, Biosta s cs, Environmental Health, Health Management and Policy, and Health
Behavior and Health Educa on.
John Snow's inves ga on in London at the Broad Street Pump reduced the epidemic of what
disease?
Cholera
, What did John Snow do that was an interven on to the Cholera epidemic?
He removed the Broad Street Pump handle so that no one could get access to the contaminated
water.
What are the 5 steps in public health's approach to community health issues?
Defining the health problem, iden fying the risk factors, developing and tes ng interven ons,
implemen ng the interven ons, and monitoring the interven ons to assess effec veness.
Name 3 federal agencies involved in public health and what each one does.
CDC, the main assessment and epidemiological agency in the U.S.
NIH, biomedical research facility that funds research all over the country.
FDA, oversees the regula on of medical devices (ex. pacemakers).
States have the primary cons tu onal responsibility and authority for the protec on of health,
safety and general welfare of the popula on. True or false? And why?
True, because they are governed by policies and have the statutory to enforce the law in order
to protect the rest of the public.
What is the tle of the head of the Florida Department of Health?
State Surgeon General, his name is Dr. Sco< Rivkees.
Who is the head of the CDC?
Dr. Robert R. Redfield.
What is the role of a nongovernmental organiza on in public health? What is an example of one
and what did they do?
Educate, lobby, and conduct research. Doctors without Borders, they responded to the Ebola
outbreak by providing educa on to reduce s gma around the disease and filled-in services to
enhance infrastructure.
How many people receive immuniza on annually in Florida?
Over 1.2 million immuniza on services are provided annually.
What is an epidemic?
The occurrence of a disease clearly in excess of normal expectancy in a defined community or
region.
Name some examples of epidemics, either an illness or not, that are happening in Florida.
Updated RATED A+ 2026 NEW
What are the three core func ons of public health?
Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Public health is concerned with the health of the individual? True or false?
True.
How many essen al public health services are there?
10.
Which of the 10 essen al public health services fall under assessment?
Monitor health; diagnose and inves gate.
Which of the 10 essen al public health services fall under policy development?
Inform, educate, and empower; mobilize community partnership; develop policies.
Which of the 10 essen al public health services fall under assurance?
Enforce laws, link/provide care, assure a competent workforce, evaluate, and research.
Health is defined by the WHO as...
A dynamic state of complete physical, mental, spiritual, and social wellbeing and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
Public health is defined by the Ins tute of Medicine as...
What we as a society do to collec vely assure the condi ons in which people can be healthy.
What are the areas of public health?
Epidemiology, Biosta s cs, Environmental Health, Health Management and Policy, and Health
Behavior and Health Educa on.
John Snow's inves ga on in London at the Broad Street Pump reduced the epidemic of what
disease?
Cholera
, What did John Snow do that was an interven on to the Cholera epidemic?
He removed the Broad Street Pump handle so that no one could get access to the contaminated
water.
What are the 5 steps in public health's approach to community health issues?
Defining the health problem, iden fying the risk factors, developing and tes ng interven ons,
implemen ng the interven ons, and monitoring the interven ons to assess effec veness.
Name 3 federal agencies involved in public health and what each one does.
CDC, the main assessment and epidemiological agency in the U.S.
NIH, biomedical research facility that funds research all over the country.
FDA, oversees the regula on of medical devices (ex. pacemakers).
States have the primary cons tu onal responsibility and authority for the protec on of health,
safety and general welfare of the popula on. True or false? And why?
True, because they are governed by policies and have the statutory to enforce the law in order
to protect the rest of the public.
What is the tle of the head of the Florida Department of Health?
State Surgeon General, his name is Dr. Sco< Rivkees.
Who is the head of the CDC?
Dr. Robert R. Redfield.
What is the role of a nongovernmental organiza on in public health? What is an example of one
and what did they do?
Educate, lobby, and conduct research. Doctors without Borders, they responded to the Ebola
outbreak by providing educa on to reduce s gma around the disease and filled-in services to
enhance infrastructure.
How many people receive immuniza on annually in Florida?
Over 1.2 million immuniza on services are provided annually.
What is an epidemic?
The occurrence of a disease clearly in excess of normal expectancy in a defined community or
region.
Name some examples of epidemics, either an illness or not, that are happening in Florida.
