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Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
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Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the
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1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of the
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American people in the twenty-first century?
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There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced
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infections, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources
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from other health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related to
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public health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
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2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best
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describes the basis for this concern?
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care programs. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-based programs
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would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, and that there would be
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an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining options would happen
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because of the diversion of funds.
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3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of the
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Affordable Care Act?
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One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that the
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majority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies will
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not need to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need them can
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receive them. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay closer
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attention to their health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public health.
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What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is
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only one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve “world”
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problems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with local
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regulators to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
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5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute of
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Medicine when planningNit s RheaI lt h pGrogB
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The Institute of Medicine’s stated mission on public health is “to generate organized
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community and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.” Tracking avian
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flu outbreaks and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level. Providing a
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flu shot for an elderly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of the use of
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alternative therapies does nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the population.
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6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health
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Tservices are available in the community. Which of the following core public health functions
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is being implemented?
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Assurance focuses on the responsibility of public health agencies to ensure certain activities
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have been appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and plans. Policy
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development seeks to build constituencies that can help bring about change in public policy.
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information on both the health status and the health-related aspects of a community or a
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specific population. Public health is based on scientific knowledge but is not a core function.
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7. What is the purpose of public health core functions?
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providing health care
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As defined by the Institute of Medicine in its 1988 report The Future of Public Health,
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8. Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
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treatment than by public health approaches.
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safety, sanitation, and food safety.
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through improvements in sanitation, clean water supplies, making workplaces safer,
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improving food and drug safety, immunizing children, and improving nutrition, hygiene,
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and housing. Medical treatment has not made as significant of an impact on the life span as
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public health measures. Funding for public health in recent years has been on a gradual
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decline. Although reform of the medical insurance system may help improve the health of
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Americans, there are many other factors that will need to be addressed.
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