PBH 205 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F
Monitoring the effectiveness of interventions is an important part of the public health approach to
health problems in the community. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Public health focuses on _______ of disease and __________ of health.
Promotion; prevention
Alleviation; improvement
Prevention; promotion
Improvement; alleviation - CORRECT ANSWER Prevention; promotion
What are the core functions of public health?
-Primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention
-Epidemiology, statistics, and environmental health sciences
-Assessment, policy development, and assurance
-Diagnosis, treatment planning, and therapy - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment, policy
development, and assurance
Which of the following is one of the six scientific disciplines of public health?
-All of these.
-Biomedical Sciences
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Health Policy and Management, or Healthcare Administration
-Environmental Health Sciences
, -Social and Behavioral Sciences - CORRECT ANSWER All of these.
Which public health discipline is primarily concerned with collecting health data on populations,
using numbers as diagnostic tools, and calculating risks and benefits?
Reportable Diseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER statistics
T/F
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is based in Atlanta, GA and serves as the main
epidemiologic and assessment agency for the entire world. - CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F
The costs of public health measures are easier to calculate than are the benefits. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
What is an example of a secondary prevention strategy?
seat belts
elimination of personal vehicles
EMS
Rehabilitation facilities - CORRECT ANSWER
T/F
Restricting individual freedoms for public health purposes is unconstitutional. - CORRECT
ANSWER false
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F
Monitoring the effectiveness of interventions is an important part of the public health approach to
health problems in the community. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Public health focuses on _______ of disease and __________ of health.
Promotion; prevention
Alleviation; improvement
Prevention; promotion
Improvement; alleviation - CORRECT ANSWER Prevention; promotion
What are the core functions of public health?
-Primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention
-Epidemiology, statistics, and environmental health sciences
-Assessment, policy development, and assurance
-Diagnosis, treatment planning, and therapy - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment, policy
development, and assurance
Which of the following is one of the six scientific disciplines of public health?
-All of these.
-Biomedical Sciences
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Health Policy and Management, or Healthcare Administration
-Environmental Health Sciences
, -Social and Behavioral Sciences - CORRECT ANSWER All of these.
Which public health discipline is primarily concerned with collecting health data on populations,
using numbers as diagnostic tools, and calculating risks and benefits?
Reportable Diseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER statistics
T/F
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is based in Atlanta, GA and serves as the main
epidemiologic and assessment agency for the entire world. - CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F
The costs of public health measures are easier to calculate than are the benefits. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
What is an example of a secondary prevention strategy?
seat belts
elimination of personal vehicles
EMS
Rehabilitation facilities - CORRECT ANSWER
T/F
Restricting individual freedoms for public health purposes is unconstitutional. - CORRECT
ANSWER false
