PUBH 6012 FINAL EXAMS SET COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
COLLECTION
●● Describe the need for intersectional work to advance health, with a
particular emphasis on the role of public health:
Answer: PH encompasses population health, but often is limited to the
role of a government entity in addressing health and health-related
needs; therefore, there is a need for intersectional work with various
different sectors to achieve public health goals.
●● What is the role of public health?
Answer: to protect and prevent
protect - from things we don't have control of
prevent - helping us make healthier choices and making sure that we are
aware of what we need to do to be as healthy as possible
●● What are the core public health functions?
Answer: assessment, policy development, assurance
,●● When it comes to the core functions of public health, what is meant
by assessment?
Answer: assess/evaluate what is going on in a community and what
social factors are affecting health
obtaining data that define the health of the overall population and
specific groups within the population, including defining the nature of
new and persisting health problems
●● When it comes to the core functions of public health, what is meant
by policy development?
Answer: identifying programs and policies that can make a difference
- developing evidence-based recommendations and other analyses of
options, such as health policy analysis, to guide implementation,
including efforts to educate and mobilize community partnerships
●● When it comes to the core functions of public health, what is meant
by assurance?
Answer: PH has a role/responsibility in community to assure people get
the services they need
- governmental PH's oversight responsibility for ensuring that key
components of an effective health system, including health care and PH,
,are in place even though the implementation will often be performed by
others
●● What are the 10 essential PH services?
Answer: 1. Monitor health
2. Diagnose and investigate
3. Inform, educate, empower
4. Mobilize community partnerships
5. Develop policies
6. Enforce laws
7. Link to/provide care
8. Assure competent workforce
9. Evaluate
10. Research
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by monitor health?
Answer: identify and solve community health problems
use of community health assessments and registries
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by diagnose and investigate?
, Answer: identification of emerging threats, rapid screening & high
volume testing, active communicable disease epidemiology programs,
etc.
investigate infectious water-, food-, and vector-borne disease outbreaks
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by inform, education, empower?
Answer: health education and health promotion
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by mobilize community partnerships & action?
Answer: Partnerships with private sector, civic groups, NGOs, faith
community, etc.
Undertaking defined preventive, screening, rehabilitation, and support
programs
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by develop policies?
Answer: strategic planning, community health, improvement planning
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by enforce laws?
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
COLLECTION
●● Describe the need for intersectional work to advance health, with a
particular emphasis on the role of public health:
Answer: PH encompasses population health, but often is limited to the
role of a government entity in addressing health and health-related
needs; therefore, there is a need for intersectional work with various
different sectors to achieve public health goals.
●● What is the role of public health?
Answer: to protect and prevent
protect - from things we don't have control of
prevent - helping us make healthier choices and making sure that we are
aware of what we need to do to be as healthy as possible
●● What are the core public health functions?
Answer: assessment, policy development, assurance
,●● When it comes to the core functions of public health, what is meant
by assessment?
Answer: assess/evaluate what is going on in a community and what
social factors are affecting health
obtaining data that define the health of the overall population and
specific groups within the population, including defining the nature of
new and persisting health problems
●● When it comes to the core functions of public health, what is meant
by policy development?
Answer: identifying programs and policies that can make a difference
- developing evidence-based recommendations and other analyses of
options, such as health policy analysis, to guide implementation,
including efforts to educate and mobilize community partnerships
●● When it comes to the core functions of public health, what is meant
by assurance?
Answer: PH has a role/responsibility in community to assure people get
the services they need
- governmental PH's oversight responsibility for ensuring that key
components of an effective health system, including health care and PH,
,are in place even though the implementation will often be performed by
others
●● What are the 10 essential PH services?
Answer: 1. Monitor health
2. Diagnose and investigate
3. Inform, educate, empower
4. Mobilize community partnerships
5. Develop policies
6. Enforce laws
7. Link to/provide care
8. Assure competent workforce
9. Evaluate
10. Research
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by monitor health?
Answer: identify and solve community health problems
use of community health assessments and registries
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by diagnose and investigate?
, Answer: identification of emerging threats, rapid screening & high
volume testing, active communicable disease epidemiology programs,
etc.
investigate infectious water-, food-, and vector-borne disease outbreaks
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by inform, education, empower?
Answer: health education and health promotion
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by mobilize community partnerships & action?
Answer: Partnerships with private sector, civic groups, NGOs, faith
community, etc.
Undertaking defined preventive, screening, rehabilitation, and support
programs
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by develop policies?
Answer: strategic planning, community health, improvement planning
●● When it comes to the 10 essential services of public health, what is
meant by enforce laws?
