CHLH 101 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTION BANK
COMPLETE REVIEW: 200 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES
1. Which of the following is NOT a classification used to describe
public health organizations?
A) Voluntary
B) Quasi-governmental
C) Traditional
D) Governmental
Answer: C
Rationale: Traditional is not a classification of public health
organizations. The three main classifications are governmental, quasi-
governmental, and voluntary.
2. Public health is defined as "the science of protecting and improving
the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy
lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention, and detection
and control of infectious diseases."
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
,Rationale: This is the exact definition of public health as recognized by
the CDC and other leading public health institutions.
3. The three primary services of public health are:
A) Policy Development, Assurance, Assessment
B) Treatment, Prevention, Education
C) Research, Practice, Evaluation
D) Administration, Finance, Operations
Answer: A
Rationale: The three core functions of public health are assessment,
policy development, and assurance, as established by the Institute of
Medicine.
4. A governmental agency is primarily funded via philanthropic
donations.
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
Rationale: Governmental agencies are primarily funded through tax
dollars, not philanthropic donations.
5. Which of the following is one of the largest international health
organizations?
A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) World Health Organization
C) American Red Cross
,D) National Institutes of Health
Answer: B
Rationale: The WHO is the largest international health organization,
operating under the United Nations.
6. Quasi-governmental public health organizations are funded by
public (i.e., taxes) and private sources.
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
Rationale: Quasi-governmental organizations receive funding from both
tax dollars and private donations.
7. Which of the following people is considered the "father of
epidemiology" because they connected a contaminated water source
with an outbreak of Cholera in London?
A) Edward Jenner
B) John Snow
C) Robert Koch
D) Louis Pasteur
Answer: B
Rationale: John Snow is known as the father of epidemiology for his
work tracing a cholera outbreak to a contaminated water pump in
London.
, 8. The American Red Cross is an example of a Quasi-governmental
public health organization because it performs some official tasks for
the government but operates more like a voluntary health
organization.
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
Rationale: The American Red Cross is a quasi-governmental
organization because it carries out government-related tasks but
functions similarly to a voluntary organization.
9. Which two diseases are acute and communicable?
A) Asthma and Diabetes
B) Measles and Influenza
C) HIV/AIDS and Lyme disease
D) Appendicitis and Drug poisoning
Answer: B
Rationale: Measles and influenza are both acute (short-term) and
communicable (transmissible between people).
10. At the center of the non-communicable disease model is an
individual's behaviors/beliefs.
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
Rationale: The non-communicable disease model centers on risk factors
COMPLETE REVIEW: 200 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES
1. Which of the following is NOT a classification used to describe
public health organizations?
A) Voluntary
B) Quasi-governmental
C) Traditional
D) Governmental
Answer: C
Rationale: Traditional is not a classification of public health
organizations. The three main classifications are governmental, quasi-
governmental, and voluntary.
2. Public health is defined as "the science of protecting and improving
the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy
lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention, and detection
and control of infectious diseases."
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
,Rationale: This is the exact definition of public health as recognized by
the CDC and other leading public health institutions.
3. The three primary services of public health are:
A) Policy Development, Assurance, Assessment
B) Treatment, Prevention, Education
C) Research, Practice, Evaluation
D) Administration, Finance, Operations
Answer: A
Rationale: The three core functions of public health are assessment,
policy development, and assurance, as established by the Institute of
Medicine.
4. A governmental agency is primarily funded via philanthropic
donations.
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
Rationale: Governmental agencies are primarily funded through tax
dollars, not philanthropic donations.
5. Which of the following is one of the largest international health
organizations?
A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) World Health Organization
C) American Red Cross
,D) National Institutes of Health
Answer: B
Rationale: The WHO is the largest international health organization,
operating under the United Nations.
6. Quasi-governmental public health organizations are funded by
public (i.e., taxes) and private sources.
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
Rationale: Quasi-governmental organizations receive funding from both
tax dollars and private donations.
7. Which of the following people is considered the "father of
epidemiology" because they connected a contaminated water source
with an outbreak of Cholera in London?
A) Edward Jenner
B) John Snow
C) Robert Koch
D) Louis Pasteur
Answer: B
Rationale: John Snow is known as the father of epidemiology for his
work tracing a cholera outbreak to a contaminated water pump in
London.
, 8. The American Red Cross is an example of a Quasi-governmental
public health organization because it performs some official tasks for
the government but operates more like a voluntary health
organization.
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
Rationale: The American Red Cross is a quasi-governmental
organization because it carries out government-related tasks but
functions similarly to a voluntary organization.
9. Which two diseases are acute and communicable?
A) Asthma and Diabetes
B) Measles and Influenza
C) HIV/AIDS and Lyme disease
D) Appendicitis and Drug poisoning
Answer: B
Rationale: Measles and influenza are both acute (short-term) and
communicable (transmissible between people).
10. At the center of the non-communicable disease model is an
individual's behaviors/beliefs.
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
Rationale: The non-communicable disease model centers on risk factors
