FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN
COMMUNITY 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
Answer: A social group with common goals within a geographic area
◉ 1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of
study on which public health is based?
Answer: Epidemiology
◉ The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
Answer: Medicaid
◉ 2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health.
Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his
practice?
Answer: The interaction of the local-state-federal partnership is
critical to success.
◉ A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the
community as the target of practice. Which of the following best
describes the activities of this nurse?
,Answer: Sharing assessment findings and health goals with every
community group that will listen
◉ How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving
approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors,
becoming inadequate?
Answer: Migration and urbanization resulted in increased demand
for care.
◉ 3. The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a
new public health nurse. Which of the following statements made by
an applicant would most likely result in the applicant not being
hired?
Answer: I like to be the only person working on a project because
individuals in teams have their own ideas and plans and the
resulting debate slows progress.
◉ 3. Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their
cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts
inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements best
describes why nurses dont simply focus on helping persons who
engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately?
Answer: Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and
practice helpful policies.
, ◉ A colonist is working in the public health sector in early colonial
America. Which of the following activities would have likely been
completed?
Answer: Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
◉ 4. Which of the following federal agencies is most influential in
public health activities?
Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
◉ 4. A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a communitys
health. Which of the following interventions will the nurse most
likely implement?
Answer: Implementing health promotion activities such as
education programs
◉ Why did American citizens become interested in establishing
government-controlled boards of health?
Answer: They were afraid of infectious diseases such as yellow fever.
◉ 5. Which of the following agencies are responsible for
implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal public health
codes and ordinances and providing essential public health
programs to a community?
Answer: Local health agencies
COMMUNITY 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
Answer: A social group with common goals within a geographic area
◉ 1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of
study on which public health is based?
Answer: Epidemiology
◉ The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
Answer: Medicaid
◉ 2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health.
Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his
practice?
Answer: The interaction of the local-state-federal partnership is
critical to success.
◉ A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the
community as the target of practice. Which of the following best
describes the activities of this nurse?
,Answer: Sharing assessment findings and health goals with every
community group that will listen
◉ How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving
approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors,
becoming inadequate?
Answer: Migration and urbanization resulted in increased demand
for care.
◉ 3. The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a
new public health nurse. Which of the following statements made by
an applicant would most likely result in the applicant not being
hired?
Answer: I like to be the only person working on a project because
individuals in teams have their own ideas and plans and the
resulting debate slows progress.
◉ 3. Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their
cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts
inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements best
describes why nurses dont simply focus on helping persons who
engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately?
Answer: Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and
practice helpful policies.
, ◉ A colonist is working in the public health sector in early colonial
America. Which of the following activities would have likely been
completed?
Answer: Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
◉ 4. Which of the following federal agencies is most influential in
public health activities?
Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
◉ 4. A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a communitys
health. Which of the following interventions will the nurse most
likely implement?
Answer: Implementing health promotion activities such as
education programs
◉ Why did American citizens become interested in establishing
government-controlled boards of health?
Answer: They were afraid of infectious diseases such as yellow fever.
◉ 5. Which of the following agencies are responsible for
implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal public health
codes and ordinances and providing essential public health
programs to a community?
Answer: Local health agencies
