NR503 Final EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS(REVISED)

Chronic Disease indicators - ANSWER Level of data: state, territory, select large metropolitan areas The Chronic Disease Indicators enable public health professionals and policy makers to retrieve state and selected metropolitan-level data for chronic diseases and risk factors. Interactive atlas of heart disease and stroke - ANSWER Level of data: national, state, territory, county The Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke enables online county-level mapping of heart disease and stroke by race/ethnicity, gender, and age group. Maps can show social and economic factors and health services for the United States, specific states, or territories. National Center for HIV/AID, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention atals - ANSWER Level of data: national, state, select territories The Atlas provides interactive maps, graphs, tables, and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of the reported occurrence of the following diseases: HIV, AIDS, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and primary and secondary syphilis. The data are based on nationally notifiable infectious diseases in the United States and can be used to examine disparities. National Environmental Public Health tracking network - ANSWER Level of data: national, state, county The Tracking Network is a system of integrated health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources. Maps, tables, and charts with data about environmental indicators (e.g., particulate matter in the air) are available. Social Vulnerability Index - ANSWER Level of data: census tract The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. census variables at tract level to help local officials identify communities that may need support in preparing for hazards, or recovering from disaster. Social vulnerability refers to the resilience of communities when confronted by external stresses on human health, stresses such as natural or human-caused disasters, or disease outbreaks. Reducing social vulnerability can decrease both human suffering and economic loss. Vulnerable populations footprint tool - ANSWER Level of data: state, county, city, census tract The Vulnerable Populations Footprint Tool creates maps and reports that identify geographic areas with high poverty rates and low education levels—two key social determinant indicators of population health. Thresholds for target areas are adjustable, allowing the tool to be used in geographic areas where regional rates may be higher or lower than the national average. cultural competence - ANSWER a dynamic, fluid, continuous process whereby individuals, system, or healthcare agency find meaningful and useful care delivery strategies based on the knowledge of the cultural heritage beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of those to whom they render care. Norms - ANSWER rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members Values - ANSWER the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live