CPH Exam UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
priority population - CORRECT ANSWER - In the planning process, the group being
served
needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Assists to identify and prioritize health
problems
Chi-square - CORRECT ANSWER - Involves categorical variables. Looks at 2
distributions of categorical data to see if they differ from each other. (for proportions)
Two independent samples t-test - CORRECT ANSWER - Comparing two independent
groups
2 sample dependent t-test - CORRECT ANSWER - Same sample of people compared
twice
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis of variance test used for
designs with three or more sample means
correlation analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis of the degree to which changes in
one variable are associated with changes in another
SIP - CORRECT ANSWER - State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved by the EPA,
standards for ambient air quality and requires States to participate in the implementation by
developing a plan that meets Federal requirements
Cryptosporidium parvum - CORRECT ANSWER - a water-borne, fecal-oral cycle
pathogen that can cause severe diarrhea lasting for 1 - 2 weeks, headache, muscle pain, severe
,fluid and weight loss. The Apicomplexa have well developed sexual cycles and a structure (the
Apical Complex) that helps them to attach to host cells.
Flavivirus - CORRECT ANSWER - genus of viruses that includes mosquito-transmitted
diseases such as Yellow Fever that are classified as water-related because part of disease's
vector's lifestyle occurs in water
Plasmodium spp. - CORRECT ANSWER - family of parasites that causes malaria, which,
like flavivirus, is water-related
Borrelia burgdorferi - CORRECT ANSWER - bacterial species that causes Lyme disease,
the vector for which is the deer tick
Vital statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - The collection, tabulation, and interpretation of
data concerning birth, marriage, divorce, sickness, and death.
DDT pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes "SILENT SPRING" (bird eggshell
cracking) - EFFECTIVE vs. mosquitoes
core functions of public health - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Assessment
2. Policy Development
3. Assurance
10 essential public health services - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Monitor health status to
identify and solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
, 7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when
otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and
continuous quality improvement
10. Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health
HACCP - CORRECT ANSWER - food safety system employed to Identify and control
problems that may cause foodborne illness before they happen
epidemiologic triangle - CORRECT ANSWER - describes the occurrence of disease as an
interaction between Host, agent and environment
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to reject the null hypothesis when the null is in fact
false
Type I error (alpha) - CORRECT ANSWER - reject null when it was true (probability of
this error is alpha)
type 2 error - CORRECT ANSWER - fail to reject null when false (probability of this error
is beta)
level of significance - CORRECT ANSWER - alpha or α, is the probability of rejecting the
null hypothesis when it is true
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER - meet the social, cultural and linguistic needs
of individuals within the community
cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - Knowledge of various cultural beliefs and
values
CORRECT Answers
priority population - CORRECT ANSWER - In the planning process, the group being
served
needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Assists to identify and prioritize health
problems
Chi-square - CORRECT ANSWER - Involves categorical variables. Looks at 2
distributions of categorical data to see if they differ from each other. (for proportions)
Two independent samples t-test - CORRECT ANSWER - Comparing two independent
groups
2 sample dependent t-test - CORRECT ANSWER - Same sample of people compared
twice
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis of variance test used for
designs with three or more sample means
correlation analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis of the degree to which changes in
one variable are associated with changes in another
SIP - CORRECT ANSWER - State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved by the EPA,
standards for ambient air quality and requires States to participate in the implementation by
developing a plan that meets Federal requirements
Cryptosporidium parvum - CORRECT ANSWER - a water-borne, fecal-oral cycle
pathogen that can cause severe diarrhea lasting for 1 - 2 weeks, headache, muscle pain, severe
,fluid and weight loss. The Apicomplexa have well developed sexual cycles and a structure (the
Apical Complex) that helps them to attach to host cells.
Flavivirus - CORRECT ANSWER - genus of viruses that includes mosquito-transmitted
diseases such as Yellow Fever that are classified as water-related because part of disease's
vector's lifestyle occurs in water
Plasmodium spp. - CORRECT ANSWER - family of parasites that causes malaria, which,
like flavivirus, is water-related
Borrelia burgdorferi - CORRECT ANSWER - bacterial species that causes Lyme disease,
the vector for which is the deer tick
Vital statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - The collection, tabulation, and interpretation of
data concerning birth, marriage, divorce, sickness, and death.
DDT pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes "SILENT SPRING" (bird eggshell
cracking) - EFFECTIVE vs. mosquitoes
core functions of public health - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Assessment
2. Policy Development
3. Assurance
10 essential public health services - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Monitor health status to
identify and solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
, 7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when
otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and
continuous quality improvement
10. Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health
HACCP - CORRECT ANSWER - food safety system employed to Identify and control
problems that may cause foodborne illness before they happen
epidemiologic triangle - CORRECT ANSWER - describes the occurrence of disease as an
interaction between Host, agent and environment
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to reject the null hypothesis when the null is in fact
false
Type I error (alpha) - CORRECT ANSWER - reject null when it was true (probability of
this error is alpha)
type 2 error - CORRECT ANSWER - fail to reject null when false (probability of this error
is beta)
level of significance - CORRECT ANSWER - alpha or α, is the probability of rejecting the
null hypothesis when it is true
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER - meet the social, cultural and linguistic needs
of individuals within the community
cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - Knowledge of various cultural beliefs and
values
