CPH Practice Exam 1 Questions and
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A county public health department has prepared the annual operating budget for its
childhood vaccination program. It forecasts that 90,000 children will be vaccinated,
requiring a total of 48,000 hours of nursing labor at an average cost of $25 per hour and
100,000 doses of vaccination at an average cost of $1.50 per dose. Fixed costs of the
vaccination program, such as administration and overhead, are estimated at $50,000.
Which of the following calculations is most appropriate to obtain the forecast
vaccination expense per child?
A. (48,000 × $1.50) / 90,000
B. (90,000 × $1.50) / 48,000
C. (100,000 × $1.50) / 48,000
D. (100,000 × $1.50) / 90,000 - ✔✔D. (100,000 × $1.50) / 90,000
A study is conducted to compare colorectal screening rates in white and African-
American men. Researchers contact 50 white men and 50 African-American men older
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,than 50 years of age by telephone and ask them if they have undergone colorectal
screening. Fifty-five percent of white men and 49% of African-American men report
undergoing appropriate screening. Which of the following tests is the most appropriate
method of analysis of the survey data?
A. paired t-test
B. Pearson chi-square (X2) test
C. two-sample t-test
D. Spearman correlation test - ✔✔B. Pearson chi-square (X2) test
Which of the following terms best describes the power of a local jurisdiction to
independently regulate public health, safety, and welfare?
A. unionism
B. home rule
C. preemption
D. self-administration - ✔✔B. home rule
Which of the following terms refers to the systematic method by which environmental
exposure to a substance is quantified using information about the hazardous properties
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, of the substance, human exposure to the substance, dose-response relationships, and
risk characterization?
A. risk management
B. risk assessment
C. risk communication
D. risk control - ✔✔B. risk assessment
A local health department establishes a program with community outreach and clinical
components that is intended to reduce the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases.
A measure of the program's outcomes is the number of
A. clinical visits for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
B. community education sessions.
C. drug-resistant tuberculosis cases.
D. patients receiving follow-up care for drug-resistant tuberculosis. - ✔✔C. drug-
resistant tuberculosis cases.
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A county public health department has prepared the annual operating budget for its
childhood vaccination program. It forecasts that 90,000 children will be vaccinated,
requiring a total of 48,000 hours of nursing labor at an average cost of $25 per hour and
100,000 doses of vaccination at an average cost of $1.50 per dose. Fixed costs of the
vaccination program, such as administration and overhead, are estimated at $50,000.
Which of the following calculations is most appropriate to obtain the forecast
vaccination expense per child?
A. (48,000 × $1.50) / 90,000
B. (90,000 × $1.50) / 48,000
C. (100,000 × $1.50) / 48,000
D. (100,000 × $1.50) / 90,000 - ✔✔D. (100,000 × $1.50) / 90,000
A study is conducted to compare colorectal screening rates in white and African-
American men. Researchers contact 50 white men and 50 African-American men older
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,than 50 years of age by telephone and ask them if they have undergone colorectal
screening. Fifty-five percent of white men and 49% of African-American men report
undergoing appropriate screening. Which of the following tests is the most appropriate
method of analysis of the survey data?
A. paired t-test
B. Pearson chi-square (X2) test
C. two-sample t-test
D. Spearman correlation test - ✔✔B. Pearson chi-square (X2) test
Which of the following terms best describes the power of a local jurisdiction to
independently regulate public health, safety, and welfare?
A. unionism
B. home rule
C. preemption
D. self-administration - ✔✔B. home rule
Which of the following terms refers to the systematic method by which environmental
exposure to a substance is quantified using information about the hazardous properties
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, of the substance, human exposure to the substance, dose-response relationships, and
risk characterization?
A. risk management
B. risk assessment
C. risk communication
D. risk control - ✔✔B. risk assessment
A local health department establishes a program with community outreach and clinical
components that is intended to reduce the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases.
A measure of the program's outcomes is the number of
A. clinical visits for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
B. community education sessions.
C. drug-resistant tuberculosis cases.
D. patients receiving follow-up care for drug-resistant tuberculosis. - ✔✔C. drug-
resistant tuberculosis cases.
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