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1. Whatjisjthejprimaryjfocusjtojbejaddressedjconcerning jthejimprovement ofjthejhealthjofjthejAjmer
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b. Deliveryjofjindividualjcarejandjhygiene
c. Thejneedjforjincreasedjhospitaljandjacutejcare
d. Chronicjdiseasejandjdisabilityjmanagement
ANS:j j A
Therejarejnewjconcerns,jandjofjthejmostjseriousjarejbioterrorismjandjgloballyjinducedjinfectjions,
jsuchjasjthejavianjflu.jThesejthreatsjwilljdivertjhealthjcarejfundsjandjresourcesjfromjothjerjhealthjc
arejprogramsjtojbejspentjforjpublicjsafety.jThejothersjarejnotjrelatedjtojpublicjhealtjhjorjarejconcer
nsjthatjhavejbeenjpresentjforjmanyjyears.
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c. Thejthreatjmayjdivertjfundsjfromjotherjpublicjsafetyjhealthjcarejprograms.
d. Fearjofjbioterrorismjwilljincreasejthejneedjforjshelters.
ANS:j j C
Bioterrorismjmayjhavejanjimpactjon thejavailabilityjofjresourcesjforjpublicjsafetyjhealthjcarejpro
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grams.jBecausejfundsjare divertedjitjisjpossiblejthatjcommunity-
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basedjprogramsjwouldjbe eliminated,jthejhealthjcarejsystemjcouldjexperience changes,jandjthjatjth
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erejwouldjbejanjincreasejinjthejneedjforjshelter.jHowever,jalljthejremaining optionsjwouljdjhappenj fi
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3. WhichjstatementjdescribesjthejconsequencejofjthejsuccessfuljimplementationjofjthejAff
ordablejCarejAct?
a. Americansjwilljpayjcloserjattentionjtojtheirjhealthjstatus.
b. Mostjofjthejpopulationjwilljbejcoveredjbyjhealthjinsurance.
c. Publicjhealthjdepartmentsjwilljneedjtojincreasejthejnumberjofjnursingjpositions.
d. Theprevalenceofjobesityjwilljdecrease.j
ANS: B
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rityjofjthejpopulationjwouldjbejcoveredjbyjinsurancejandjpublicjhealthjagenciesjwilljnotjneedjtojpr
ovidejdirectjclinicaljservicesjin orderjtojassurejthatjthosejwhojneedjthemjcanjreceivjejthem.jThe Af
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fordablejCarejAct willjnotjdirectlyjcause Americansjtojpayjcloserjattentionjtojtjheirjhealthjstatusjorj
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decreasejthejprevalencejofjobesity.
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4. Thejpublicjhealthjnursej(PHN)jmustjparticipatejinjthejessentialjservicesjofjpublicjhealth.jWh
atjisjonejofjthejessentialjservicesjofjpublicjhealthjnursing?
a. Monitoringjhealthjstatus byjcompletingjajcommunityjassessment
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b. Diagnosingjandjinvestigatingjhealthjproblemsjin the world fi fi
c. Informing,jeducating,jandjempoweringjpeoplejabout healthjissues fi
d. Workingjinjlawjenforcementjtojregulatejhealthjandjensurejsafety
ANS: C
ThejPHNjmonitorsjhealthjstatusjinjseveraljways,jcompletingjajcommunityjassessmentjisjonlyjonej
wayjthatjhealthjstatusjisjmonitored.jThejPHNjwould notjdiagnosejorjsolvej―world‖jproblejms,jorjw
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orkjinjlawjenforcement.jRather,jthejPHNjwouldjparticipatejwithjlocaljregulatorsjtojprjotectjcommu
nitiesjandjempowerjpeoplejtojaddressjhealthjissues.
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cinejwhen p l a n n i n gNi t s Rh e aI GrogBra.mCminMg. j Which ofjthejfollowingjactivities willjmosjtjlikelyj
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a. Trackingjavianjflujoutbreaksjandjdoing surveillancejinjthejUnitedjStates
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b. Providingjajflujshotjforjan elderlyjpersonjatjthejhealthjdepartment
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d. Keepingjsnakejantivenom atjthejCentersjforjDiseasejControljand PreventionjinjAtl
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ANS:j j A
ThejInstitutejofjMedicine‘sjstatedjmissionjonjpublicjhealthjisj―tojgeneratejorganizedjcommunityj
andjtechnicaljknowledgejtojpreventjdiseasejandjpromotejhealth.‖jTrackingjavianjfljujoutbreaksjand fi
doingjsurveillancejappliesjthisjconceptjatjajpopulationjlevel.jProvidingjajflujsjhotjforjanjelderlyjpers
onjonlyjaddressesjindividualjcare.jKeepingjtrackjofjthejusejofjalternativjejtherapiesjdoesjnothingjto
jpreventjdiseasejorjpromotejhealthjofjthejpopulation.
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6. Ajpublicjhealthjdepartmentjmakesjsurejthatjthejessentialjcommunity-
orientedjhealthj servicesjare availablejin thejcommunity.jWhichjofjthejfollowingjcorejpublicjhjealt
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