The U.S. Healthcare System - Chapter 8
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
allocative policies - CORRECT ANSWER - A category of health policies designed to
provide benefits to some distinct group or class of individuals or organizations, at the expense of
others.
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the three main functions of public health
agencies at the federal level, which involves the responsibility for systematically understanding
the community health needs of a population.
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the three main functions of public health
agencies at the federal level, which involves the management of financial resources that facilitate
putting policy into action.
distributive policies - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of public health policy that spreads
benefits throughout a given population rather than exclusively on underserved populations.
endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease or condition regularly found among
particular people or in a certain area.
epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - A rate of disease incidence in a given population that
is significantly higher than what is expected based on the past.
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - A field of science concerned with the incidence,
distribution, and control of disease.
federal health agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the federal government
responsible for the health of the population through its three main functions—assessment,
assurance, and policy development.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
allocative policies - CORRECT ANSWER - A category of health policies designed to
provide benefits to some distinct group or class of individuals or organizations, at the expense of
others.
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the three main functions of public health
agencies at the federal level, which involves the responsibility for systematically understanding
the community health needs of a population.
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the three main functions of public health
agencies at the federal level, which involves the management of financial resources that facilitate
putting policy into action.
distributive policies - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of public health policy that spreads
benefits throughout a given population rather than exclusively on underserved populations.
endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - A disease or condition regularly found among
particular people or in a certain area.
epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - A rate of disease incidence in a given population that
is significantly higher than what is expected based on the past.
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - A field of science concerned with the incidence,
distribution, and control of disease.
federal health agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the federal government
responsible for the health of the population through its three main functions—assessment,
assurance, and policy development.
