PHLT 302 QUIZ 4 | ACTUAL STUDY SET |
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The National Institutes of Health began as which of the following in 1887? - ANSW-Laboratory of Hygiene
Public health actions frequently involve a balancing of individual rights vs. the good of the community.
Where that balance is struck is based on: - ANSW-societal values
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention serves as the focal point for health concerns at which of
the following levels? - ANSW-Federal level
The agency that was first created as a Marine Hospital Service in 1789 is: - ANSW-United States Public
Health Service
The NACCHO is organized to track public health activities at which of the following levels? - ANSW-Local
level
Which of the following is a key agency of the U.S. Public Health Service? - ANSW-Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention AND National Institutes of Health but National Institutes of Health is the
ANSWer....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for: - ANSW-evaluating the safety of food and
drugs.
Most local health departments in the United States have more than 100 full-time employees. - ANSW-
False
The overwhelming majority of U.S. local health departments are organized at what level of government?
- ANSW-County
The Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Health Professions, and the Maternal and Child
Bureau are main operating units of which of the following? - ANSW-Health Resources and Services
Administration
What percentage of total federal health spending is devoted to public health activities? - ANSW-1-2%
The state health officer is usually appointed by the: - ANSW-governor.
State and local governments spend more on health than does the federal government. - ANSW-False
The Health Resources and Services Administration provides health resources for which of the following?
- ANSW-Medically underserved areas
The Institute of Medicine identified which level of government as the central force in public health,
bearing primary public sector responsibility for the health of the people? - ANSW-State
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The National Institutes of Health began as which of the following in 1887? - ANSW-Laboratory of Hygiene
Public health actions frequently involve a balancing of individual rights vs. the good of the community.
Where that balance is struck is based on: - ANSW-societal values
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention serves as the focal point for health concerns at which of
the following levels? - ANSW-Federal level
The agency that was first created as a Marine Hospital Service in 1789 is: - ANSW-United States Public
Health Service
The NACCHO is organized to track public health activities at which of the following levels? - ANSW-Local
level
Which of the following is a key agency of the U.S. Public Health Service? - ANSW-Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention AND National Institutes of Health but National Institutes of Health is the
ANSWer....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for: - ANSW-evaluating the safety of food and
drugs.
Most local health departments in the United States have more than 100 full-time employees. - ANSW-
False
The overwhelming majority of U.S. local health departments are organized at what level of government?
- ANSW-County
The Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Health Professions, and the Maternal and Child
Bureau are main operating units of which of the following? - ANSW-Health Resources and Services
Administration
What percentage of total federal health spending is devoted to public health activities? - ANSW-1-2%
The state health officer is usually appointed by the: - ANSW-governor.
State and local governments spend more on health than does the federal government. - ANSW-False
The Health Resources and Services Administration provides health resources for which of the following?
- ANSW-Medically underserved areas
The Institute of Medicine identified which level of government as the central force in public health,
bearing primary public sector responsibility for the health of the people? - ANSW-State
