CPH PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST VERSIONS AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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 - (answer) 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 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 - (answer) 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 - (answer) B. home rule
, CPH PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST VERSIONS AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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 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 - (answer) 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. - (answer) C. drug-resistant
tuberculosis cases.
A group uses problem solving to reconcile underlying differences and create a win-win situation for the
mutual benefit of all parties. This approach exemplifies which of the following styles of conflict
management?
A. accommodating
B. avoiding
C. collaborating
D. compromising - (answer) C. collaborating
According to the transtheoretical model of change, as individuals go from pre-contemplation to
maintenance, "con" behavioral beliefs decrease and "pro" behavioral beliefs increase. This process is
best described as which of the following?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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 - (answer) 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 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 - (answer) 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 - (answer) B. home rule
, CPH PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST VERSIONS AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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 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 - (answer) 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. - (answer) C. drug-resistant
tuberculosis cases.
A group uses problem solving to reconcile underlying differences and create a win-win situation for the
mutual benefit of all parties. This approach exemplifies which of the following styles of conflict
management?
A. accommodating
B. avoiding
C. collaborating
D. compromising - (answer) C. collaborating
According to the transtheoretical model of change, as individuals go from pre-contemplation to
maintenance, "con" behavioral beliefs decrease and "pro" behavioral beliefs increase. This process is
best described as which of the following?
