PBH 205 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
T/F
Monitoring cthe ceffectiveness cof cinterventions cis can cimportant cpart cof cthe cpublic chealth capproac
ccommunity. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Public chealth cfocuses con c_______ cof cdisease cand c__________ cof chealth.
Promotion; cprevention
Alleviation; cimprovement
Prevention; cpromotion
Improvement; calleviation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Prevention; cpromotion
What care cthe ccore cfunctions cof cpublic chealth?
-Primary cprevention, csecondary cprevention, cand ctertiary cprevention
-Epidemiology, cstatistics, cand cenvironmental chealth csciences
-Assessment, cpolicy cdevelopment, cand cassurance
-Diagnosis, ctreatment cplanning, cand ctherapy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Assessment, cpolicy cdevelop
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cone cof cthe csix cscientific cdisciplines cof cpublic chealth?
-All cof cthese.
-Biomedical cSciences
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Health cPolicy cand cManagement, cor cHealthcare cAdministration
-Environmental cHealth cSciences
-Social cand cBehavioral cSciences c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔All cof cthese.
Which cpublic chealth cdiscipline cis cprimarily cconcerned cwith ccollecting chealth cdata con cpopulation
cdiagnostic ctools, cand ccalculating crisks cand cbenefits?
Reportable cDiseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Statistics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔statistics
T/F
, Early cdiagnosis cand cprompt ctreatment
Rehabilitation
Work cthat celiminates cthe cpossibility cof cexposure cto ca crisk
Limiting cdisability c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Work cthat celiminates cthe cpossibility cof cexposure cto ca c
In cNevada, cthe cstate cagency cthat cmanages cpublic chealth cfunctions cis cthe cNevada cDivision cof
cand cClark cCounty cis cfurther ccovered cby cthe cSouthern cNevada cHealth cDistrict.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Public chealth cwork coften ctakes ca csocial cjustice cperspective cwhich ccan cbe ccontroversial.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
The cfundamental cmission cof cpublic chealth cis cto cprovide cthe chighest cquality cmedical ccare cfor ce
cto cpay.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False
Which cof cthe cfollowing cwas cfalse cduring cthe cso-called cDark cAges cin cEuropean chistory c(400-90
-People cbelieved cdisease cprevention cwas cinterfering cwith cGod's cwill.
-People cbelieved cdisease cwas ca cpunishment cfor csins,
-Population cstayed crelatively cstable cas cthe cnumber cof cbirths cwas capproximately cequal cto cthe c
-The cmicroscope cwas cinvented. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cmicroscope cwas cinvented.
What cis cJohn cSnow cknown cfor?
He cconducted cthe cfirst cclinical ctrial cby cassigning csome chouseholds cto creceive cpolluted cwater c
creceive cclean cwater.
He cwas cthe cfirst cto cuse cepidemiologic cmethod cto cdetermine cthe csource cof ca cdisease.
He cwas cthe cfirst cto cuse cthe cterm c"epidemiology".
He cdiscovered cthe cbacteria cthat ccause ccholera. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔He cwas cthe cfirst cto cuse
cdetermine cthe csource cof ca cdisease.
Who cis cconsidered cto cbe cthe cfather cof cepidemiology?
Louis cPasteur
John cSnow
Anthony cFauci
Edward cJenner c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cSnow
Public chealth cmeasures cthat ccontribute cmost cto cpeople cbeing c
healthier ctoday cthan cthey cwere ca ccentury cago care:
Better cmedical ccare
Tertiary cprevention
Sanitation, cbetter cnutrition, cand coccupational csafety
Health cpolicy cand cmanagement c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sanitation, cbetter cnutrition, cand coccupati
The cNurses' cHealth cStudy cis cwhat ckind cof cstudy?
Cohort
Case-control
T/F
Monitoring cthe ceffectiveness cof cinterventions cis can cimportant cpart cof cthe cpublic chealth capproac
ccommunity. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Public chealth cfocuses con c_______ cof cdisease cand c__________ cof chealth.
Promotion; cprevention
Alleviation; cimprovement
Prevention; cpromotion
Improvement; calleviation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Prevention; cpromotion
What care cthe ccore cfunctions cof cpublic chealth?
-Primary cprevention, csecondary cprevention, cand ctertiary cprevention
-Epidemiology, cstatistics, cand cenvironmental chealth csciences
-Assessment, cpolicy cdevelopment, cand cassurance
-Diagnosis, ctreatment cplanning, cand ctherapy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Assessment, cpolicy cdevelop
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cone cof cthe csix cscientific cdisciplines cof cpublic chealth?
-All cof cthese.
-Biomedical cSciences
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Health cPolicy cand cManagement, cor cHealthcare cAdministration
-Environmental cHealth cSciences
-Social cand cBehavioral cSciences c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔All cof cthese.
Which cpublic chealth cdiscipline cis cprimarily cconcerned cwith ccollecting chealth cdata con cpopulation
cdiagnostic ctools, cand ccalculating crisks cand cbenefits?
Reportable cDiseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Statistics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔statistics
T/F
, Early cdiagnosis cand cprompt ctreatment
Rehabilitation
Work cthat celiminates cthe cpossibility cof cexposure cto ca crisk
Limiting cdisability c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Work cthat celiminates cthe cpossibility cof cexposure cto ca c
In cNevada, cthe cstate cagency cthat cmanages cpublic chealth cfunctions cis cthe cNevada cDivision cof
cand cClark cCounty cis cfurther ccovered cby cthe cSouthern cNevada cHealth cDistrict.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Public chealth cwork coften ctakes ca csocial cjustice cperspective cwhich ccan cbe ccontroversial.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
The cfundamental cmission cof cpublic chealth cis cto cprovide cthe chighest cquality cmedical ccare cfor ce
cto cpay.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False
Which cof cthe cfollowing cwas cfalse cduring cthe cso-called cDark cAges cin cEuropean chistory c(400-90
-People cbelieved cdisease cprevention cwas cinterfering cwith cGod's cwill.
-People cbelieved cdisease cwas ca cpunishment cfor csins,
-Population cstayed crelatively cstable cas cthe cnumber cof cbirths cwas capproximately cequal cto cthe c
-The cmicroscope cwas cinvented. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cmicroscope cwas cinvented.
What cis cJohn cSnow cknown cfor?
He cconducted cthe cfirst cclinical ctrial cby cassigning csome chouseholds cto creceive cpolluted cwater c
creceive cclean cwater.
He cwas cthe cfirst cto cuse cepidemiologic cmethod cto cdetermine cthe csource cof ca cdisease.
He cwas cthe cfirst cto cuse cthe cterm c"epidemiology".
He cdiscovered cthe cbacteria cthat ccause ccholera. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔He cwas cthe cfirst cto cuse
cdetermine cthe csource cof ca cdisease.
Who cis cconsidered cto cbe cthe cfather cof cepidemiology?
Louis cPasteur
John cSnow
Anthony cFauci
Edward cJenner c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cSnow
Public chealth cmeasures cthat ccontribute cmost cto cpeople cbeing c
healthier ctoday cthan cthey cwere ca ccentury cago care:
Better cmedical ccare
Tertiary cprevention
Sanitation, cbetter cnutrition, cand coccupational csafety
Health cpolicy cand cmanagement c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sanitation, cbetter cnutrition, cand coccupati
The cNurses' cHealth cStudy cis cwhat ckind cof cstudy?
Cohort
Case-control
