T/F
Monitoring the effectiveness of interventions is an important part of the public health approach
to health problems in the community. - Answers True
Public health focuses on _______ of disease and __________ of health.
Promotion; prevention
Alleviation; improvement
Prevention; promotion
Improvement; alleviation - Answers Prevention; promotion
What are the core functions of public health?
-Primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention
-Epidemiology, statistics, and environmental health sciences
-Assessment, policy development, and assurance
-Diagnosis, treatment planning, and therapy - Answers Assessment, policy development, and
assurance
Which of the following is one of the six scientific disciplines of public health?
-All of these.
-Biomedical Sciences
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Health Policy and Management, or Healthcare Administration
-Environmental Health Sciences
, -Social and Behavioral Sciences - Answers All of these.
Which public health discipline is primarily concerned with collecting health data on populations,
using numbers as diagnostic tools, and calculating risks and benefits?
Reportable Diseases
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Statistics - Answers statistics
T/F
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is based in Atlanta, GA and serves as the
main epidemiologic and assessment agency for the entire world. - Answers False
T/F
The costs of public health measures are easier to calculate than are the benefits. - Answers
True
What is an example of a secondary prevention strategy?
seat belts
elimination of personal vehicles
EMS
Rehabilitation facilities - Answers
T/F
Restricting individual freedoms for public health purposes is unconstitutional. - Answers false
What does the phrase "primary prevention" refer to?