HSA 408 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
________________ is also called case law, judge-made law, or decisional law. - CORRECT
ANSWERS common law
The _______________ requirement does not obligate a person to practice medicine; it is used
to filter out individuals who may not have the required knowledge or skills to practice medicine
- CORRECT ANSWERS licensure
_____________________ are often to be identified based on their shortages of whole food
providers and their abundance of quick marts and fast food restaurants that sell processed,
sugary, and fatty foods. - CORRECT ANSWERS food deserts
Fluoridation and chlorination of water and regulation of nursing homes fall under the
________________ core function of public health. - CORRECT ANSWERS assurance
______________________ powers represent the inherent authority of state and local
governments to regulate individuals and private business in the name of public health
promotion and protection. - CORRECT ANSWERS police
____________________ have been referred to as the "workhorses" of Congress, where key
decisions are made and legislative drafting takes place. - CORRECT ANSWERS committee
True or False? Central authority and command and control approaches are generally not
effective in the complex organizational structures of the United States. - CORRECT
ANSWERS true
, True or False? A problem statement should define a specific problem and should indicate how
that problem should be solved. - CORRECT ANSWERS false
True or False? Federally qualified health centers are located in medically underserved areas and
provide primary care services to individuals on a sliding fee scale. - CORRECT
ANSWERS true
True or False? Non-elderly women are more likely to be uninsured than non-elderly men. -
CORRECT ANSWERS false
True or False? The United States has a unified national health system. - CORRECT
ANSWERS false
True or False? The background element is the key to the policy analysis because it frames the
current problem. - CORRECT ANSWERS false
Which element of the policy analysis is simple to define but is often one of the most difficult
part of the analysis to do well? - CORRECT ANSWERS problem statement
Which element of a policy analysis provides factual information needed to understand the
problem? - CORRECT ANSWERS background
True or False? Narrower problem statements may require more diverse information in terms of
background and may consider a wider range of issues in the paper's landscape section. -
CORRECT ANSWERS false
Which section of the policy analysis provides the overall context for the analysis by identifying
key stakeholders and the factors that must be considered when analyzing the problem. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Landscape
CORRECT ANSWERS
________________ is also called case law, judge-made law, or decisional law. - CORRECT
ANSWERS common law
The _______________ requirement does not obligate a person to practice medicine; it is used
to filter out individuals who may not have the required knowledge or skills to practice medicine
- CORRECT ANSWERS licensure
_____________________ are often to be identified based on their shortages of whole food
providers and their abundance of quick marts and fast food restaurants that sell processed,
sugary, and fatty foods. - CORRECT ANSWERS food deserts
Fluoridation and chlorination of water and regulation of nursing homes fall under the
________________ core function of public health. - CORRECT ANSWERS assurance
______________________ powers represent the inherent authority of state and local
governments to regulate individuals and private business in the name of public health
promotion and protection. - CORRECT ANSWERS police
____________________ have been referred to as the "workhorses" of Congress, where key
decisions are made and legislative drafting takes place. - CORRECT ANSWERS committee
True or False? Central authority and command and control approaches are generally not
effective in the complex organizational structures of the United States. - CORRECT
ANSWERS true
, True or False? A problem statement should define a specific problem and should indicate how
that problem should be solved. - CORRECT ANSWERS false
True or False? Federally qualified health centers are located in medically underserved areas and
provide primary care services to individuals on a sliding fee scale. - CORRECT
ANSWERS true
True or False? Non-elderly women are more likely to be uninsured than non-elderly men. -
CORRECT ANSWERS false
True or False? The United States has a unified national health system. - CORRECT
ANSWERS false
True or False? The background element is the key to the policy analysis because it frames the
current problem. - CORRECT ANSWERS false
Which element of the policy analysis is simple to define but is often one of the most difficult
part of the analysis to do well? - CORRECT ANSWERS problem statement
Which element of a policy analysis provides factual information needed to understand the
problem? - CORRECT ANSWERS background
True or False? Narrower problem statements may require more diverse information in terms of
background and may consider a wider range of issues in the paper's landscape section. -
CORRECT ANSWERS false
Which section of the policy analysis provides the overall context for the analysis by identifying
key stakeholders and the factors that must be considered when analyzing the problem. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Landscape
