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Promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury,
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and disability - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔public health mission
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what are the three core functions of public health? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔assessment, policy development, and assurance
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systematically collecting data on the population, monitoring the \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
populations heath status, and making information available about
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the health of the community - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔assessment
need to provide leadership in developing policies that support the
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health of the population - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔policy
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development
ensuring that essential community-oriented health services are
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available - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assurance
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under the assurance core function, public health has
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_____________ ______________? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔police \| \| \| \| \| \|
power
, what are the essential services of assessment core function? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔monitor health, diagnose and investigate
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what are the essential services of assurance core function? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔evaluate, enforce laws, link to/provide
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care, assure competent workforce
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what are the essential services of policy development core
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function? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔develop policies, mobilize
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community partnerships, inform/educate/empower
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using general and specific measures in a population to promote
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health and prevent the development of disease and using
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specific measures to prevent diseases in those who are
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predisposed to developing a particular condition - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔primary prevention \| \|
stopping the progress of disease by early detection and
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treatment, thus reducing prevalence and chronicity - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔secondary prevention \| \|
stopping deterioration in a patient, a relapse, or disability and
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dependency by anticipatory nursing and medical care -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tertiary prevention
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diagnoses, intervenes, and treats populations or
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subpopulations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔population focused \| \| \| \| \| \|
practice