PBH 101 Exam 1 UNR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
community health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the health status of a defined group of people (have
something in common)
population health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅large population with variety
public health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the measures we take as a society to prevent disease and
promote health
public health vs health care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevention
Population
Perspective
Upstream Metaphor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People are drowning in a river and health officials are
pulling them out while public health workers go upstream to see the cause.
primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅prevent exposure to risk factors= reduce incidence
secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅early detection & management= minimize harm
tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅treatment= minimize disability & mortality
socio-ecological model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅individual, behavior, social, community, society
10 achievements of pbh acronym - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅We Fight Viruses, Protect, Mothers, Open
The Healthy Community Initiative
, 10 achievements of public health in the 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅safer workplaces, safer
and healthier foods, vaccination, family planning, healthier mothers and babies, fluoridation of water,
recognition of tobacco as a health, decline in death from heart disease and stroke, motor vehicle safety,
control of infectious diseases (sanitation and hygiene, antibiotics)
core functions of public health services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assessment, policy development,
assurance
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- asses & monitor population health
-investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes
policy development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-communicate effectively to inform and educate
-strenghten, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships
-create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws
-utilize legal & regulatory actions
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-enable equitable access
-build diverse & skilled workforce
-improve through evaluation, research, and quality improvement
-build & maintain strong organizational infrastructure
primary agencies in NV PBH - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- food and drug administration (FDA)
- national institutes of health (NIH)
- substance abuse and mental health services administration (SAMHSA)
- agency for toxic substances and disease registry (ATSDR)
fundamental ethical dilemma of public health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅freedom of autonomy vs
common good
Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
community health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the health status of a defined group of people (have
something in common)
population health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅large population with variety
public health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the measures we take as a society to prevent disease and
promote health
public health vs health care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevention
Population
Perspective
Upstream Metaphor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People are drowning in a river and health officials are
pulling them out while public health workers go upstream to see the cause.
primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅prevent exposure to risk factors= reduce incidence
secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅early detection & management= minimize harm
tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅treatment= minimize disability & mortality
socio-ecological model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅individual, behavior, social, community, society
10 achievements of pbh acronym - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅We Fight Viruses, Protect, Mothers, Open
The Healthy Community Initiative
, 10 achievements of public health in the 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅safer workplaces, safer
and healthier foods, vaccination, family planning, healthier mothers and babies, fluoridation of water,
recognition of tobacco as a health, decline in death from heart disease and stroke, motor vehicle safety,
control of infectious diseases (sanitation and hygiene, antibiotics)
core functions of public health services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assessment, policy development,
assurance
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- asses & monitor population health
-investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes
policy development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-communicate effectively to inform and educate
-strenghten, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships
-create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws
-utilize legal & regulatory actions
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-enable equitable access
-build diverse & skilled workforce
-improve through evaluation, research, and quality improvement
-build & maintain strong organizational infrastructure
primary agencies in NV PBH - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- food and drug administration (FDA)
- national institutes of health (NIH)
- substance abuse and mental health services administration (SAMHSA)
- agency for toxic substances and disease registry (ATSDR)
fundamental ethical dilemma of public health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅freedom of autonomy vs
common good
