PubH 6012 Week 1- Overview of health
systems and health policy Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Describe |population |health |as |driving |a |health |system |comprised |of |health |care, |public |health,
|and |related |social |services |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |Public |Health |is |run |by: |
-the |office |of |the |secretary |(including |the |assistant |secretary |for |health, |and |the |assistant |
secretary |for |preparedness |and |response)
-the |Surgeon |General
-public |health |service |agencies
-non- |Public |Health |Service |agencies |such |as |Centers |for |Medicare |and |Medicaid |Services |
(CMS)
-CDC
-FDA
-Agency |for |Healthcare |research |and |quality |(AHRQ)
-National |Institutes |of |Health |(NIH)
-SAMHSA
...and |many |others
What |is |public |health |as |defined |by |the |World |Health |Organization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
All |organized |measured |(either |public |or |private) |to |prevent |disease, |promote |health, |and |
prolong |life |among |the |population |as |a |whole. |It's |activities |aim |to |provide |conditions |in |which
|people |can |be |healthy |and |focus |on |entire |populations, |not |on |individual |patients |or |diseases.
|Thus |Public |Health |is |concerned |with |the |total |system |and |not |only |the |eradication |of |a |
particular |disease.
What |is |population |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |health |outcomes |of |a |group |of |
individuals, |including |the |distribution |of |such |outcomes |within |the |group
, what |are |the |3 |core |functions |of |public |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assessment, |policy |
development, |assurance
Describe |the |need |for |intersectoral |work |to |advance |health, |with |a |particular |emphasis |on |the
|role |of |public |health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--The |social |determinants |of |health |are |affected |
by |where |we |are |born, |live, |play, |work, |and |study, |and |the |policies |from |other |sectors |and |
levels.
-Thus |we |need |to |use |a |multidisciplinary |approach |to |address |public |health |and |global |health |
issues.
-in |order |to |work |collaboratively, |we |need |to |create |regular |platforms |for |dialogue |and |
problem |solving |with |other |sectors, |build |capacity, |and |work |with |other |arms |of |government.
Describe |the |ten |essential |public |health |services |and |core |public |health |functions |and |the |
approach |to |public |health |and |structure |of |governmental |public |health |in |the |United |States |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3 |core |public |health |functions: |assessment, |policy |development, |
assurance
10 |essential |public |health |services:
Assessment:
1. |Assess |amen |monitor |population |health
2. |Investigate, |diagnose, |and |address |health |hazards |and |root |causes
Policy |Development:
3. |Communicate |effectively |to |inform |and |educate
4. |Strengthen, |support, |and |mobilize |communities |and |partnerships
5. |Create, |champion, |and |implement |policies, |plans, |and |laws
6. |Utilize |legal |and |regulatory |actions
systems and health policy Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Describe |population |health |as |driving |a |health |system |comprised |of |health |care, |public |health,
|and |related |social |services |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |Public |Health |is |run |by: |
-the |office |of |the |secretary |(including |the |assistant |secretary |for |health, |and |the |assistant |
secretary |for |preparedness |and |response)
-the |Surgeon |General
-public |health |service |agencies
-non- |Public |Health |Service |agencies |such |as |Centers |for |Medicare |and |Medicaid |Services |
(CMS)
-CDC
-FDA
-Agency |for |Healthcare |research |and |quality |(AHRQ)
-National |Institutes |of |Health |(NIH)
-SAMHSA
...and |many |others
What |is |public |health |as |defined |by |the |World |Health |Organization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
All |organized |measured |(either |public |or |private) |to |prevent |disease, |promote |health, |and |
prolong |life |among |the |population |as |a |whole. |It's |activities |aim |to |provide |conditions |in |which
|people |can |be |healthy |and |focus |on |entire |populations, |not |on |individual |patients |or |diseases.
|Thus |Public |Health |is |concerned |with |the |total |system |and |not |only |the |eradication |of |a |
particular |disease.
What |is |population |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |health |outcomes |of |a |group |of |
individuals, |including |the |distribution |of |such |outcomes |within |the |group
, what |are |the |3 |core |functions |of |public |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assessment, |policy |
development, |assurance
Describe |the |need |for |intersectoral |work |to |advance |health, |with |a |particular |emphasis |on |the
|role |of |public |health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--The |social |determinants |of |health |are |affected |
by |where |we |are |born, |live, |play, |work, |and |study, |and |the |policies |from |other |sectors |and |
levels.
-Thus |we |need |to |use |a |multidisciplinary |approach |to |address |public |health |and |global |health |
issues.
-in |order |to |work |collaboratively, |we |need |to |create |regular |platforms |for |dialogue |and |
problem |solving |with |other |sectors, |build |capacity, |and |work |with |other |arms |of |government.
Describe |the |ten |essential |public |health |services |and |core |public |health |functions |and |the |
approach |to |public |health |and |structure |of |governmental |public |health |in |the |United |States |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3 |core |public |health |functions: |assessment, |policy |development, |
assurance
10 |essential |public |health |services:
Assessment:
1. |Assess |amen |monitor |population |health
2. |Investigate, |diagnose, |and |address |health |hazards |and |root |causes
Policy |Development:
3. |Communicate |effectively |to |inform |and |educate
4. |Strengthen, |support, |and |mobilize |communities |and |partnerships
5. |Create, |champion, |and |implement |policies, |plans, |and |laws
6. |Utilize |legal |and |regulatory |actions
