PBH 205 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORREC
Chalk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔As crecently cas cthe clate c19th ccentury, cmilk cwas ccommonly cwatere
c__________________ cto cmake cit clook cnormal.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔State chealth cdepartments ctend cto cdefine cthe cactivities cof cthe clocal
EPA c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cagency chas coften cbeen cattacked cby cCongress cand coften chad
cthe cGeorge cW. cBush cadministration?
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cIndividual cstates chave ctotal cflexibility cin chow cto cad
cprogram.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cDespite cthe clack cof cexplicit cconstitutional cauthority,
cestablished ca csignificant cpresence cin cpublic chealth.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cRegulation cof cthe cfood cand cdrug cindustries chas cbe
csince cMassachusetts cpassed cthe cfirst cAmerican cpure-food claw cin c1784.
1976 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Congress cremoved cthe cfinancial cpenalty cfor clack cof cmotorcycle che
Emerging cinfectious cdiseases c(EIDs) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cfirst cpublished creport cthat chera
cepidemic cappeared cin cwhat cpublication con cJune c4, c1981?
Emerging cinfectious cdiseases c(EIDs) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔____________ crefer cto cnew cinfectio
cnaturally cas cwell cas cpotential cbioterrorist cthreats.
Surgeon cGeneral c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cnation's cleading cspokesp
chealth?
Endemic cLevel c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ccounty cmay cnormally crecord conly ca cfew ccases cof chep
crepresents cthe c______________, cor cthe cbackground clevel, cin ca cpopulation.
Cooking cOil c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The ceosinophilia-myalgia csyndrome coutbreak cresembled can
cthat caffected csome c20,000 cpeople cin cSpain cas ca cresult cof cwhat chousehold citem cbeing cconta
London c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The ccholera coutbreak coccurred cin c_________ cand clasted cfrom c1
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cFramingham cStudy cand cthe ctwo clung ccancer
, True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cWhen cthe ccauses cof cdisease care cnot cwell cunderst
cis cknown cabout cprimary cprevention.
Risk cAssessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔_____________ cidentifies cevents cand cexposures cthat c
cand cestimates cthe cprobabilities cof ctheir coccurrence cas cwell cas cthe cextent cof charm cthey cmay
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cContradictory cresults cfrom cepidemiologic cstudies ca
P-Value c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Which cof cthe cfollowing cexpresses cthe cprobability cthat cthe cobser
coccurred cby cchance calone?
1987 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In c_________ cthe cstates cof cIllinois cand cLouisiana cmandated cprem
Sensitive c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔For cmost cpublic chealth cscreening cprograms, c_______________
corder cto cavoid cmissing cany cindividual cwith ca cserious cdisease cwho ccould cbe chelped cby csome
cancer ccluster c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cunusual cconcentration cof csome ckind cof ccancer, csuch c
calarms ceveryone cin cthe ccommunity cis creferred cto cas cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cgreater cthe cconfidence cinterval, cthe clower cthe
Risk cAssessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔_____________ cidentifies cevents cand cexposures cthat c
cand cestimates cthe cprobabilities cof ctheir coccurrence cas cwell cas cthe cextent cof charm cthey cmay
Interracial c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cCensus cBureau cdecided cagainst cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cc
cindividuals cto ccheck cmore cthan cone cracial ccategory cfor cthemselves?
Environmental cProtection cAgency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The c____________ ccarries cout csurveil
cthe cenvironment, cincluding cair cpollutants cand creleases cof ctoxic cchemicals
American cCommunity cSurvey c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In can cattempt cto cmake cthe ccollection cof cd
cefficient cand cmore ctimely, cthe cCensus cBureau cin c2005 claunched cwhich congoing csurvey cthat c
cpreviously ccollected con cthe clong cform?
Use cof ctobacco c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In cthe cpast cdecades, cmany cstates chave cadded ca cquest
c_______________ cto cthe cbirth ccertificate.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cbirth cand cdeath crates ccalculated cfor cblacks cte
ctrue cvalue cwould cbe cdue cto cincorrect cpopulation cnumbers.
infant cmortality c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cimportant cpublic chealth cissu
cup ca cspecial ccomputer csystem cthat clinks cvital crecords cof cinfants cborn cduring ca cgiven cyear cw
cbirthday?
Statistics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔_______________________ care ca cvital cpart cof cthe cpublic cheal
care cused cto cidentify cspecial crisk cgroups, cto cdetect cnew chealth cthreats, cto cplan cpublic chealth c
csuccesses, cand cto cprepare cgovernment cbudgets
U.S. cCensus cBureau c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The c________ cis cpart cof cthe cDepartment cof cComm
cregarding cthe cAmerican cpopulation.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention ch
ccoordinating cand cencouraging cthe cuse cof cdata cin cpublic chealth cassessment.
Chalk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔As crecently cas cthe clate c19th ccentury, cmilk cwas ccommonly cwatere
c__________________ cto cmake cit clook cnormal.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔State chealth cdepartments ctend cto cdefine cthe cactivities cof cthe clocal
EPA c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔What cagency chas coften cbeen cattacked cby cCongress cand coften chad
cthe cGeorge cW. cBush cadministration?
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cIndividual cstates chave ctotal cflexibility cin chow cto cad
cprogram.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cDespite cthe clack cof cexplicit cconstitutional cauthority,
cestablished ca csignificant cpresence cin cpublic chealth.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cRegulation cof cthe cfood cand cdrug cindustries chas cbe
csince cMassachusetts cpassed cthe cfirst cAmerican cpure-food claw cin c1784.
1976 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Congress cremoved cthe cfinancial cpenalty cfor clack cof cmotorcycle che
Emerging cinfectious cdiseases c(EIDs) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cfirst cpublished creport cthat chera
cepidemic cappeared cin cwhat cpublication con cJune c4, c1981?
Emerging cinfectious cdiseases c(EIDs) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔____________ crefer cto cnew cinfectio
cnaturally cas cwell cas cpotential cbioterrorist cthreats.
Surgeon cGeneral c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cnation's cleading cspokesp
chealth?
Endemic cLevel c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ccounty cmay cnormally crecord conly ca cfew ccases cof chep
crepresents cthe c______________, cor cthe cbackground clevel, cin ca cpopulation.
Cooking cOil c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The ceosinophilia-myalgia csyndrome coutbreak cresembled can
cthat caffected csome c20,000 cpeople cin cSpain cas ca cresult cof cwhat chousehold citem cbeing cconta
London c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The ccholera coutbreak coccurred cin c_________ cand clasted cfrom c1
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cFramingham cStudy cand cthe ctwo clung ccancer
, True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cWhen cthe ccauses cof cdisease care cnot cwell cunderst
cis cknown cabout cprimary cprevention.
Risk cAssessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔_____________ cidentifies cevents cand cexposures cthat c
cand cestimates cthe cprobabilities cof ctheir coccurrence cas cwell cas cthe cextent cof charm cthey cmay
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cContradictory cresults cfrom cepidemiologic cstudies ca
P-Value c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Which cof cthe cfollowing cexpresses cthe cprobability cthat cthe cobser
coccurred cby cchance calone?
1987 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In c_________ cthe cstates cof cIllinois cand cLouisiana cmandated cprem
Sensitive c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔For cmost cpublic chealth cscreening cprograms, c_______________
corder cto cavoid cmissing cany cindividual cwith ca cserious cdisease cwho ccould cbe chelped cby csome
cancer ccluster c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cunusual cconcentration cof csome ckind cof ccancer, csuch c
calarms ceveryone cin cthe ccommunity cis creferred cto cas cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cgreater cthe cconfidence cinterval, cthe clower cthe
Risk cAssessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔_____________ cidentifies cevents cand cexposures cthat c
cand cestimates cthe cprobabilities cof ctheir coccurrence cas cwell cas cthe cextent cof charm cthey cmay
Interracial c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cCensus cBureau cdecided cagainst cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cc
cindividuals cto ccheck cmore cthan cone cracial ccategory cfor cthemselves?
Environmental cProtection cAgency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The c____________ ccarries cout csurveil
cthe cenvironment, cincluding cair cpollutants cand creleases cof ctoxic cchemicals
American cCommunity cSurvey c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In can cattempt cto cmake cthe ccollection cof cd
cefficient cand cmore ctimely, cthe cCensus cBureau cin c2005 claunched cwhich congoing csurvey cthat c
cpreviously ccollected con cthe clong cform?
Use cof ctobacco c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In cthe cpast cdecades, cmany cstates chave cadded ca cquest
c_______________ cto cthe cbirth ccertificate.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cbirth cand cdeath crates ccalculated cfor cblacks cte
ctrue cvalue cwould cbe cdue cto cincorrect cpopulation cnumbers.
infant cmortality c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cimportant cpublic chealth cissu
cup ca cspecial ccomputer csystem cthat clinks cvital crecords cof cinfants cborn cduring ca cgiven cyear cw
cbirthday?
Statistics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔_______________________ care ca cvital cpart cof cthe cpublic cheal
care cused cto cidentify cspecial crisk cgroups, cto cdetect cnew chealth cthreats, cto cplan cpublic chealth c
csuccesses, cand cto cprepare cgovernment cbudgets
U.S. cCensus cBureau c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The c________ cis cpart cof cthe cDepartment cof cComm
cregarding cthe cAmerican cpopulation.
True c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True cor cFalse? cThe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention ch
ccoordinating cand cencouraging cthe cuse cof cdata cin cpublic chealth cassessment.
