PBH 205 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE SPRING
CORRECT ANSWERS
Assessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔constitutes cthe cdiagnostic cfunction, cin cwhich ca cpublic chealth
canalyzes, cand cmakes cavailable cinformation con cthe chealth cof cthe cpopulation
Policy cdevelopment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔involves cthe cuse cof cscientific cknowledge cto cdevelop
cimproving cthe ccommunity's chealth
Assurance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔public chealth's cresponsibility cthe censure cthat cservices cneeded
cto ceveryone
Primary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔prevents cillness cor cinjury coccurring cin cthe cfirst cplace
Secondary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimizes cseverity conce cevent chas coccurred
Tertiary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔damage ccontrol, cprevents cdisabling cby cproviding cmedical ccare ca
Market cjustice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔emphasizes cindividual cresponsibility, cminimal cobligation cto
c"fundamental cfreedom cto call cindividuals cto cbe cleft calone"
Social cjustice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimal clevels cof cincome, cbasic chousing, cemployment, cedu
cshould cbe cseen cas cfundamental crights
Economic csources cof ccontroversy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔those cwho cpay cmay cnot cbenefit cdirect
clong-term cbenefits, ccosts care ceasier cto ccalculate cthan cresults, cdifficult cto cquantify cvirus
Restriction con cIndividual cliberty c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔self, cothers, ccommons, cpaternalism
John cSnow c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔cholera coutbreak, cshoe cleather, cfather cof cepidemiology c(mat
cmiasma
Edward cJenner c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔investigated ccowpox cto ccreate csmallpox cvaccine
Lind c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔scurvy cwith ccitrus cfruit
, What cis cthe cmost ccommon clocal cagency? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the ccounty chealth cdepartment
cday-to-day cmatters cunder ctheir cjurisdiction c(examples cinclude: ccollecting cstats, cconducting cpro
cimmunizations, csanitation cengineering, cschool chealth cprograms, cmaternal cand cchild chealth cser
cnursing cservices
What care cState cHealth cDepartments crole? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔scope cvaries cdepending con clo
cmay cset cpolicies cor cprovide cfunding. cThey calso clicense cand ccertify cmedical cpersonnel, cfacilitie
What cdepartment care cmost ctraditional cpublic chealth cactivities cat cthe cfederal clevel? c- cCORREC
cHealth cand cHuman cServices c(HHS)
Centers cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention c(CDC) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔main cassessment can
cthe cnation c(crisis-oriented)
National cInstitutes cof cHealth c(NIH) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔deals cwith clonger-term cdiseases cand
cbiomedical cresearch
Food cand cDrug cAdministration c(FDA) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ensures cfood csupply cis csafe cand cn
cdrugs, cfood cadditives cand ccolorings, cand ccertain cmedical cdevices, capproving cthem conly cif cthe
ccase cof cdrugs, cand ccosmetics
Environmental cProtection cAgency c(EPA) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔carry cout cprograms cdealing cwith
ctoxic csubstances ccontrol, cand cother cissues cof cenvironmental ccontamination
Department cof cAgriculture c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔oversees cfood cand cnutrition cprograms, cincludi
clunches
Department cof cEducation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔supervises chealth ceducation cand cschool chealth
Department cof cTransportation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔traffic csafety
Department cof cLabor c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔includes cOSHA, cis cconcerned cwith coccupational che
coccupational cinjury
Department cof cVeterans cAffairs c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔administers cits cown chealth cand cmedical
Department cof cDefense c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔provides cmedical ccare cfor cthe carmed cforces
Department cof cHomeland cSecurity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔protect cthe cpublic cfrom cacts cof cterror
cother cemergencies
Epidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔studies cthe cpatterns cof cdisease coccurrence cin chuman cpop
cinfluence cthese cpatterns, cis cobservational
Epidemic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔increase cfrom cusual crate
Endemic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔usual crates
Pandemic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔widespread cover cgeographic cregions
Incubation cperiod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔time cbetween cexposure cand csymptoms cappearing
Epidemiologic csurveillance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cprocess cof ckeeping ctrack cof cdiseases
Notifiable cdiseases c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔infectious cdiseases cwhose cspread ccan cbe cprevented
CORRECT ANSWERS
Assessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔constitutes cthe cdiagnostic cfunction, cin cwhich ca cpublic chealth
canalyzes, cand cmakes cavailable cinformation con cthe chealth cof cthe cpopulation
Policy cdevelopment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔involves cthe cuse cof cscientific cknowledge cto cdevelop
cimproving cthe ccommunity's chealth
Assurance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔public chealth's cresponsibility cthe censure cthat cservices cneeded
cto ceveryone
Primary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔prevents cillness cor cinjury coccurring cin cthe cfirst cplace
Secondary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimizes cseverity conce cevent chas coccurred
Tertiary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔damage ccontrol, cprevents cdisabling cby cproviding cmedical ccare ca
Market cjustice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔emphasizes cindividual cresponsibility, cminimal cobligation cto
c"fundamental cfreedom cto call cindividuals cto cbe cleft calone"
Social cjustice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimal clevels cof cincome, cbasic chousing, cemployment, cedu
cshould cbe cseen cas cfundamental crights
Economic csources cof ccontroversy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔those cwho cpay cmay cnot cbenefit cdirect
clong-term cbenefits, ccosts care ceasier cto ccalculate cthan cresults, cdifficult cto cquantify cvirus
Restriction con cIndividual cliberty c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔self, cothers, ccommons, cpaternalism
John cSnow c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔cholera coutbreak, cshoe cleather, cfather cof cepidemiology c(mat
cmiasma
Edward cJenner c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔investigated ccowpox cto ccreate csmallpox cvaccine
Lind c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔scurvy cwith ccitrus cfruit
, What cis cthe cmost ccommon clocal cagency? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the ccounty chealth cdepartment
cday-to-day cmatters cunder ctheir cjurisdiction c(examples cinclude: ccollecting cstats, cconducting cpro
cimmunizations, csanitation cengineering, cschool chealth cprograms, cmaternal cand cchild chealth cser
cnursing cservices
What care cState cHealth cDepartments crole? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔scope cvaries cdepending con clo
cmay cset cpolicies cor cprovide cfunding. cThey calso clicense cand ccertify cmedical cpersonnel, cfacilitie
What cdepartment care cmost ctraditional cpublic chealth cactivities cat cthe cfederal clevel? c- cCORREC
cHealth cand cHuman cServices c(HHS)
Centers cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention c(CDC) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔main cassessment can
cthe cnation c(crisis-oriented)
National cInstitutes cof cHealth c(NIH) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔deals cwith clonger-term cdiseases cand
cbiomedical cresearch
Food cand cDrug cAdministration c(FDA) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ensures cfood csupply cis csafe cand cn
cdrugs, cfood cadditives cand ccolorings, cand ccertain cmedical cdevices, capproving cthem conly cif cthe
ccase cof cdrugs, cand ccosmetics
Environmental cProtection cAgency c(EPA) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔carry cout cprograms cdealing cwith
ctoxic csubstances ccontrol, cand cother cissues cof cenvironmental ccontamination
Department cof cAgriculture c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔oversees cfood cand cnutrition cprograms, cincludi
clunches
Department cof cEducation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔supervises chealth ceducation cand cschool chealth
Department cof cTransportation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔traffic csafety
Department cof cLabor c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔includes cOSHA, cis cconcerned cwith coccupational che
coccupational cinjury
Department cof cVeterans cAffairs c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔administers cits cown chealth cand cmedical
Department cof cDefense c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔provides cmedical ccare cfor cthe carmed cforces
Department cof cHomeland cSecurity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔protect cthe cpublic cfrom cacts cof cterror
cother cemergencies
Epidemiology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔studies cthe cpatterns cof cdisease coccurrence cin chuman cpop
cinfluence cthese cpatterns, cis cobservational
Epidemic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔increase cfrom cusual crate
Endemic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔usual crates
Pandemic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔widespread cover cgeographic cregions
Incubation cperiod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔time cbetween cexposure cand csymptoms cappearing
Epidemiologic csurveillance c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cprocess cof ckeeping ctrack cof cdiseases
Notifiable cdiseases c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔infectious cdiseases cwhose cspread ccan cbe cprevented
