COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM #1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
3 core functions of public health - answer-assessment, public policy formation,
assurance
Assessment is systematic ___ ____ of the population, monitoring of the population's
______, and making information about the health of the community ______ - answer-
data collection, health, available
Policy development refers to the need to provide _____ in developing policies that
support the health of the population, including use of the _____ _____ ____ in making
decisions about policy - answer-leadership, scientific knowledge base
Assurance refers to the role of public health in making sure that essential community-
oriented ________ _______ are available, which may include providing essential _____
_____ services for those who would otherwise not receive them - answer-health
services, personal health services
Two parts of assurance are making sure community services are ______, and insuring
you have a work force that's _____ and ______ - answer-available, competent, qualified
Describe assessment - answer-systematic data collection of the population, monitoring
of the population's health status, and making information available on the health of the
community
Describe policy development - answer-need to provide leadership in developing policies
that support the health of the population, including the use of the scientific knowledge
base in making decisions about policy
Two parts of assurance - answer-1. Making sure community-oriented health services
are available, 2. Insuring community has a work force that's qualified and competent
Phn providing an education program about the dangers of smoking is an example of
what level of prevention? - answer-primary
Phn providing an flu vaccination program in a community retirement village would be an
example of what type of prevention? - answer-secondary
Phn providing a diabetes clinic for a defined population of adults in a low-income
housing community. - answer-tertiary
____ ____ is what members of a society do collectively to ensure that conditions exist in
which people can be healthy. - answer-public health
, Two terms for a collection of individuals who share one or more personal or
environmental characteristics. - answer-population, aggregate
Definition of population/aggregate - answer-collection of individuals who share one or
more personal or environmental characteristics
Identifying autoimmune people in a community as at increased risk for west nile virus
would be an example of identifying what? - answer-subpopulation
Essential ph services: list examples of diagnosing and investigating health problems
and hazards in the community - answer-lead paint, trash, uneven concrete, poor
playground equipment
Essential ph services: give examples of community-based health education - answer-
eddy eagle (children and guns), fall prevention education in senior housing, school
lunch programs, hand hygiene
Essential ph services: list examples of enforcing laws that protect health and ensure
safety - answer-enforcing immunization laws, food transportation safety laws
The term "population" can be used interchangeably with what term? - answer-aggregate
3 factors that can define community - answer-people, place, function (place can be a
place in time as well as geographical)
2 categories in the consensus set of indicators for assessing community health status
are indicators of health ______ ______ and indicators of ______ ______ - answer-
status outcome, risk factors
3 characteristics/dimensions of community health - answer-status, structure, process
3 components within the "status" dimension of community health - answer-physical,
emotional, social
Examples of status measures of community health that would encompass all three
(physical, emotional, social) effects. - answer-worker absenteeism, infant mortality rates
Give some examples of indicators of health status outcome within the "consensus set of
indicators..." - answer-rate-specific and ethnicity-specific infant mortality, death rates
and disease rates per 100k population
List five indicators of risk factors within the "consensus set of indicators for assessing
community health status" - answer-1. Low birth weight, 2. Births to adolescents, 3.
Prenatal care, 4. Childhood poverty 5. Persons living in bad air quality
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
3 core functions of public health - answer-assessment, public policy formation,
assurance
Assessment is systematic ___ ____ of the population, monitoring of the population's
______, and making information about the health of the community ______ - answer-
data collection, health, available
Policy development refers to the need to provide _____ in developing policies that
support the health of the population, including use of the _____ _____ ____ in making
decisions about policy - answer-leadership, scientific knowledge base
Assurance refers to the role of public health in making sure that essential community-
oriented ________ _______ are available, which may include providing essential _____
_____ services for those who would otherwise not receive them - answer-health
services, personal health services
Two parts of assurance are making sure community services are ______, and insuring
you have a work force that's _____ and ______ - answer-available, competent, qualified
Describe assessment - answer-systematic data collection of the population, monitoring
of the population's health status, and making information available on the health of the
community
Describe policy development - answer-need to provide leadership in developing policies
that support the health of the population, including the use of the scientific knowledge
base in making decisions about policy
Two parts of assurance - answer-1. Making sure community-oriented health services
are available, 2. Insuring community has a work force that's qualified and competent
Phn providing an education program about the dangers of smoking is an example of
what level of prevention? - answer-primary
Phn providing an flu vaccination program in a community retirement village would be an
example of what type of prevention? - answer-secondary
Phn providing a diabetes clinic for a defined population of adults in a low-income
housing community. - answer-tertiary
____ ____ is what members of a society do collectively to ensure that conditions exist in
which people can be healthy. - answer-public health
, Two terms for a collection of individuals who share one or more personal or
environmental characteristics. - answer-population, aggregate
Definition of population/aggregate - answer-collection of individuals who share one or
more personal or environmental characteristics
Identifying autoimmune people in a community as at increased risk for west nile virus
would be an example of identifying what? - answer-subpopulation
Essential ph services: list examples of diagnosing and investigating health problems
and hazards in the community - answer-lead paint, trash, uneven concrete, poor
playground equipment
Essential ph services: give examples of community-based health education - answer-
eddy eagle (children and guns), fall prevention education in senior housing, school
lunch programs, hand hygiene
Essential ph services: list examples of enforcing laws that protect health and ensure
safety - answer-enforcing immunization laws, food transportation safety laws
The term "population" can be used interchangeably with what term? - answer-aggregate
3 factors that can define community - answer-people, place, function (place can be a
place in time as well as geographical)
2 categories in the consensus set of indicators for assessing community health status
are indicators of health ______ ______ and indicators of ______ ______ - answer-
status outcome, risk factors
3 characteristics/dimensions of community health - answer-status, structure, process
3 components within the "status" dimension of community health - answer-physical,
emotional, social
Examples of status measures of community health that would encompass all three
(physical, emotional, social) effects. - answer-worker absenteeism, infant mortality rates
Give some examples of indicators of health status outcome within the "consensus set of
indicators..." - answer-rate-specific and ethnicity-specific infant mortality, death rates
and disease rates per 100k population
List five indicators of risk factors within the "consensus set of indicators for assessing
community health status" - answer-1. Low birth weight, 2. Births to adolescents, 3.
Prenatal care, 4. Childhood poverty 5. Persons living in bad air quality
