Prevention Levels, Nursing Roles &
Determinants of Health Complete
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What are the four core functions of public health? -CORRECTANSWER Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Define Assessment -CORRECTANSWER Activities that involve collecting, analyzing,
and disseminating information on bother the health status and health-related aspects of
a community or specific population
Ongoing monitoring the health status and the health services population
Define policy development -CORRECTANSWER Seeks to build organizations or
relationships that will help bring about change in public policy
Define assurance -CORRECTANSWER The responsibility of health agencies to make
sure activities has been carried out to meet public health goals and plans
Make sure the needed services are available
Assessing the quality of the care services
, Define public health -CORRECTANSWER Protecting and promoting health
Preventing disease and disability
How did the IOM define public health in their 1988 report? -CORRECTANSWER It is
what we do as a society, collectively, to assure the conditions in which people can be
healthy
Name three of the core competencies of the public health workforce -
CORRECTANSWER Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and system thinking
What are the three tiers of each core competency? -CORRECTANSWER Tier 1, tier 2
and tier 3
Describe a tier 1 employee -CORRECTANSWER Entry level public health professional
No management responsibilities