Introduction To Public Health Questions
Answered Correctly (Qs) 2026 update
Public Health - CORRECT ANSWERS The science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting physical health efficacy through organized community efforts for the sanitation of
the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individuals in principles of
personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing services for the early and preventative
treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to every individual
in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health.
- PBH has social injustuce perspectives, is grounded in science, is focused on prevention and is linked
with the government.*****
3 Core Functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Assessment
2. Policy Development
3. Assurance
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS - involves the dissemination of information on health to the
community
- is involved in monitoring of the health status indicators of the community
- collection and analysis of health data
-pays attention to the health needs of a higher risk group
-identifying health threats
-Diagnosis and investigation of health problems
-Determination of health services needed
- access to public health laboratory capable of rapid screening testing
- active infectious disease epidemiology programs
-Technical capacity for investigations during outbreaks ***Diagnosis,causes, and treatment strategies.
,Collects, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates.***
Policy Development - CORRECT ANSWERS - comes from a legislative and legal framework.
- involves serving the public interest by leading in developing comprehensive PBH policy
-promotes the use of the scientific knowledge base in decision making.
- requires collaboration with other agencies and stakeholders.
- takes a strategic and scientific approach to solving health problems .
Policy Development Includes: - CORRECT ANSWERS - community development activities.
- informing and educating the public about health issues.
- social marketing programs
- provision of accessible health information resources at community levels.
- convening and facilitating partnerships
-leadership development at all levels is part of the core function.
Assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS Assures public that services are delivered.
-Certification and quality control process are adopted.
-Enforces laws and regulations
-links clients to services
- Evaluates accessibility of services to people in community
- Evaluates effectiveness of services to the community
- Animal control
-Reviews new drugs, food, biologic, and medical devices
- Review application of services.
, 10 Essential Public Health Services - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Monitor health status to identify
community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community .
3. inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of healthcare when
otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure and competent public health and personal healthcare workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
5 Areas of PBH - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Epidemiology and stats
2. Biomedical Sciences
3.Social and Behavioral Sciences
4. Environmental Sciences
5.Health Policy and management/ health administration.
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWERS - They look for common exposures of characteristics that
could lead to causative factors.
- The study of distribution of determinants and antecedents of health and disease in the human
populations.
- They identify underlying causes of diseases and try and prevent other outbreaks.
-Along with statistics they form the basis form the basis fir the assurance, assessment, policy
development and health program functions of PBH.
Answered Correctly (Qs) 2026 update
Public Health - CORRECT ANSWERS The science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting physical health efficacy through organized community efforts for the sanitation of
the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individuals in principles of
personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing services for the early and preventative
treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to every individual
in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health.
- PBH has social injustuce perspectives, is grounded in science, is focused on prevention and is linked
with the government.*****
3 Core Functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Assessment
2. Policy Development
3. Assurance
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS - involves the dissemination of information on health to the
community
- is involved in monitoring of the health status indicators of the community
- collection and analysis of health data
-pays attention to the health needs of a higher risk group
-identifying health threats
-Diagnosis and investigation of health problems
-Determination of health services needed
- access to public health laboratory capable of rapid screening testing
- active infectious disease epidemiology programs
-Technical capacity for investigations during outbreaks ***Diagnosis,causes, and treatment strategies.
,Collects, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates.***
Policy Development - CORRECT ANSWERS - comes from a legislative and legal framework.
- involves serving the public interest by leading in developing comprehensive PBH policy
-promotes the use of the scientific knowledge base in decision making.
- requires collaboration with other agencies and stakeholders.
- takes a strategic and scientific approach to solving health problems .
Policy Development Includes: - CORRECT ANSWERS - community development activities.
- informing and educating the public about health issues.
- social marketing programs
- provision of accessible health information resources at community levels.
- convening and facilitating partnerships
-leadership development at all levels is part of the core function.
Assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS Assures public that services are delivered.
-Certification and quality control process are adopted.
-Enforces laws and regulations
-links clients to services
- Evaluates accessibility of services to people in community
- Evaluates effectiveness of services to the community
- Animal control
-Reviews new drugs, food, biologic, and medical devices
- Review application of services.
, 10 Essential Public Health Services - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Monitor health status to identify
community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community .
3. inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of healthcare when
otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure and competent public health and personal healthcare workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
5 Areas of PBH - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Epidemiology and stats
2. Biomedical Sciences
3.Social and Behavioral Sciences
4. Environmental Sciences
5.Health Policy and management/ health administration.
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWERS - They look for common exposures of characteristics that
could lead to causative factors.
- The study of distribution of determinants and antecedents of health and disease in the human
populations.
- They identify underlying causes of diseases and try and prevent other outbreaks.
-Along with statistics they form the basis form the basis fir the assurance, assessment, policy
development and health program functions of PBH.
