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WGU D583 FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH OA ACTUAL
EXAMTEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 20262027
BANK 2 VERSIONS QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL COME FROM HERE
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What are the three Core Functions of Public Health? - ANSWERS--
Assessment - Systematically collecting, analyzing, and making available
information on healthy communities.
Policy Development - creating public policies to support community
health efforts.
Assurance - Ensuring that services necessary to achieve agreed-upon
goals are provided (either by encouraging action, requiring it, or
providing it directly).
What are the 10 Essential Public Health Services? - ANSWERS---
Monitor health status
- Diagnose and investigate health problems
-Inform, educate, and empower people
- Mobilize community partnerships
- Develop policies and plans
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- Enforce laws and regulations
- Link people to needed services
- Ensure a competent workforce
- Evaluate services
- Research for new insights
What the the three levels of prevention? - ANSWERS---Primary
Prevent disease before it occurs
(Vaccinations, healthy diet campaigns)
-Secondary
Early detection
(Blood pressure screenings)
-Tertiary
Reduce impact of existing disease
(Rehab after stroke, support groups)
What are the 4 public health structures? - ANSWERS---Centralized
State government controls local public health
- Decentralized
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Local governments have authority
-Shared
Joint responsibility between state and local levels
-Mixed
Features vary across jurisdictions
In regards to the Ecological Model what five forms examines how
individual behavior is affected by multiple levels? - ANSWERS--
Intrapersonal (individual)
Interpersonal (social networks)
Organizational
Community
Public policy
Regarding the Transtheoretical Model, what are the six stages a person
goes through to change behavior? - ANSWERS--- Precontemplation - no
intention to change
- Contemplation - thinking about change
- Preparation - ready to change
- Action - actively making changes
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- Maintenance - sustaining change
- Termination - behavior is fully integrated
In regards to Reciprocal Determinism (Social Cognitive Theory), what
are the three forms of behaviors of influence? - ANSWERS--- Personal
factors
-Environmental influences
-Behavior itself (they all interact)
What is the agency of National health protection agency? - ANSWERS--
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What is the agency that Funds and conducts medical research? -
ANSWERS--NIH
National Institutes of Health
What is the agency that is the International public health authority? -
ANSWERS--WHO
World Health Organization
Which historical era first Built aqueducts, promoted hygiene,
introduced public hospitals? - ANSWERS--Ancient Greece & Rome
WGU D583 FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH OA ACTUAL
EXAMTEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 20262027
BANK 2 VERSIONS QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL COME FROM HERE
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What are the three Core Functions of Public Health? - ANSWERS--
Assessment - Systematically collecting, analyzing, and making available
information on healthy communities.
Policy Development - creating public policies to support community
health efforts.
Assurance - Ensuring that services necessary to achieve agreed-upon
goals are provided (either by encouraging action, requiring it, or
providing it directly).
What are the 10 Essential Public Health Services? - ANSWERS---
Monitor health status
- Diagnose and investigate health problems
-Inform, educate, and empower people
- Mobilize community partnerships
- Develop policies and plans
,2|Page
- Enforce laws and regulations
- Link people to needed services
- Ensure a competent workforce
- Evaluate services
- Research for new insights
What the the three levels of prevention? - ANSWERS---Primary
Prevent disease before it occurs
(Vaccinations, healthy diet campaigns)
-Secondary
Early detection
(Blood pressure screenings)
-Tertiary
Reduce impact of existing disease
(Rehab after stroke, support groups)
What are the 4 public health structures? - ANSWERS---Centralized
State government controls local public health
- Decentralized
,3|Page
Local governments have authority
-Shared
Joint responsibility between state and local levels
-Mixed
Features vary across jurisdictions
In regards to the Ecological Model what five forms examines how
individual behavior is affected by multiple levels? - ANSWERS--
Intrapersonal (individual)
Interpersonal (social networks)
Organizational
Community
Public policy
Regarding the Transtheoretical Model, what are the six stages a person
goes through to change behavior? - ANSWERS--- Precontemplation - no
intention to change
- Contemplation - thinking about change
- Preparation - ready to change
- Action - actively making changes
, 4|Page
- Maintenance - sustaining change
- Termination - behavior is fully integrated
In regards to Reciprocal Determinism (Social Cognitive Theory), what
are the three forms of behaviors of influence? - ANSWERS--- Personal
factors
-Environmental influences
-Behavior itself (they all interact)
What is the agency of National health protection agency? - ANSWERS--
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What is the agency that Funds and conducts medical research? -
ANSWERS--NIH
National Institutes of Health
What is the agency that is the International public health authority? -
ANSWERS--WHO
World Health Organization
Which historical era first Built aqueducts, promoted hygiene,
introduced public hospitals? - ANSWERS--Ancient Greece & Rome
