MPH Comprehensive Exam 2026 – Study Guide and Practice Questions
The four key elements of the definition of leadership are _____. - correct answer ✔✔ Process,
influence, group, goal
Which set of standards identified below mirrors the 10 essential public health services because
it assists members of a board of health to identify and establish goals to improve public health?
- correct answer ✔✔ National Public Health Peformance Standards
Stakeholders are those individuals who have monetary interest in the groups only. - correct
answer ✔✔ False
Understanding the food web is important for environmental health in particular because -
correct answer ✔✔ Persistent pollutants can bioaccumulate or biomagnify up the food web
Which ethical approach listed below may a public health policymaker apply during legislative
drafting to justify a proposed statute limiting the personal liberties of a few to benefit a
community or population? - correct answer ✔✔ Utilitarianism
Which of the following is NOT a main goal of biostatistics in research practice? - correct answer
✔✔ Report only those results that indicate influential observations
"To increase the number of people who have access to primary health care," is an example of a
program - correct answer ✔✔ Goal
Which of the following is a form of primary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔ Taking prenatal
vitamins during pregnancy
, Teenagers helping other teenagers improve their exercise habits is an example of - correct
answer ✔✔ Peer education
In health education program planning, the term "resources" - correct answer ✔✔ Can include
physical space in which to hold a program
One of the basic assumptions of health promotion is that health status can be changed - correct
answer ✔✔ True
Why is it important to use theories and models to understand the history and cultural
background of a population relative to needs assessment and program planning? - correct
answer ✔✔ Theories or models can help you better understand and communicate with cultures
that are not your own
Public health surveillance includes all of the following, except: - correct answer ✔✔ Public
health action
Fetal origins of adult disease asserts that: - correct answer ✔✔ Early development exposures
involve epigenetic modifications
What is quantitative data analysis? - correct answer ✔✔ Counting or calculating summary
statistics
Data reflecting the initial status or interests of the participants are referred to as baseline data. -
correct answer ✔✔ True
Objectives specify intermediate accomplishments or benchmarks that represent progress
toward the goal. - correct answer ✔✔ True
The four key elements of the definition of leadership are _____. - correct answer ✔✔ Process,
influence, group, goal
Which set of standards identified below mirrors the 10 essential public health services because
it assists members of a board of health to identify and establish goals to improve public health?
- correct answer ✔✔ National Public Health Peformance Standards
Stakeholders are those individuals who have monetary interest in the groups only. - correct
answer ✔✔ False
Understanding the food web is important for environmental health in particular because -
correct answer ✔✔ Persistent pollutants can bioaccumulate or biomagnify up the food web
Which ethical approach listed below may a public health policymaker apply during legislative
drafting to justify a proposed statute limiting the personal liberties of a few to benefit a
community or population? - correct answer ✔✔ Utilitarianism
Which of the following is NOT a main goal of biostatistics in research practice? - correct answer
✔✔ Report only those results that indicate influential observations
"To increase the number of people who have access to primary health care," is an example of a
program - correct answer ✔✔ Goal
Which of the following is a form of primary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔ Taking prenatal
vitamins during pregnancy
, Teenagers helping other teenagers improve their exercise habits is an example of - correct
answer ✔✔ Peer education
In health education program planning, the term "resources" - correct answer ✔✔ Can include
physical space in which to hold a program
One of the basic assumptions of health promotion is that health status can be changed - correct
answer ✔✔ True
Why is it important to use theories and models to understand the history and cultural
background of a population relative to needs assessment and program planning? - correct
answer ✔✔ Theories or models can help you better understand and communicate with cultures
that are not your own
Public health surveillance includes all of the following, except: - correct answer ✔✔ Public
health action
Fetal origins of adult disease asserts that: - correct answer ✔✔ Early development exposures
involve epigenetic modifications
What is quantitative data analysis? - correct answer ✔✔ Counting or calculating summary
statistics
Data reflecting the initial status or interests of the participants are referred to as baseline data. -
correct answer ✔✔ True
Objectives specify intermediate accomplishments or benchmarks that represent progress
toward the goal. - correct answer ✔✔ True
