MPH – Module 3: Public Health Core Functions and Systems 2026 – Study Guide and Key
Concepts
Environmental health statistics (EHS) - correct answer ✔✔ core functions of public health and
how they relate to 10 essential services
Assessment includes: - correct answer ✔✔ monitor environmental and health status to identify
and solve community environmental health problems, diagnose and investigate environmental
health problems and hazards in the community
Policy development includes: - correct answer ✔✔ inform, educate, and empower about
environmental health issues; mobilize community partnerships and actions to identify and solve
environmental health problems; develop policies and plans that support individual and
community environmental health efforts
Assurance - correct answer ✔✔ enforce laws and regulations that protect environmental health
and ensure safety; link people to needed environmental health services and assure the
provision of environmental health services when otherwise unavailable; assure competent
environmental health workforce; evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal
and population based environmental health services; research for new insights and innovative
solutions to environmental problems
National public health performance standards (NPHPHS)- PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS - correct
answer ✔✔ Providing frameworks to assess capacity and performance of public health systems
and public health governing bodies
NPHPHS can: - correct answer ✔✔ help identify areas for system improvement, strengthen state
and local partnerships, ensure that a strong system is in place for providing the 10 essential
services
NPHPHS assessment: Can respond effectively day to day and in emergencies - correct answer
✔✔ improve organizational and community communication and collaboration; educate
Concepts
Environmental health statistics (EHS) - correct answer ✔✔ core functions of public health and
how they relate to 10 essential services
Assessment includes: - correct answer ✔✔ monitor environmental and health status to identify
and solve community environmental health problems, diagnose and investigate environmental
health problems and hazards in the community
Policy development includes: - correct answer ✔✔ inform, educate, and empower about
environmental health issues; mobilize community partnerships and actions to identify and solve
environmental health problems; develop policies and plans that support individual and
community environmental health efforts
Assurance - correct answer ✔✔ enforce laws and regulations that protect environmental health
and ensure safety; link people to needed environmental health services and assure the
provision of environmental health services when otherwise unavailable; assure competent
environmental health workforce; evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal
and population based environmental health services; research for new insights and innovative
solutions to environmental problems
National public health performance standards (NPHPHS)- PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS - correct
answer ✔✔ Providing frameworks to assess capacity and performance of public health systems
and public health governing bodies
NPHPHS can: - correct answer ✔✔ help identify areas for system improvement, strengthen state
and local partnerships, ensure that a strong system is in place for providing the 10 essential
services
NPHPHS assessment: Can respond effectively day to day and in emergencies - correct answer
✔✔ improve organizational and community communication and collaboration; educate
