WGU D450 COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTERS 1-4 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
emergency based - CORRECT ANSWER Historically, public health interventions
were
1. Governmental
2. Quasi-Governmental
3. Nongovernmental - CORRECT ANSWER The three classifications based on
funding sources, responsibilities, and organizational structure
-Part of governmental structure
Federal, state, or local
-Funded primarily by tax dollars
-Managed by government officials
-Authority over some geographic area
-Exist at four levels
International, national, state, local - CORRECT ANSWER Governmental
-Government support, mostly funded by outside resource
-Examples: American Red Cross, National Academy of Sciences, National Science
Foundation - CORRECT ANSWER Quasi-Governmental
, -Funded by private donations or membership dues
-Arose due to unmet health need
-Operate free from governmental interference
-Meet specific IRS guidelines with tax status
-Many types
-Voluntary, professional, religious, social, philanthropic, corporate, service -
CORRECT ANSWER Nongovernmental
-Administration for Community Living
-supports the needs of the aging and disability populations, and improves access
health care and long-term services. - CORRECT ANSWER ACL
-Administration for Children and Families
-funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance
(welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs
relating to children and families. - CORRECT ANSWER ACF
-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of
health care for all Americans. - CORRECT ANSWER AHRQ
-Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
-The agency's mission is to prevent harm to human health and diminished quality
of life from exposure to hazardous substances found at waste sites, in unplanned
releases, and in other sources of pollution present in the environment. - CORRECT
ANSWER ATSDR
CHAPTERS 1-4 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
emergency based - CORRECT ANSWER Historically, public health interventions
were
1. Governmental
2. Quasi-Governmental
3. Nongovernmental - CORRECT ANSWER The three classifications based on
funding sources, responsibilities, and organizational structure
-Part of governmental structure
Federal, state, or local
-Funded primarily by tax dollars
-Managed by government officials
-Authority over some geographic area
-Exist at four levels
International, national, state, local - CORRECT ANSWER Governmental
-Government support, mostly funded by outside resource
-Examples: American Red Cross, National Academy of Sciences, National Science
Foundation - CORRECT ANSWER Quasi-Governmental
, -Funded by private donations or membership dues
-Arose due to unmet health need
-Operate free from governmental interference
-Meet specific IRS guidelines with tax status
-Many types
-Voluntary, professional, religious, social, philanthropic, corporate, service -
CORRECT ANSWER Nongovernmental
-Administration for Community Living
-supports the needs of the aging and disability populations, and improves access
health care and long-term services. - CORRECT ANSWER ACL
-Administration for Children and Families
-funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance
(welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs
relating to children and families. - CORRECT ANSWER ACF
-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of
health care for all Americans. - CORRECT ANSWER AHRQ
-Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
-The agency's mission is to prevent harm to human health and diminished quality
of life from exposure to hazardous substances found at waste sites, in unplanned
releases, and in other sources of pollution present in the environment. - CORRECT
ANSWER ATSDR
