Hmm 403 Into To Public Health Tests
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
unless something unusual happens, like the outbreak of Cryptosporidium in the Milwaukee
water supply, people assume that they are basically safe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
even when public health scientists are certain they know all about the causes of a problem
and what should be done to solve it, a political decision is generally necessary before action
can be taken to solve it. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
as biomedical and environmental sciences have conquered many of the diseases that killed
people of previous generations, people in modern societies are dying of diseases caused by
their behavior and social environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
while the government cannot guarantee health and safety for each individual its role is to
provide for maximum health and safely for the community as a whole. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
enforcement of laws, linking to and providing care, assuring a competent workforce and
evaluation are all under the Core Function of Assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
correct answer: assurance
individual states have toal flexibility in how to administer the medicaid program. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
due to worldwide vaccination programs, polio has been completely eradicated everywhere. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
correct answer: in the united states
while the events of 9-11 were deemed a devastating terrorist attack, the events that followed
treated much in the same way many other natural disasters are handled. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
,the recent measles outbreak in Washington proves that heard immunity for the virus is strong
and working as intended in that area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
the main goal of public health is too..... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- prevent disease and
disability
which of the following is the nations leading spokesperson on matters of public health? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- surgeon general of the united states
as a part of the ________________ function, public health sees to understand the medical
care system in an area of study generally referred to as health policy and management or
health administration, which also included the administration and functioning of the public
health system. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- assurance
________________ collects data that serves as diagnostic tools to inform experts o how
healthy of sick a society is and where its weaknesses are. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
statstics
according to Beauchamp, market ___________ emphasizes individual responsibility, minimal
obligation to the common good, and the fundamental freedom to all individuals to be left
alone. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- justice
The ________________ omitted and entire climate change section from a major report rather
than compromise its credibility by misrepresenting the scientific consensus. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- EPA
public health measures such as sex education in schools and the provision of contraceptive
services are widely accepted by members of certain religious groups who believes they
discourage immoral behavior . - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
all the following are true about anthrax spores expect:
they are highly lethal
they resist heat, ultraviolet light, gamma radiation, and bleach
there is no treatment once someone becomes infected
,they can remain active for up to 5 years
they are easily weaponized - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- there is no treatment once someone
becomes infected
the cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee was caused by the chlorine resistant parasite
Cryptosporidium Parvum. In order to remedy this public health problem that affected about
400,000 people, Milwaukee's public works:
a. shut down the water plant permanently
b. installed a state of the art ozonation system to treat water
c. extended the pipeline further out into lake Michigan to change the water intake location
d. corrected the coagulation pretreatment problem to get turbidity down
b&c
b, c & d - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b ,c & d
public health is an ______________ concept - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- abstract
public health professionals must consider the following concerns when dealing with natural
disasters:
infestation of vermin
food and water supply safety
safety of clean up workers and residents living in the affected area
medical care options - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- all of the above
the anthrax attacks in 2001 were carried out by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mailed
packages containing anthrax spores
in 1988, the institute of medicine rebased a groundbreaking report called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The Future of Public Health
in 1918, a worldwide pandemic swiped through the world and nearly killed one-third of the
population. this event was: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the Spanish Flu
, the polio vaccine was introduced in 1955. in 2017, the united states experiences how many
cases of polio? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- zero
breast self examination is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- secondary prevention
minimizes severity of the disease once it has occurred
legislation and enforcement to ban or control the use of hazardous products such as a asbestos
is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- primary prevention
eliminate risk all together
cardiac or stroke rehabilitation programs, chronic disease management programs for diabetes,
depression or arthritis is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tertiary prevention
the basic science of public health is & the study of distribution and determinants of disease
frequency in human populations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- epidemiology
the Core Functions of Public Health are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- assessment, policy
development, research
the following essential public health services doesn't belong to just one core function of
public health because it exists in all areas. This service is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
research
lead was removed from all paint in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1978
which core function of public health is associated with the "diagnostic function, in which
public health agency collects, assembles, analyzes, and makes available information of the
health of the population"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- assessment
social justice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- is a collective responsibility for health
In New Hampshire, the federal government pays ___________ of medical costs - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 50%
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
unless something unusual happens, like the outbreak of Cryptosporidium in the Milwaukee
water supply, people assume that they are basically safe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
even when public health scientists are certain they know all about the causes of a problem
and what should be done to solve it, a political decision is generally necessary before action
can be taken to solve it. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
as biomedical and environmental sciences have conquered many of the diseases that killed
people of previous generations, people in modern societies are dying of diseases caused by
their behavior and social environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
while the government cannot guarantee health and safety for each individual its role is to
provide for maximum health and safely for the community as a whole. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
enforcement of laws, linking to and providing care, assuring a competent workforce and
evaluation are all under the Core Function of Assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
correct answer: assurance
individual states have toal flexibility in how to administer the medicaid program. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
due to worldwide vaccination programs, polio has been completely eradicated everywhere. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
correct answer: in the united states
while the events of 9-11 were deemed a devastating terrorist attack, the events that followed
treated much in the same way many other natural disasters are handled. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
,the recent measles outbreak in Washington proves that heard immunity for the virus is strong
and working as intended in that area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
the main goal of public health is too..... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- prevent disease and
disability
which of the following is the nations leading spokesperson on matters of public health? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- surgeon general of the united states
as a part of the ________________ function, public health sees to understand the medical
care system in an area of study generally referred to as health policy and management or
health administration, which also included the administration and functioning of the public
health system. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- assurance
________________ collects data that serves as diagnostic tools to inform experts o how
healthy of sick a society is and where its weaknesses are. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
statstics
according to Beauchamp, market ___________ emphasizes individual responsibility, minimal
obligation to the common good, and the fundamental freedom to all individuals to be left
alone. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- justice
The ________________ omitted and entire climate change section from a major report rather
than compromise its credibility by misrepresenting the scientific consensus. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- EPA
public health measures such as sex education in schools and the provision of contraceptive
services are widely accepted by members of certain religious groups who believes they
discourage immoral behavior . - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false
all the following are true about anthrax spores expect:
they are highly lethal
they resist heat, ultraviolet light, gamma radiation, and bleach
there is no treatment once someone becomes infected
,they can remain active for up to 5 years
they are easily weaponized - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- there is no treatment once someone
becomes infected
the cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee was caused by the chlorine resistant parasite
Cryptosporidium Parvum. In order to remedy this public health problem that affected about
400,000 people, Milwaukee's public works:
a. shut down the water plant permanently
b. installed a state of the art ozonation system to treat water
c. extended the pipeline further out into lake Michigan to change the water intake location
d. corrected the coagulation pretreatment problem to get turbidity down
b&c
b, c & d - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b ,c & d
public health is an ______________ concept - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- abstract
public health professionals must consider the following concerns when dealing with natural
disasters:
infestation of vermin
food and water supply safety
safety of clean up workers and residents living in the affected area
medical care options - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- all of the above
the anthrax attacks in 2001 were carried out by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mailed
packages containing anthrax spores
in 1988, the institute of medicine rebased a groundbreaking report called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The Future of Public Health
in 1918, a worldwide pandemic swiped through the world and nearly killed one-third of the
population. this event was: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the Spanish Flu
, the polio vaccine was introduced in 1955. in 2017, the united states experiences how many
cases of polio? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- zero
breast self examination is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- secondary prevention
minimizes severity of the disease once it has occurred
legislation and enforcement to ban or control the use of hazardous products such as a asbestos
is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- primary prevention
eliminate risk all together
cardiac or stroke rehabilitation programs, chronic disease management programs for diabetes,
depression or arthritis is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tertiary prevention
the basic science of public health is & the study of distribution and determinants of disease
frequency in human populations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- epidemiology
the Core Functions of Public Health are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- assessment, policy
development, research
the following essential public health services doesn't belong to just one core function of
public health because it exists in all areas. This service is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
research
lead was removed from all paint in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1978
which core function of public health is associated with the "diagnostic function, in which
public health agency collects, assembles, analyzes, and makes available information of the
health of the population"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- assessment
social justice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- is a collective responsibility for health
In New Hampshire, the federal government pays ___________ of medical costs - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 50%
