CPH EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Public health - ANSWER: fulfillments of societies interest in assuring the conditions in
which people can be healthy.
organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion
of health
public health vs. medical care - ANSWER: -in public health the patient is the
community, in medical care the patient is individual
-public health diagnoses the health of the community using public health sciences
-goal of public health is prevention of disease and disability, in medical care its cure
3 core functions of public health - ANSWER: -assessment
-policy development
-assurance
The 3 levels of prevention - ANSWER: -Primary Prevention
-Secondary Prevention
-Teritary Prevention
Primary Prevention - ANSWER: prevents an illness or injury from occurring at all by
preventing exposure to risk factors
EX) vaccination, drunk driving laws, child safety lids
secondary prevention - ANSWER: seeks to minimize the severity of the illness or the
damage due to an injury causing even once the event has occurred
EX) seat belts, mammograms, motorcycle helmet laws
teritary prevention - ANSWER: seeks to minimize disability by providing medical care
and rehabilitation services
EX) PT/OT facilities, cancer centers, improved ambulance care, ICU
Chain of Causation - ANSWER: -Host
-Environment
-Agent
-Vector (cousin)
EX) malaria, suicide
, Social Justice - ANSWER: suggests the minimal levels of income, basic housing,
employment, education, and health care should be seen as fundamental rights
(common goods)
Market Justice - ANSWER: emphasizes individual responsibilities, minimal obligation
to the common good and the fundamental freedom to all individuals to be left alone.
(Individual Responsibility)
Sources of Public Health Controvery - ANSWER: -Economic Impact
-Individual Impact
-Moral & religious concerns
-Politics vs. science
-Health Disparities
Health Disparities - ANSWER: defined as inequalities that exist when members of
certain population groups do not benefit from the same health status as other
groups
Common divides where we see health disparities - ANSWER: -SES
-Race/Ethnicity
-Gender
-Geographical Location (Rural, Urban)
-Age
-Education
Role of Local Health Departments - ANSWER: -Often have responsibilities for
providing medical care for the poor
-public health departments begins and ends with the local health departments
What happens at local health departments? - ANSWER: -Collecting health statistics
-screening and immunizations
-health education services
-communicable disease control programs
-mental health services
Role of State Health Departments - ANSWER: -the states have primary constitutional
responsibility and authority for the protection of the health safety and general
welfare of the population.
-close enough to the people to maintain a sense of their needs and preferences, yet
large enough to command the resources necessary to get the important jobs done
What happens at the state health departments? - ANSWER: -coordinate activités of
local public health agencies & providing funding
-collect & analyze data
-laboratory services
NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Public health - ANSWER: fulfillments of societies interest in assuring the conditions in
which people can be healthy.
organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion
of health
public health vs. medical care - ANSWER: -in public health the patient is the
community, in medical care the patient is individual
-public health diagnoses the health of the community using public health sciences
-goal of public health is prevention of disease and disability, in medical care its cure
3 core functions of public health - ANSWER: -assessment
-policy development
-assurance
The 3 levels of prevention - ANSWER: -Primary Prevention
-Secondary Prevention
-Teritary Prevention
Primary Prevention - ANSWER: prevents an illness or injury from occurring at all by
preventing exposure to risk factors
EX) vaccination, drunk driving laws, child safety lids
secondary prevention - ANSWER: seeks to minimize the severity of the illness or the
damage due to an injury causing even once the event has occurred
EX) seat belts, mammograms, motorcycle helmet laws
teritary prevention - ANSWER: seeks to minimize disability by providing medical care
and rehabilitation services
EX) PT/OT facilities, cancer centers, improved ambulance care, ICU
Chain of Causation - ANSWER: -Host
-Environment
-Agent
-Vector (cousin)
EX) malaria, suicide
, Social Justice - ANSWER: suggests the minimal levels of income, basic housing,
employment, education, and health care should be seen as fundamental rights
(common goods)
Market Justice - ANSWER: emphasizes individual responsibilities, minimal obligation
to the common good and the fundamental freedom to all individuals to be left alone.
(Individual Responsibility)
Sources of Public Health Controvery - ANSWER: -Economic Impact
-Individual Impact
-Moral & religious concerns
-Politics vs. science
-Health Disparities
Health Disparities - ANSWER: defined as inequalities that exist when members of
certain population groups do not benefit from the same health status as other
groups
Common divides where we see health disparities - ANSWER: -SES
-Race/Ethnicity
-Gender
-Geographical Location (Rural, Urban)
-Age
-Education
Role of Local Health Departments - ANSWER: -Often have responsibilities for
providing medical care for the poor
-public health departments begins and ends with the local health departments
What happens at local health departments? - ANSWER: -Collecting health statistics
-screening and immunizations
-health education services
-communicable disease control programs
-mental health services
Role of State Health Departments - ANSWER: -the states have primary constitutional
responsibility and authority for the protection of the health safety and general
welfare of the population.
-close enough to the people to maintain a sense of their needs and preferences, yet
large enough to command the resources necessary to get the important jobs done
What happens at the state health departments? - ANSWER: -coordinate activités of
local public health agencies & providing funding
-collect & analyze data
-laboratory services
