PHC 6588 FINAL EXAM A+ GRADED
Please identify the three core functions of public health: - ANSWER assessment, policy
development, assurance
In the United States, what level of government bears responsibility for public health? -
ANSWER State
Health systems globally differ from those in the United States in which of the following
ways? - ANSWER Global health systems typically include responsibility for personal
health (clinical care) services
The recent revisions to the Ten Essential Public Health Services put which of the
following at the center of the model signifying its importance as a core driver of public
health practice? - ANSWER Equity
As discussed in Turnock, which of the following types of law refers to the rules and
regulations that govern many public health efforts in the United States? - ANSWER
Administrative law
For each level of government, identify the most appropriate function for that level: local
level - ANSWER Direct provision of services
For each level of government, identify the most appropriate function for that level: state
level - ANSWER Police power
For each level of government, identify the most appropriate function for that level:
federal level - ANSWER Grants-in-aid
The term "federalism" refers to which of the following? - ANSWER A system by which
power is shared between national and state governments
In the United States, city and county health departments were initially created to
respond what public health threat? - ANSWER Infectious diseases
The foundational definition of health, still used today, was written by which organization,
following the end of the Second World War? - ANSWER The World Health Organization
The welcome video for this course posted on the Canvas course site emphasized which
important competency? - ANSWER Professionalism and integrity
Who coined the term "vaccine" in his seminal work on smallpox? - ANSWER Edward
Jenner
Who halted a London epidemic by removing the handle on a public water pump thereby
eliminating the mode of disease transmission? - ANSWER John Snow
Please identify the three core functions of public health: - ANSWER assessment, policy
development, assurance
In the United States, what level of government bears responsibility for public health? -
ANSWER State
Health systems globally differ from those in the United States in which of the following
ways? - ANSWER Global health systems typically include responsibility for personal
health (clinical care) services
The recent revisions to the Ten Essential Public Health Services put which of the
following at the center of the model signifying its importance as a core driver of public
health practice? - ANSWER Equity
As discussed in Turnock, which of the following types of law refers to the rules and
regulations that govern many public health efforts in the United States? - ANSWER
Administrative law
For each level of government, identify the most appropriate function for that level: local
level - ANSWER Direct provision of services
For each level of government, identify the most appropriate function for that level: state
level - ANSWER Police power
For each level of government, identify the most appropriate function for that level:
federal level - ANSWER Grants-in-aid
The term "federalism" refers to which of the following? - ANSWER A system by which
power is shared between national and state governments
In the United States, city and county health departments were initially created to
respond what public health threat? - ANSWER Infectious diseases
The foundational definition of health, still used today, was written by which organization,
following the end of the Second World War? - ANSWER The World Health Organization
The welcome video for this course posted on the Canvas course site emphasized which
important competency? - ANSWER Professionalism and integrity
Who coined the term "vaccine" in his seminal work on smallpox? - ANSWER Edward
Jenner
Who halted a London epidemic by removing the handle on a public water pump thereby
eliminating the mode of disease transmission? - ANSWER John Snow
