FAMILIES AND HEALTH FINAL EXAM
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues, including health, was marked
by the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Security Act of 1935
The first professional preparation program for health educators began during which period of the
20th centuries? - CORRECT ANSWER - The 1920s
The Shattuck report marked the beginning of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - modern era of
public health
Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be
healthy can occur is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - public health
Community health concerns of the 21st century include: - CORRECT ANSWER - all of
these are correct
The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of: - CORRECT
ANSWER - hospitals
The power to arrest someone who refuses to undergo treatment for a communicable disease lies
with: - CORRECT ANSWER - a local health officer
Raising money to fund their programs, providing education, providing services to those affected,
and advocating are the basic objectives of: - CORRECT ANSWER - voluntary health
agencies
, Which agency maintained records, analyzes disease trends, and published epidemiological
reports on all types of diseases: - CORRECT ANSWER - Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
An example of the quasi-governmental health organization is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The National Science Foundation
Non-governmental health agencies are funded primarily by: - CORRECT ANSWER -
private donations
An epidemic curve depicting a distribution of cases of traceable to multiple sources of exposure
is a: - CORRECT ANSWER - propagated epidemic curve
When using criteria of causation, the criterion that addresses the issue of whether the association
has been reported in a variety of people, has been exposed in a variety of settings, and can have
repeatable results by other researchers is: - CORRECT ANSWER - consistency
Studies that seek to describe the extent of disease in regard to person, time, and place are: -
CORRECT ANSWER - descriptive studies
Appendicitis and poisoning are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER - noncommunicable
diseases
Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic
noncommunicable diseases
When prioritizing prevention and control efforts, health officials use data from: - CORRECT
ANSWER - all of these are correct
Self-diagnosis and treatment with non-prescription medication for the common cold is an
example of: - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary prevention of communicable diseases
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues, including health, was marked
by the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Security Act of 1935
The first professional preparation program for health educators began during which period of the
20th centuries? - CORRECT ANSWER - The 1920s
The Shattuck report marked the beginning of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - modern era of
public health
Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be
healthy can occur is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - public health
Community health concerns of the 21st century include: - CORRECT ANSWER - all of
these are correct
The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of: - CORRECT
ANSWER - hospitals
The power to arrest someone who refuses to undergo treatment for a communicable disease lies
with: - CORRECT ANSWER - a local health officer
Raising money to fund their programs, providing education, providing services to those affected,
and advocating are the basic objectives of: - CORRECT ANSWER - voluntary health
agencies
, Which agency maintained records, analyzes disease trends, and published epidemiological
reports on all types of diseases: - CORRECT ANSWER - Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
An example of the quasi-governmental health organization is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The National Science Foundation
Non-governmental health agencies are funded primarily by: - CORRECT ANSWER -
private donations
An epidemic curve depicting a distribution of cases of traceable to multiple sources of exposure
is a: - CORRECT ANSWER - propagated epidemic curve
When using criteria of causation, the criterion that addresses the issue of whether the association
has been reported in a variety of people, has been exposed in a variety of settings, and can have
repeatable results by other researchers is: - CORRECT ANSWER - consistency
Studies that seek to describe the extent of disease in regard to person, time, and place are: -
CORRECT ANSWER - descriptive studies
Appendicitis and poisoning are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER - noncommunicable
diseases
Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic
noncommunicable diseases
When prioritizing prevention and control efforts, health officials use data from: - CORRECT
ANSWER - all of these are correct
Self-diagnosis and treatment with non-prescription medication for the common cold is an
example of: - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary prevention of communicable diseases
