PHC 6588 Final Exam With complete solu on RATED A+
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
The founda onal defini on of health, s ll used today, was wri en by which organiza on,
following the end of the Second World War? - Ans The World Health Organiza on
The welcome video for this course posted on the Canvas course site emphasized which
important competency? - Ans Professionalism and integrity
Who coined the term "vaccine" in his seminal work on smallpox? - Ans Edward Jenner
Who halted a London epidemic by removing the handle on the public water pump thereby
elimina ng the mode of disease transmission? - Ans John Snow
What disease was John Snow trying to stop? - Ans Cholera
Who, 20 years a.er John Snow, determined the actual disease causing agent in the Cholera
epidemic? - Ans Robert Koch
Who led the sanitary movement in the la er half of the 19th century? - Ans Edward Chadwick
In which US state was the first Board of Health created? - Ans Massachuse s
Of the 30 years in life expectancy gained in the US from 1900-1999, public health
improvements as outlined in the CDC's "Ten Great Achievements in Public Health 1990-1999",
as opposed to advances in medical care, are believed to have contributed how many of those
years? - Ans 25 years
, As discussed in Turnock, what are the two widely followed measures of the health status of a
popula on over me? - Ans Life expectancy and infant mortality
Please iden fy the three core func ons of public health - Ans Assessment
Development
Assurance
In the US, what level of government bears the responsibility for public health? - Ans State
Health systems globally differ from those in the US in which of the following ways? - Ans Global
health systems typically include responsibility for personal health (clinical care) services
The recent revisions to the Ten Essen al Public Health Services put which of the following at
the center of the model signifying its importance as a core driver of public health prac ce? -
Ans Equity
As discussed in Turnock, which of the following types of law refers to the rules and regula ons
that govern many public health efforts in the US? - Ans Administra ve Law
What is the appropriate func on of the local level of government? - Ans Direct provision of
services
What is the appropriate func on of the state level of government? - Ans Police power
What is the appropriate func on of the federal level of government? - Ans Grants-in-aid
The term "federalism" refers to which of the following? - Ans A system in which power is
shared between na onal and state governments
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION UPDATED
The founda onal defini on of health, s ll used today, was wri en by which organiza on,
following the end of the Second World War? - Ans The World Health Organiza on
The welcome video for this course posted on the Canvas course site emphasized which
important competency? - Ans Professionalism and integrity
Who coined the term "vaccine" in his seminal work on smallpox? - Ans Edward Jenner
Who halted a London epidemic by removing the handle on the public water pump thereby
elimina ng the mode of disease transmission? - Ans John Snow
What disease was John Snow trying to stop? - Ans Cholera
Who, 20 years a.er John Snow, determined the actual disease causing agent in the Cholera
epidemic? - Ans Robert Koch
Who led the sanitary movement in the la er half of the 19th century? - Ans Edward Chadwick
In which US state was the first Board of Health created? - Ans Massachuse s
Of the 30 years in life expectancy gained in the US from 1900-1999, public health
improvements as outlined in the CDC's "Ten Great Achievements in Public Health 1990-1999",
as opposed to advances in medical care, are believed to have contributed how many of those
years? - Ans 25 years
, As discussed in Turnock, what are the two widely followed measures of the health status of a
popula on over me? - Ans Life expectancy and infant mortality
Please iden fy the three core func ons of public health - Ans Assessment
Development
Assurance
In the US, what level of government bears the responsibility for public health? - Ans State
Health systems globally differ from those in the US in which of the following ways? - Ans Global
health systems typically include responsibility for personal health (clinical care) services
The recent revisions to the Ten Essen al Public Health Services put which of the following at
the center of the model signifying its importance as a core driver of public health prac ce? -
Ans Equity
As discussed in Turnock, which of the following types of law refers to the rules and regula ons
that govern many public health efforts in the US? - Ans Administra ve Law
What is the appropriate func on of the local level of government? - Ans Direct provision of
services
What is the appropriate func on of the state level of government? - Ans Police power
What is the appropriate func on of the federal level of government? - Ans Grants-in-aid
The term "federalism" refers to which of the following? - Ans A system in which power is
shared between na onal and state governments
