HS 200 - FINAL EXAM (LATEST) QUESTIONS WITH
PASSED SOLUTIONS.
Majority of local health departments are organized at what level of
government? Answer - Single-county health department (local level)
The FDA is responsible for what? Answer - -Assuring the safety, effectiveness,
quality, and security of human and veterinary drugs, Vaccines and other
biological products and medical devices and for the safety and security of much
of the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and dietary supplements. It protects the
public from electronic product radiation and regulates tobacco products
The state's health officer is usually appointed by... Answer - 66% of state
health officers were appointed by the state governor.
The nation's leading public health agency? Answer - Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Most public health laws are active and enforced at the state level Answer -
True, including state police power
Federal health spending on public health is a very small percentage with the
Department of HHS (health and human services) spending - T or F Answer -
True- (page 103) federal spending on health is devoted to paying for personal
health care services such as Medicare and Medicaid rather than public health.
,National Academy of Medicine Public Health laws are strongly and explicably
described the overall mission of PH and state the obligations of the 10 public
health services? T or F Answer - False- (pg 120)(- NAM articulated the mission
and core functions of public health and challenged the public health
community to think more strategically, plan more collectively, and perform
more effectively.
The nation's first County health department formed in Yakima, WA following
the sanitation of which epidemic/disease in 1911? Answer - Typhoid
What are the responsibilities of the NIH? (National Institute of Health) Answer
- supports biomedical and behavioral research in the US and abroad, conducts
research, in its own labs and clinics, trains researchers and promotes collecting
and sharing medical knowledge
Influence state and local public health practice through the scientific expertise,
technical assistance, and funding
Frequent services provided by local health departments- agency or person
Answer - Definition: an administrative and service unit of state or local
government, concern w health and carrying responsibility for health of
jurisdiction smaller than state ---- *states and local agencies share
responsibilities for health. From the perspective of the LDH and the population
it serves, the LDH is either a unit or local gov, a unit of state gov, or both.
b. 93%-communicable/infectious disease surveillance
c. 90%provision of adult immunization
d. 88% childhood immunization
e. 84% TB screening
f. 85% environmental health epidemiology and surveillance
, g. 79%food service establishment inspection
h. 79% TB treatment
i. 77% food safety education
j. 74% population based nutrition services
k. 74% population based primary prevention to address tobacco
l. 69% schools and daycare center inspections
Most Public health laws are enacted and enforced at which level of
government? Answer - most public health laws are enacted and enforced at
the state level, including under the state's police power
___ is the organization that tracks public health activities of local health
departments Answer - NACCHO- The National Association of County and City
Health Officials
What power is not explicitly bestowed to the federal government?--Fed
government does NOT have power over what? Answer - Health
14. 1798 Marine hospital service has now developed into what agency?
Answer - It was established in 1798 partly to serve merchant seamen and
partly to prevent importation of epidemic diseases. It evolved into the U.S.
Public Health Service (PHS).
What bureaus fall under HRSA? Answer - Main units are:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Bureau of Health Workforce
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Office of Rural Health Policy
Healthcare Systems Bureau
PASSED SOLUTIONS.
Majority of local health departments are organized at what level of
government? Answer - Single-county health department (local level)
The FDA is responsible for what? Answer - -Assuring the safety, effectiveness,
quality, and security of human and veterinary drugs, Vaccines and other
biological products and medical devices and for the safety and security of much
of the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and dietary supplements. It protects the
public from electronic product radiation and regulates tobacco products
The state's health officer is usually appointed by... Answer - 66% of state
health officers were appointed by the state governor.
The nation's leading public health agency? Answer - Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Most public health laws are active and enforced at the state level Answer -
True, including state police power
Federal health spending on public health is a very small percentage with the
Department of HHS (health and human services) spending - T or F Answer -
True- (page 103) federal spending on health is devoted to paying for personal
health care services such as Medicare and Medicaid rather than public health.
,National Academy of Medicine Public Health laws are strongly and explicably
described the overall mission of PH and state the obligations of the 10 public
health services? T or F Answer - False- (pg 120)(- NAM articulated the mission
and core functions of public health and challenged the public health
community to think more strategically, plan more collectively, and perform
more effectively.
The nation's first County health department formed in Yakima, WA following
the sanitation of which epidemic/disease in 1911? Answer - Typhoid
What are the responsibilities of the NIH? (National Institute of Health) Answer
- supports biomedical and behavioral research in the US and abroad, conducts
research, in its own labs and clinics, trains researchers and promotes collecting
and sharing medical knowledge
Influence state and local public health practice through the scientific expertise,
technical assistance, and funding
Frequent services provided by local health departments- agency or person
Answer - Definition: an administrative and service unit of state or local
government, concern w health and carrying responsibility for health of
jurisdiction smaller than state ---- *states and local agencies share
responsibilities for health. From the perspective of the LDH and the population
it serves, the LDH is either a unit or local gov, a unit of state gov, or both.
b. 93%-communicable/infectious disease surveillance
c. 90%provision of adult immunization
d. 88% childhood immunization
e. 84% TB screening
f. 85% environmental health epidemiology and surveillance
, g. 79%food service establishment inspection
h. 79% TB treatment
i. 77% food safety education
j. 74% population based nutrition services
k. 74% population based primary prevention to address tobacco
l. 69% schools and daycare center inspections
Most Public health laws are enacted and enforced at which level of
government? Answer - most public health laws are enacted and enforced at
the state level, including under the state's police power
___ is the organization that tracks public health activities of local health
departments Answer - NACCHO- The National Association of County and City
Health Officials
What power is not explicitly bestowed to the federal government?--Fed
government does NOT have power over what? Answer - Health
14. 1798 Marine hospital service has now developed into what agency?
Answer - It was established in 1798 partly to serve merchant seamen and
partly to prevent importation of epidemic diseases. It evolved into the U.S.
Public Health Service (PHS).
What bureaus fall under HRSA? Answer - Main units are:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Bureau of Health Workforce
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Office of Rural Health Policy
Healthcare Systems Bureau
