CHP 200 Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
In March 1981, an outbreak of measles occurred among employees at Factory X in Fort Worth,
Texas. This group of cases in this specific time and place can be described as a
________________. - Answers cluster
Question
Students are expected to meet with their advisors at least: - Answers Twice a year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides crucial scientific information
that protects our nation against dangerous and costly health threats. - Answers True
Core Function of Public Health: Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health? -
Answers Authority
Course Information: Contract between the instructor and the student that outlines what is going
to be taught and expectations that the student must meet to do well in the course. - Answers
Syllabus
Curriculum Planning Sheet: Curriculum planning sheets by major and catalog year provide: -
Answers Specific catalog year requirements for general education and major course
requirements, electives and upper level course options.
Data Interpretation: In data interpretation, by identifying the ___________, ________, and
_____________, you can more easily determine how and why the health event occurred. - Answers
person, place, time
DegreeWorks: DegreeWorks is the tool used to: - Answers Review your course completion
progress, view your major requirements, plan your schedule and provide courses to take
towards the major requirements.
Which of the following is NOT a preparation for a disaster? - Answers Arguing with neighbors
Multiple Choice: Disaster2: What public health resource is most essential during a natural
disaster? - Answers Assessment
Disease Occurrence: A(n) ________________________ is a occurrence among a population that is
an excess of what is expected from the given time and place. - Answers epidemic or outbreak
Disease transmission: Epidemiologists use a model for studying infectious disease and its
spread that involves the microbe that causes the disease, the organism that harbors the
disease, and the external factors that cause or allow disease transmission. This is also known
as - Answers host, vector and transmission
Identify the surveillance uses that can be linked to the New York Times E.coli article. - Answers
Measure trends of a particular disease.
, Estimate the magnitude of the problem.
Monitor changes in infectious and environmental agents.
Assess effectiveness of programs and control measures.
All of the following illustrate the purpose of epidemiology in public health, except - Answers
providing treatment for patients in clinical settings
The essential health services of monitoring health and diagnosing and investigating disease
relate to which core public health function? - Answers Assessment
Immorality is the term used to describe those set of beliefs concerning right and wrong human
conduct which are so widely shared as to form a stable consensus. - Answers False
Public health researchers use evidence-based results in decision making to maximize scarce
resources and to provide support for - Answers clinical and health policy decisions
Evidence-based PH: All of the following illustrate the purpose of evidence-based public health,
except - Answers Concealing what is learned
Informatics is used to create a program such as CDC's FluView. Which of the following three
disciplines must work together to visually represent the data in an effective method? - Answers
Technology, computer science, and applied information systems
HIV/AIDS is one of the worst global diseases in history. It is a/an _________. - Answers pandemic
As we move________the health impact pyramid, the public health impact grows greater. -
Answers Down
As we move___________the health impact pyramid, the amount of individual effort increases. -
Answers Up
A tuberculosis outbreak has occurred in 10 states across the country. To increase knowledge of
the health threat, CDC uses computer science, technology, and applied information methods
that will inform the nation's population about important _________________. - Answers health
Information
In the past, laws were enacted to restrict individual behaviors to safeguard population health
and safety. - Answers True
Honor Code Initials: Please read and initial that you will abide by this Honor Code. We, the
students of Old Dominion University, aspire to be honest and forthright in our academic
endeavors. Therefore, we will practice honesty and integrity and be guided by the tenets of the
Monarch Creed. We will meet the challenges to be beyond reproach in our actions and our
words. We will conduct ourselves in a manner that commands the dignity and respect that we
also give to others. - Answers Your initials
In March 1981, an outbreak of measles occurred among employees at Factory X in Fort Worth,
Texas. This group of cases in this specific time and place can be described as a
________________. - Answers cluster
Question
Students are expected to meet with their advisors at least: - Answers Twice a year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides crucial scientific information
that protects our nation against dangerous and costly health threats. - Answers True
Core Function of Public Health: Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health? -
Answers Authority
Course Information: Contract between the instructor and the student that outlines what is going
to be taught and expectations that the student must meet to do well in the course. - Answers
Syllabus
Curriculum Planning Sheet: Curriculum planning sheets by major and catalog year provide: -
Answers Specific catalog year requirements for general education and major course
requirements, electives and upper level course options.
Data Interpretation: In data interpretation, by identifying the ___________, ________, and
_____________, you can more easily determine how and why the health event occurred. - Answers
person, place, time
DegreeWorks: DegreeWorks is the tool used to: - Answers Review your course completion
progress, view your major requirements, plan your schedule and provide courses to take
towards the major requirements.
Which of the following is NOT a preparation for a disaster? - Answers Arguing with neighbors
Multiple Choice: Disaster2: What public health resource is most essential during a natural
disaster? - Answers Assessment
Disease Occurrence: A(n) ________________________ is a occurrence among a population that is
an excess of what is expected from the given time and place. - Answers epidemic or outbreak
Disease transmission: Epidemiologists use a model for studying infectious disease and its
spread that involves the microbe that causes the disease, the organism that harbors the
disease, and the external factors that cause or allow disease transmission. This is also known
as - Answers host, vector and transmission
Identify the surveillance uses that can be linked to the New York Times E.coli article. - Answers
Measure trends of a particular disease.
, Estimate the magnitude of the problem.
Monitor changes in infectious and environmental agents.
Assess effectiveness of programs and control measures.
All of the following illustrate the purpose of epidemiology in public health, except - Answers
providing treatment for patients in clinical settings
The essential health services of monitoring health and diagnosing and investigating disease
relate to which core public health function? - Answers Assessment
Immorality is the term used to describe those set of beliefs concerning right and wrong human
conduct which are so widely shared as to form a stable consensus. - Answers False
Public health researchers use evidence-based results in decision making to maximize scarce
resources and to provide support for - Answers clinical and health policy decisions
Evidence-based PH: All of the following illustrate the purpose of evidence-based public health,
except - Answers Concealing what is learned
Informatics is used to create a program such as CDC's FluView. Which of the following three
disciplines must work together to visually represent the data in an effective method? - Answers
Technology, computer science, and applied information systems
HIV/AIDS is one of the worst global diseases in history. It is a/an _________. - Answers pandemic
As we move________the health impact pyramid, the public health impact grows greater. -
Answers Down
As we move___________the health impact pyramid, the amount of individual effort increases. -
Answers Up
A tuberculosis outbreak has occurred in 10 states across the country. To increase knowledge of
the health threat, CDC uses computer science, technology, and applied information methods
that will inform the nation's population about important _________________. - Answers health
Information
In the past, laws were enacted to restrict individual behaviors to safeguard population health
and safety. - Answers True
Honor Code Initials: Please read and initial that you will abide by this Honor Code. We, the
students of Old Dominion University, aspire to be honest and forthright in our academic
endeavors. Therefore, we will practice honesty and integrity and be guided by the tenets of the
Monarch Creed. We will meet the challenges to be beyond reproach in our actions and our
words. We will conduct ourselves in a manner that commands the dignity and respect that we
also give to others. - Answers Your initials
