CHLH 101 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is one of the largest international health organizations? - Answer
-WHO
A governmental agency is primarily funded via philanthropic donations (T/F) - Answer -
False
The American Red Cross is an example of [blank] public health organization because it
performs some official tasks for the government but operates more like a voluntary
health organization - Answer -Quasi-governmental
Public health can be defined as "the science of protecting and improving the health of
families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease
and injury prevention, and detection and control of infectious diseases (T/F) - Answer -
True
Quasi-governmental public health organizations are funded by public (i.e., taxes) and
private sources (T/F) - Answer -True
Which of the following is not a classification used to describe public health
organizations? - Answer -Traditional
The three primary services of public health are - Answer -Assessment, assurance,
policy development
Which two diseases are acute and communicable? - Answer -Influenza and measles
At the center of the non-communicable disease model is an individuals
behaviors/beliefs (T/F) - Answer -False
Which of the following is not an element of the "triad of descriptive epidemiology"? -
Answer -Cause
Descriptive Study - Answer -Describe patterns of disease with respect to person, place,
and time
Analytic Study - Answer -Quantify relationships between exposures or risk factors and
health outcomes
The three elements of the communicable disease model are - Answer -Host, agency,
environment
Which two diseases are chronic and communicable - Answer -Lyme disease, HIV/AIDS
Which of the following is one of the largest international health organizations? - Answer
-WHO
A governmental agency is primarily funded via philanthropic donations (T/F) - Answer -
False
The American Red Cross is an example of [blank] public health organization because it
performs some official tasks for the government but operates more like a voluntary
health organization - Answer -Quasi-governmental
Public health can be defined as "the science of protecting and improving the health of
families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease
and injury prevention, and detection and control of infectious diseases (T/F) - Answer -
True
Quasi-governmental public health organizations are funded by public (i.e., taxes) and
private sources (T/F) - Answer -True
Which of the following is not a classification used to describe public health
organizations? - Answer -Traditional
The three primary services of public health are - Answer -Assessment, assurance,
policy development
Which two diseases are acute and communicable? - Answer -Influenza and measles
At the center of the non-communicable disease model is an individuals
behaviors/beliefs (T/F) - Answer -False
Which of the following is not an element of the "triad of descriptive epidemiology"? -
Answer -Cause
Descriptive Study - Answer -Describe patterns of disease with respect to person, place,
and time
Analytic Study - Answer -Quantify relationships between exposures or risk factors and
health outcomes
The three elements of the communicable disease model are - Answer -Host, agency,
environment
Which two diseases are chronic and communicable - Answer -Lyme disease, HIV/AIDS
