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UWF MPH Comp Exam Review With LatestQuestions And Answers 2024
The bsubstance bof bpublic bhealth, bits bcore bfunctions, band bits bessential bservices bmust
bintegrate bin bthe bframework bof bpublic bhealth bperformance. bAssessment bif bone bof bthe
bcore bfunctions bof bpublic bhealth bas bdeclared bby bthe bInstitute bof bMedicine. bWhich bof bthe
bfollowing bactivities bwill bbe bconsidered bin bmeeting bthe bessential bpublic bhealth bservices
bof bthis bcore bfunction? b
A. bAssessment bof bcommunity bhealth bneeds b
B. bInvestigation bof bhealth bhazards band beffects b
C. bAnalysis bof bdisease brisk bfactors b
D. ba band bc bonly b
E. bAll bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.E. bAll bof bthe babove
The bInstitute bof bMedicine, bin bThe bFuture bof bPublic bHealth blandmark brelease bon bthe
bmission band bvision bof bpublic bhealth, bstated bcategorically bthat b"assurance" bis bone bof bthe
bcore bfunctions bof bpublic bhealth. bAs ba bpublic bhealth bprofessional bassigned bto ba blocal
bhealth bdepartment bto bdirect ba bnewly-created bunit bfor bpublic bhealth bservice bassurance,
bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bshould byou bexpect bto bbe bincluded bamong byour bareas bof
bresponsibility? b
A. bManagement bresources b
B. bImplementation bof bprograms b
C. bPlanning band bdeveloping bpolicies b
D. ba band bb bonly b
E. bAll bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.D. ba band bb bonly
The blessons bfrom bthe bstate bof bCalifornia's bTobacco bTaxation bProgram bare bindicative bof
bthe bessential brole bof bpolicy bin bdisease bprevention band bhealth bpromotion. bIn b1988,
bCalifornian bProposition b99 bplaced ba b25 bcent btax bon bcigarette bpackaging b($90 bmillion
bper byear bto bchange bsocial bnorms/behavior). bTen byears blater b(1999), bthere bhad bbeen ba
b27% breduction bin bsmoking band ba b19% bdecrease bin blung bcancer bdeath brates bin bthe
bstate. bTherefore, bgovernmental bpolicies bsuch bas btaxing btobacco bto breduce btobacco
bsmoking bamong byouths bwho bare bmost bsensitive bto bprice bincreases bare bessential bfor
bthe bimprovement bof bpopulation bhealth. bPolicy bdevelopment bas ba bcore bfunction bof bpublic
bhealth bembraces ball bof bthe bfollowing bactivities bexcept: b
,A. bAdvocating bfor bcommunity bneeds band bissues b
B. bPrioritizing bhealth bneeds
C. bPlanning band bdeveloping bpolicies b
D. bEvaluating bprograms b
E. bNone bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.D. bEvaluating bprograms
Public bhealth bachievement bin bthe b21st bcentury bincludes bmotor bvehicle bsafety. bDuring
b1925 bthere bwere b18 bdeaths bper bmillion bvehicle bmiles btraveled b(VMT) band bin b1997 bthere
bwere b1.7 bdeaths bper bmillion bVMT. bThe bdecrease bin bmotor bvehicle bdeaths bcan bbe
battributed bprimarily bto bthe bpublic bhealth bfocus bon: b
A. bImprovements bin bvehicle bsafety bfeatures b
B. bPublic beducation bon bthe bimportance bof bsafety bbelts b
C. bEnforcement bof btraffic blaws b
D. bImproved bstreets band bhighways b
E. bAll bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.E. bAll bof bthe babove
In b1990, bmore bthan b30% bof ball bdeaths boccurred bamong bchildren byounger bthan b5 byears
bold, bprimarily bfrom binfectious bdiseases. bToday, bthat bthought bit bstaggering. bPublic bhealth
binitiatives bsuch bas bimmunizations, bimproved bsanitation, bclean bwater, band bimproved
bfood bsafety bhave bvirtually beliminated bmyriad binfectious bdiseases, bincluding btyphoid band
bcholera- btwo bmajor bcauses bof billness band bdeath bearly bin bthe b20th bcentury. bWhich bof bthe
bfollowing bconditions bresulted bin bsafe band bhealthier bfood? b
A. bRefrigeration
B. bPasteurization
C. bHealthier banimal bcare, bfeeding, band bprocessing b
D. bImproved bfood bsupply bsafety b
E. bAll bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.E. bAll bof bthe babove
Compared bwith bthe b1900s, baverage blife bspan bhas bincreased bin bthe bUnited bStates bas
bthe bdirect bresult bof bpublic bhealth binitiatives bsuch bas bvaccinations, bsanitation,
bchlorination, bmotor bvehicle band bworkplace bsafety, band bimproving bpeople's bawareness
bof bthe bimportance bof bhealth blifestyle bchoices. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bare bconsidered
bthe bbroad bhealth bissues bof bpublic bhealth btoday? b
A. bPreventing band bcontrolling bdisease b
B. bKeeping bour benvironment bclean, bhealthy, band bsafe b
C. bPromoting bgood bhealth bpractices b
D. bAll bof bthe babove b
E. bNone bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.D. bAll bof bthe babove
Clinicians bmay bexamine bmen bwho bare bdiabetic bmore boften bor bmore bthoroughly bthan
bmen bwho bare bnot. bIf bthis bobservation bis baccurate, band bif ban bassociation bis bobserved
bbetween berectile bdysfunction b(ED) band bdiabetes bmellitus bin bmen, bthe bassociation bmay
bbe bdue bto bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bbias?
,a. bMisclassification bbias
b. bRecall bbias
c. bSurveillance bbias
d. bInterviewer bbias
e. bNone bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.C. bSurveillance bbias
If bthe brelative brisk bin ball bsubjects bdiffers bfrom bthe brelative brisk bin bthe bsubjects bstratified
bby bBMI, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bmay bexplain bthis bobservation? b
A. bBMI bitself bis ba bfactor bin btype bII bDM b
B. bBMI bis brelated bto bexercise b
C. bBMI bis ba bconfounder b
D. bAll bof bthe babove b
E. bNone bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswer.D. bAll bof bthe babove
The bincidence brate bof bchronic bobstructive bpulmonary bdisease b(COPD) bin bthose bwho
bsmoke bis b400 bper b10,000 bperson-years; bin bthose bwho bare bexposed bto bair bpollution, bit bis
b200; band bin bthose bwith bneither bexposure, bit bis b40. bEstimate bthe bincidence brate bin bthose
bwith bboth bexposure, bassuming ban badditive bmodel. b
A. b560 bper b10,000 bperson-years b
B. b640 bper b10,000 bperson-years
C. b600 bper b10,000 bperson-years b
D. b240 bper b10,000 bperson-years b
E. b440 bper b10,000 bperson-years b- bcorrect banswer.A. b560 bper b10,000 bperson-years b
Using bthe badditive bmodel: b
(baseline brate) b+ b(rate bin bthose bwith bsmoke bminus bthe bbaseline brate) b+ b(rate bin bthose
bexposed bto bair bpollution bminus bthe bbaseline brate)
40+360+160 b= b560 bper b10,000 bperson-years
Assuming bthat bsmoke band bair bpollution bexert bindependent beffects bon bCOPD bin bquestion
b10**, brendering bthis bjoint beffect bmultiplicative, bcalculate bthe bjoint beffects bof bthese btwo
bvariables bin bthe bmultiplicative bmodel. b
**"The bincidence brate bof bchronic bobstructive bpulmonary bdisease b(COPD) bin bthose bwho
bsmoke bis b400 bper b10,000 bperson-years; bin bthose bwho bare bexposed bto bair bpollution, bit bis
b200; band bin bthose bwith bneither bexposure, bit bis b40. bEstimate bthe bincidence brate bin bthose
bwith bboth bexposure, bassuming ban badditive bmodel. b"
A. b1,000 bper b10,000
B. b50 bper b10,000 b
, C. b2,000 bper b10,000 b
D. b32,000 bper b10,000 b
E. b16,000 bper b10,000 b- bcorrect banswer.C. b2,000 bper b10,000 b
Using bthe bmultiplicative bmodel: b
First, bfigure bout bthe bRelative bRisk b(RR) bfor bsmoking
(400/40) b= b10 b
Then, bthe bRR bfor bair bpollution
(200/40) b= b5
Lastly, bthe bjoint bRR b
(10x5) b= b50 b
Then bwe bmultiple bthe bjoint brelative brisk bby bthe bbaseline brate bto bget bthe bexpected
bincidence brate bfor bthe bjoint bexposure: b
40 bx b50 b= b2,000 bper b10,000
In ba bcase-control bstudy brelating bsmoking bto bcancer bof bthe bcervix bin bwomen, bthe
binvestigators bfound bthe bcrude bodds bratio bto bbe b6.6 band bthe bMantel-Haenzel bodds bratio,
badjusted bfor bage, bto bbe b6.3. bIn baddition, btheir bstratified banalysis bby bage bindicated bthe
bfollowing bodds bratio b(OR) bby bthe bthree bage bgroups bfor bsmokers, brelative bto
bnonsmokers: b(a) bage b20-29 byears, bOR b= b27.9; b(b) bage b30-39 byears, bOR b= b5.9; band b(c)
bage b40+, bOR b= b2.8. bBased bon bthese bresults, bage bis bconsidered bto bbe ba b(an): b
A. bPositive bconfounder b
B. bNegative bconfounder b
C. bNuisance bcovariate b
D. bEffect bmeasure bmodifier b
E. bConfounder b- bcorrect banswer.D. bEffect bMeasure bModifier
Methods bfor bcontrolling bfor bconfounding bat bthe banalysis bphase bof ba bstudy binclude ball bof
bthe bfollowing, bexcept: b
A. bStandardization b
B. bRandomization b
C. bStratified banalysis b
D. bMatched banalysis b
E. bMultivariable banalysis b- bcorrect banswer.B. bRandomization
All bof bthe bfollowing bare badvantages bof bprospective bcohort bstudy, bexcept: b
A. bRecall bbias bis bminimized bcompared bto bcase-control bdesigns b
B. bIt bis brelatively binexpensive bcompare bto bcase-control bdesign b
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