BPH 206 Exam 2 Questions And Accurate Answers Public Health in America Statement: essential roles of government rela ted to public health - Answer Assessment, policy development, and assurance Assessment - Answer Includes obtaining data that defines the heal th of the overall population and specific groups within the population, includi ng defining the nature of new and persisting health problems Policy Development - Answer includes developing evidence-based rec ommendations and other analyses of options such as health policy analysis, to g uide implantation, including efforts to educate and mobilize community partners hips Assurance - Answer includes governmental public healths oversight r esponsibility for ensuring that key components of an effective health system in cluding health care and public health are in place even though implementation will ofte n be performed by others what are the essential health services as defined by IOM? - Answer 1.Monitor health status and identify and solve community health problems 2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in t he community 3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues 4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve h ealth problems 5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community h ealth efforts 6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensur e safety 7. Link people to needed personal health serves and ensure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable 8. Ensure the provision of competent public and personal healthcare workforce 9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population based health services 10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to healt h problems What essential health services fall under assessment? - Answer 1.Mo nitor health status and identify and solve community health problems (ex: vital statistics, health surveys, surveillance, including reporti ng diseases) 2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in t he community (epidemiologic identification of emerging health threat s ex: state public health laboratories, CDC, epidemic investigations) What essential health services fall under policy development? - A nswer 3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues (social marketing,etc. ex: health education campaigns like compr ehensive state tobacco programs) 4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems (convening and facilitating community groups etc. ex: lead co ntrol programs; testing and follow up of children, reduction of lead exposure, educa tional follow up, and addressing underlying causes) 5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community h ealth efforts (development of codes, regulations, and legislation to guide public health, leadership development at all levels of public health. ex: newborn screenings and follow up programs for PKU and other genetic and congenital disease) What essential health services fall under assurance? - Answer 6. Enfor ce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety (enforcement of sanitary codes, protection of drinking water , clean air standards, preventative injuries, monitoring quality of medical services e tc. ex: local- fluoridation/chlorination of water, state- regulation of nursi ng homes, federal- FDA drug approval and food safety) 7. Link people to needed personal health serves and ensure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable (outreach/ enabling services- ex: community health centers) 8. Ensure the provision of competent public and personal healthcare workforce (education and training for personnel. ex: licensure of physicia ns, nurses, and other health professionals) 9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population based health services (ongoing evaluation of health programs, ex: development of evide nce-based recommendations) Essential health service that encompasses all 3 IOM core functions - Answer 10. Research for new insight and innovative solutions to health prob lems
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