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PUBH 201 Midterm (ch 1-6) questions well answered graded A+
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PUBH 201 Midterm (ch 1-6)public health - correct answer ✔✔actions that a society takes to promote and protect the health of the
people and the communities they live in
key elements of public health - correct answer ✔✔-population focus
-prevention emphasis
-inclusive of human environments (social, physical, cultural)
-diverse array of activities
public health vs. medical care - correct answer ✔✔pubh: patient is the community
medical care: patient is the individual
3 core functions of public health - correct answer ✔✔assessment, policy development, assurance
10 Essential Public Health Services (Assessment) - correct answer ✔✔1. Monitor health status to identify
community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
10 Essential Public Health Services (Policy Development) - correct answer ✔✔3. Inform, educate, and
empower people about health issues
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
10 Essential Public Health Services (Assurance) - correct answer ✔✔6. Enforce laws and regulations that
protect health and ensure safety
7. Link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision of health care when
otherwise available
8. Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce
, 9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
10 Essential Public Health Services (Serves all functions) - correct answer ✔✔10. Research for new
insights and innovate solutions to health problems
great pubh achievements (1900-1999) - correct answer ✔✔-vaccines
-motor vehicle safety
-safer workplaces
-control of infectious diseases
-decline in death from stroke and coronary heart disease
-safer and healthier foods
-healthier mothers and babies
-family planning
-fluoridation of drinking water
-tabacco control
great pubh achievements (2001-2010) - correct answer ✔✔-vaccines for preventable diseases
-prevention and control of infectious diseases
-tabacco control
-maternal and infant health
-motor vehicle safety
-cardiovascular disease prevention
-occupational safety
-cancer prevention
-childhood lead poisoning prevention
-public health preparedness and response
controversy surrounding public health - correct answer ✔✔-economic impact of public health
interventions
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