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PUBH 320 Exam 1What is public policy? - correct answer ✔✔the course of action or inaction the government takes in
response to an issue or problem
How does public policy relate to public health? - correct answer ✔✔Some laws implemented to help
stop the pandemic/epidemic, looks at overall health
Law and health can be separated. T or F? - correct answer ✔✔False
It's very important to include policy and law in the study of public health and health care. T or F? -
correct answer ✔✔True
What is public health? - correct answer ✔✔The prevention needed and implemented before needing
that care.
Upstream refers to - correct answer ✔✔Trying to prevent further illness
Downstream refers to - correct answer ✔✔Treatment after the fact
What is Health Care? - correct answer ✔✔The care you get by being treated by a healthcare professional
Examples of public health professionals - correct answer ✔✔DHEC, CHES, Health Educator
Professionals in Health Care include - correct answer ✔✔Physicians, Dentists
What do PH/HC professionals do? - correct answer ✔✔Change agents, address challenges that
individuals and communities face
, Why is change necessary? - correct answer ✔✔With change come opportunity, necessary to minimize
risks that are inherent to where we live and communities. Must understand what is causing the problem.
Public Policy is created when? - correct answer ✔✔-There is a perception of risk to communities and
populations.
-necessary for gov to increase/intervene to protect public well being.
Conundrum - correct answer ✔✔Self regulation and government regulation
Developing public policy solutions requires - correct answer ✔✔Studying public problems and various
policy alternatives
one-size-fits-all approach is a good approach to look at a community in order to develop a program. T or
F? - correct answer ✔✔False
The 3 conceptual frameworks for studying health policy in law include: - correct answer ✔✔Healthcare
Public Health
Bioethics
There is no one size fits all approach and we must - correct answer ✔✔Find policies or create policies to
work in the community
Laws and regulations are in place to ensure _______________________. - correct answer ✔✔Public
health prevention (ex: seat belts, driving speeds)
Individual finger looks at - correct answer ✔✔The individual in the community (change the individual
through understanding, attitude, beliefs, policies that affect)
The whole hand looks at - correct answer ✔✔The community (policies, laws and regulations; how things
are done; environmental change; socioeconomic/environment)
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