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Chapter: Chapter 01
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is a core public health functions as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)? A) Assessment B) Assurance C) Policy development D) All answer choices are correct. E) None of the answer choices are correct. Ans: D Complexity: Easy Ahead: Public Health Functions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
2. Healthy People 2020 strives to: A) identify worldwide health improvement priorities. B) increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health. C) provide measurable objectives and goals for local levels only. D) engage selected sectors to take action using best available evidence and knowledge. E) prevent critical research proposals. Ans: B Complexity: Easy Ahead: Looking to the Future Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
3. Which of the following best describes systems thinking in public health? A) Public university medical care researchers working to solve complex population and health issues such as obesity and chronic disease B) Solutions that require intervention and engagement with known set of stakeholders and organizations regardless of level C) Requires a multi-level, multi-participant view a process of understanding how parts influence one another within a whole D) All of these are correct. Ans: C Complexity: Easy Ahead: Systems Perspective in Public Health
Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
4. Johnson and Davey identify seven interconnected processes and responsibilities commonly associated with the administrative role. Which of the following is not a responsibility? A) Planning: the process of specifying goals, establishing priorities, and otherwise identifying and sequencing action steps to accomplish goals B) Organizing: establishing a structure or set of relationships so plans can be implemented and goals accomplished C) Research: the process of developing a study, collecting data, and producing results D) Staffing: the assignment of personnel to specific roles or functions so the organization works as designed Ans: C Complexity: Easy Ahead: Role of the Public Health Administrator and Manager Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
5. Population-based strategies for improving health include which of the following? A) Prolonging epidemics B) Rotating safe drinking-water and food sources C) Increasing vaccine-preventable diseases D) Improving maternal and child health E) Delegating surveillance of health problems to civil engineers Ans: D Complexity: Easy Ahead: Public Health and Population Health Definitions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
True/False
1. True or false? Enforcement of laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety is not one of the essential functions of public health. Ans: False Complexity: Easy Ahead: Public Health Functions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
2. True or false? According to Johnson and Davey, directing or involving others in making decisions and communicating them so they can be implemented is considered one of the seven interconnected processes and responsibilities. Ans: True Complexity: Easy Ahead: Role of the Public Health Administrator and Manager Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
3. True or false? According to the 2009 report on Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening published by the World Health Organization, systems thinking is a ―paradigm shift‖ for public health and offers a more comprehensive way of anticipating synergies and mitigating negative emergent behaviors. Ans: True Complexity: Easy Ahead: Systems Perspective in Public Health Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
4. True or false? Healthy People 2020 establishes four foundational health measures to monitor progress toward achieving its goals: general health status, health-related quality of life and well-being, determinants of serenity, and equality. Ans: False Complexity: Easy Ahead: Looking to the Future Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
5. True or false? Both science and social factors form the basis for an effective public health intervention. Ans: True Complexity: Easy Ahead: Public Health and Population Health Definitions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
6. True or false? The core public health functions as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are to assess, advise, and develop policy. Ans: False Complexity: Easy Ahead: Public Health Functions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
7. True or false? Healthy People 2020 strives to increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health. Ans: True Complexity: Easy Ahead: Looking to the Future Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
8. True or false? Systems thinking in public health is best described as solutions that require intervention and engagement with a known set of stakeholders and organizations. Ans: False Complexity: Easy Ahead: Systems Perspective in Public Health Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
9. True or false? Johnson and Davey identify seven interconnected processes and responsibilities commonly associated with the administrative role. Research—the process of developing a study, collecting data, and producing results—is not one of the seven processes and responsibilities. Ans: True Complexity: Easy Ahead: Role of the Public Health Administrator and Manager Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
10. True or false? Population-based strategies for improving health include delegating surveillance of health problems to civil engineers. Ans: False Complexity: Easy Ahead: Public Health Functions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
Essay
1. Define public health and define population health. How are the two concepts related? Ans: Public health consists of organized efforts to improve the health of populations Operative components of the definition of public health are: Efforts are directed to populations rather than to individuals. Does not rely on a specific body of knowledge and expertise, but rather relies on a dynamic, multidisciplinary approach combining natural and social sciences Public health is:
Science and art of preventing disease Prolonging life Promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts Control of community infections Education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene Organization of medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease Development of social machinery to ensure every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health. The concept of population health can be seen as a comprehensive way of thinking about the current and future scope of public health. Utilizes evidence-based approaches to analyze the determinants of health and disease, along with options for intervention and prevention to preserve and improve health. The interconnection of public health, public policy, and health systems Complexity: Difficult Ahead: Public Health and Population Health Definitions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
2. What are the core functions of public health? Ans: Core public health functions defined by the IOM are: Assessment, which involves obtaining data to define the health of populations and the nature of health problems Assurance, which includes the oversight responsibility for ensuring that essential components of an effective health system are in place Policy development, which includes developing evidence-based recommendations and analysis to guide public policy as it pertains to health Complexity: Difficult Ahead: Public Health Functions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration
3. Describe the 10 essential functions or services of public health. Ans: The following are considered essential public health services: Monitor health status to identify community health problems. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems. Complexity: Difficult Ahead: Public Health Functions Subject: Chapter 1 Title: Overview of Public Health Administration