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Which era of public health are we in now

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We have come through the health protection movement, hygiene movement, health promotion movement and are now in the population health era of public health.

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Health policy and management is responsible for

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Studying the costs of healthcare, improving workflow, researching and implementing best practices

3
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Morbidity is

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The condition of being ill, diseased or unhealthy

4
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What roles do non governmental organizations (NGOs) play in public health

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Collect blood donations, obtain donations, mobilize volunteers

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Social and behavioral sciences include

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Major health threats, including poor diets, physical inactivity and tobacco use

6
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Johnson county department of health environment offers

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Immunizations, prenatal care, car seat installation, pool testing

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BRFSS- behavioral risk factor surveillance system is

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Extensive telephone interviews on health factors, all 50 states, since 1984

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Community oriented primary care (COPC) model includes

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Expanded focus on the individual to also include an additional focus on the needs of communities, to connect the common commitments of public health and medicine

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Disability adjusted life years (DALY)

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Overall disease burden, number of years lost to ill health, disability, early death

10
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Some of the key federal agencies involved in public health include

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Agency for healthcare research and quality, CDC- centers for disease control and prevention, ATDSR0 agency for toxic substances and diseases registry, NIH- national institutes of health, FDA- food and drug administration

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A framework for viewing governmental public health agencies is broken into these groupings

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Local, state, federal, and global

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What of the following is the most accurate statement about the eras of public health

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The eras of public health evolve as our understanding evolves and with the discovery of new organisms

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What are components of health, or broad health issues

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Physical, mental, and medial interventions

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Which of the following is not part of the Kansas department of health and environment

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The Kansas department of health and environment includes many services including community health systems, disease control and prevention, and health promotion, but Car seat installation is not one of their services

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What is the biggest challenge facing health care providers and public health as a whole

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Health care providers and public health are both challenged by behavior change, including diet, exercise, and smoking cessation.

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What type of trial is the gold standard for research

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Randomized controlled trials

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Understanding the distribution of a disease is important because

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Assists epidemiologists finding group associations or patterns in the frequency of a disease

18
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Examples of global, population shared health concerns are

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Communicable diseases, toxic exposures, and transportation safety

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What are some examples of public health

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Clean water and air, dental care, seatbelt laws, no smoking laws, and improved highway safety

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Which of the following is the most accurate statement about epidemiology

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The basic science of public health, which includes the study of epidemics, and aims to control the spread of infectious diseases, while also seeking the causes of chronic disease and ways to limit harmful exposure

21
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The health promotion era of public health history was hugely influenced by what emerging disease

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HIV/AIDS

22
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Improving the average focuses on

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Reducing the risk of the average, or reducing the risk of everyone

23
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What is the central public health agency of the federal government

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The department of health and human services (DHHS)

24
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Which of the following factors play a role in ecosystem changes that can lead to human disease

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Population movements, agricultural changes, changes in food distribution, and climate change call all lead to human disease

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What are some measures of population health

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Infant mortality rate, life expectancy, under 5 mortality

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Which of the following public health discipline works to make and set policies to improve population health

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Healthy policy and management is focused on policies

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Best practices for public health recommendations are

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Based on evidence from research, not relying anecdotal evidence

28
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Environmental health science is primarily concerned with water quality

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Untrue, environmental health science deals with air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, safe foods and drugs, and global environmental change

29
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What types of groups are considered vulnerable groups

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Any group that is at a disadvantage, including mothers and children, disabled and elderly people

30
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Clinicians and public health professionals share a common commitment to

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Evidence based thinking, cost effective delivery of services

31
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Real vs artefactual changes in disease identification rates are influenced by which of the following factors

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Interest, ability and definition

32
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Which is the now the leading factor affecting peoples health

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While climate change and emerging infectious diseases affect peoples health, behavior is the leading factor currently

33
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What are some changes, over time, that affect our health

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Changes that impact health include falling childhood death rates and expanded life spans

34
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What are some examples of intervention level related to public health

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Population, community, individual, state health department

35
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Statistics is

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Collecting and studying quantitative data on the population

36
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Epidemiology is useful for the study of chronic disease

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Yes, epidemiologic methods are useful to track and control chondrocytes disease

37
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County level, local public health functions include

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Immunizations for those not covered by the private system, communicable disease control, inspection and licensing of restaurants, communicable disease surveillance and initial investigation of outbreaks

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The 10 essential public health services can be divided into three groups. They are:

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Assessment, policy developments, and assurance

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What is unique to public health and chiropractic care

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Public health and chiropractic focus on wellness, not just the absence of disease

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A high risk focuses on

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Reducing the risk of a smaller group who are at higher risk

41
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A communicable disease____

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Is spread through person to person, or person to vector to person contact, through an organism such as a virus or bacteria

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A global public health organization, UNIAIDS focuses on

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Reducing and controlling HIV/AIDS infections

43
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Mortality is

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The condition of being dead

44
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Biomedical sciences are of limited use in public health

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Untrue, biomedical sciences are very integral to public health

45
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Which of the following is the least accurate description of public health

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Public health is not limited to infections disease only, it emphasizes the interdependence of human, animal and the ecosystem

46
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Public health goals in America include

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To prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, to protect against environmental hazards, to prevent injuries, to promote and encourage healthy behaviors, to respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery, to ensure the quality and accessibility of health services