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Self Assessment Quiz 6
1.
Which of these BEST describe the major components of the infrastructure of public health?
assessment, policy development and assurance
human, fiscal, organizational and information resources
leadership, advocacy and coalitions
epidemiological investigations, priority setting and enforcement activities
2.
In studies of expenditures for public health functions conducted to date, for which of these statements is there evidence?
public health functions comprise less than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing more than half of these expenditures
public health functions comprise less than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing less than half of these expenditures
public health functions comprise more than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing more than half of these expenditures
public health functions comprise more than 5 percent of these expenditures with the federal government financing less than half of these expenditures
3.
The capacity to carry out the three core functions of a governmental public health agency (assessment, policy development and assurance) BEST describes which of the following terms?
public health infrastructure
preventive medicine
comprehensive health care
primary care
4.
Which two occupational categories represent more than one-half of all public health trained personnel in the U.S. workforce?
public health physicians and public health dentists
public health physicians and public health nurses
public health nurses and environmental health specialists
epidemiologists and nutritionists
5.
Which of these is not one of the six universal competencies for public health professionals identified by a task force of public health practitioners and academics in the early 1990s:
analytical skills
leadership skills
cultural skills
financial management and planning skills
6.
Key steps for coalitions and other collaborative organizations include all of the following except:
maintaining coalition vitality
recruiting the right people
defining elements of a successful coalition structure
public information and public relations strategy development
7.
Important principles of public health information include each of the following except:
recognizing different types of data and providing integrated data management
maintaining a service orientation and ensuring flexibility
achieving system compatibility and protecting confidentiality
utilizing encounter-based data whenever possible
8.
Which of these public health data sources provides direct physical, physiological, and biochemical data from a national sample?
National Hospital Discharge Survey
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National Health Interview Survey
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
9.
Which of these statements about the assessment of preventive interventions is not true?
Social, ethical, legal and distributional effects of the intervention should be considered in assessing its effectiveness
Effectiveness means whether an intervention works in a controlled setting while efficacy means whether an intervention works in a specific community setting
Basic research, applied research, community demonstrations and widespread implementation characterize the life cycle of a preventive intervention
Economic analyses are important considerations in assessing the effectiveness of a preventive intervention
10.
When only funds supporting the ten essential public services are considered, the ratio of federal to state and local funds is approximately:
one to one
two to one
one to two
one to three