BHS Community and Public Health 2

Question 1

The Healthy People initiative in the United States sets national health objectives for each decade. What federal agency leads this effort?

Accepted Answer

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

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CDC

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NIH

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HRSA

Question 2

Which model of health behavior identifies five stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance?

Accepted Answer

Transtheoretical Model

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Health Belief Model

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Social Cognitive Theory

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Theory of Planned Behavior

Question 3

Environmental justice refers to:

Accepted Answer

The fair treatment of all people regardless of race or income in environmental and health policies

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Enforcing EPA regulations uniformly across all industries

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The legal prosecution of environmental polluters

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International climate change treaties

Question 4

What is the purpose of a health impact assessment (HIA)?

Accepted Answer

To evaluate potential health effects of a policy, plan, or project before it is implemented

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To bill insurers for preventive services

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To diagnose environmental illnesses in a community

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To audit hospital infection control practices

Question 5

Which of the following best describes 'upstream' interventions in public health?

Accepted Answer

Addressing root social and environmental causes of poor health

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Providing treatment to individuals already diagnosed with illness

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Screening high-risk patients for chronic disease

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Administering vaccines during an outbreak

Question 6

Which disease control strategy involves rapidly identifying and isolating contacts of infected individuals to stop transmission?

Accepted Answer

Contact tracing

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Quarantine

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Ring vaccination

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