1. What are the three core functions of public health?
A. Assessment, policy development, assurance
B. Prevention, legislation, enforcement
C. Epidemiology, environmental health, individual health
D. Health education, health promotion, health care
E. None of the above
2. What is the relation between the core public health functions and the essential public health services?
A. Core functions are a product of federal government, while the essential services are a product of state and/or local government
B. The core functions and the essential services are different words for the same thing
C. The core functions fall within the essential services
D. The essential services fall within the core functions
E. There is no relationship between the two
3. Licensing health-care facilities is an action that falls within which public health core function?
A. Assessment
B. Assurance
C. Enforcement
D. Regulation
E. Safety
4. The Surgeon General oversees which of the following?
A. American Red Cross
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Physician officers in the Army
D. Nobody, the Surgeon General is a figurehead for the health of the nation and does not have authority
E. US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
5. Which of the following is not true of water fluoridation?
A. After discontinuation of water fluoridation, there is an increase in missing teeth
B. After initiation of fluoridation, there is a decrease in dental caries
C. Community water fluoridation reduces dental caries across all socioeconomic status groups
D. The larger the population of those on community water fluoridation systems, the more expensive it is per individual
E. Water fluoridation reduces the number of people without a single dental cavity
6. An unemployed single mother of four children (ages 2, 4, 7, and 9) presents to the county nutrition clinic after moving from another state. How many of the children will the Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) program directly benefit?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
7. The US PEPFAR Program targets which disease?
A. AIDS/HIV
B. Asthma
C. Diarrheal disease
D. Hepatitis
E. Malaria
8. The Health Resources and Services Administrationâs Ryan White Program is dedicated to helping those with which disease?
A. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
B. Diabetes
C. HIV
D. Lung cancer
E. Pediatric obesity
9. How often are the Healthy People objectives updated?
A. Annually
B. 3 years
C. 5 years
D. 10 years
E. 20 years
10. Compared to the general population in the United States, the prison population in the United States has a lower prevalence of which ailment?
A. Diabetes mellitus
B. HIV
C. Substance abuse
D. Tuberculosis
E. None of the above
11. Which of the following is the leading cause of death in American jails?
A. Accident
B. Alcohol/drug overdose
C. Heart disease
D. Homicide
E. Suicide
12. Which model of health behavior includes perceived susceptibility?
A. Health Belief Model
B. Social Cognitive Theory
C. Theory of Reasoned Action
D. Transtheoretical Model
E. None of the above
13. Which model of health behavior proposes that the actual change in a behavior is correlated to the intention to change the behavior?
A. Health Belief Model
B. Social Cognitive Theory
C. Theory of Reasoned Action
D. Transtheoretical Model
E. None of the above
14. Which model of health behavior includes reciprocal determinism?
A. Health Belief Model
B. Social Cognitive Theory
C. Theory of Reasoned Action
D. Transtheoretical Model
E. None of the above
15. After years of deliberation, a smoker has decided to speak to his physician about quitting. The physician suggests setting a quit date. Which step in the Transtheoretical Model does setting a quit date represent?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action
E. Maintenance
16. Which of the following is not considered to be one of the distinct categories of the Diffusion of Innovation Model?
A. Early adaptors
B. Early majority
C. Innovators
D. Late majority
E. Majority
17. What is the first step in completing the CDCâs Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE) tool?
A. Assemble the community team
B. Build the community action plan
C. Create a change summary statement
D. Gather data
E. Review all five change sectors
18. Which of the following is not one of the five Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE) sectors?
A. Community-a-large se...