Exam 17: Career Choices and Social/behavioral Theory in Public Health: a Brief Introduction

In the global health arena, private sector consulting organizations are typically called nongovernmental agencies or NGOs.

Just like nonprofit organizations, which of the following have to compete for funds by writing and submitting applications or proposals?

Private businesses often belong to industry associations and trade groups that may develop and advocate workplace-related health policies.

Which types of organizations typically engage is social marketing, social media, and other communication efforts, as well as direct policy work such as drafting position papers and helping to draft legislation?

Working in which setting involves many possible situations, from designing and managing workplace health promotion programs, to evaluating them and developing policy, communication, and dissemination strategies?

Which of the following can serve as the setting for research on health knowledge/beliefs, effective program approaches, barriers to treatment, and many other activities?

Teaching students-those who will continue the practice and evolution of public health-as well as adults and public health practitioners via multiple kinds of professional seminars and conference presentations allows for a dialogue in the field.

In many private businesses, which of the following handle some or all of the employee support tasks, such as wellness and prevention programming, developing and disseminating policy recommendation regarding workplace health issues, and performing lobbying tasks?

Private consulting firms usually work on a contract basis, rather than grant funding.

Typically, which of the following groups disseminates and manages funds allocated to address a particular health problem, such as HIV/AIDS?