Exam 3: Powers and Responsibilities of Government

whats the agency with the appropriate description. -The greatest biomedical research complex in the world

Whats the corresponding year of the event? -Medicaid program was established

The first published report that heralded the onset of the AIDS epidemic appeared in what publication on June 4, 1981?

Some states have ________________________ agencies tasked with overseeing various aspects of public health.

The FDA is authorized under the Constitution via the interstate commerce clause.

People who lack private health insurance are generally the concern of local health departments.

The federal government has been expanding its role in public health since the Civil War.

Whatsn the appropriate descriptio of the publication? -Stimulated increased emphasis on community involvement in public health planning and in generating support for and participation in public health activities

What organization is known for its opposition to some public health related programs such as the possibility of a government sponsored insurance option in President Obama's 2009 health reform plan?

States generally have mandated childhood vaccination.

What agency has often been attacked by Congress and its policies were often watered down by the George W. Bush White House?

Regulation of the food and drug industries has been difficult and controversial since Massachusetts passed the first American pure-food law in 1784.

Whats the corresponding year of the event? -Court struck down a law making gun possession within a school zone a federal offense

________________________ public resources are usually devoted to the care of the poor by local health agencies.

By 1975, all 50 states had regulations governing the wearing of helmets by motorcyclists.

________________________ are usually charged with licensing and certification of medical personnel, facilities, and services, with the purpose of maintaining standards of competence and quality of care.

Most traditional public health activities at the federal level, other than environmental health, fall under the jurisdiction of what agency?

whats the federal department with the appropriate function. -Oversees food and nutrition programs including food stamps and school lunches

The states have the primary constitutional responsibility and authority for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the population, and much of this responsibility falls on state health departments.

Which of the following is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health?