Deck 2: Key Public Health Organizations

Question 1

Which of the following is not an area of service partnership provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

A) System of health surveillance to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks
B) Funding for medically underserved populations
C) Maintaining national health statistics
D) Support for research on disease and injury prevention
E) All answers above are correct

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which federal agency ensures cosmetics, medical devices, and radiation-transmitting products are safe?

A) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C) National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
D) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
E) None of the above answers are correct

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This agency was established by Congress under Public Law 102-321, October 1, 1992 to provide prevention and treatment services for substance abuse.

A) National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
B) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
C) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
E) None of the above answers are correct

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The United States Surgeon General is appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a four year term.

Question 5

Public Policy refers to decisions and actions taken by elected politicians on behalf of their constituents.

Question 6

Complete the following sentence: States have the right to pass and enforce laws that promote health, __________, ___________, and ___________.

A) Safety, health, morality
B) Smoking bans, health, access to services
C) Surgical services, safety, infectious disease programs
D) Social determinants, mortality, morbidity
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 7

State agencies formulate national health policy initiatives.

Question 8

Agency that seeks to prevent exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites.

A) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
B) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
C) National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 9

Agency established in 1989 and replaced the National Center for Health Services Research and Healthcare Technology Assessment.

A) National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
B) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 10

The Bureau of Health Professions is an operating unit of which agency?

A) Bureau of Primary Health Care
B) Ryan White Community Health Centers of America
C) Indian Health Services
D) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 11

Fiscal federalism describes the pattern of taxation and grants provided by the federal government.

Question 12

The factor described by Kilpatrick and Johnson associated with variation in per capita income that could influence how people vote is known as?

A) Social determinants of health
B) Economic determinants
C) Political determinants
D) Policy and agency determinants
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 13

The determinants where variation occurs due to the religions, ethnicity, health patterns, and unique aspect of local cultures is known as:

A) Social determinants
B) Economic
C) Interest group
D) Policy and agency
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the APHA described basic functions of state health departments?

A) Health surveillance
B) Promotion of single payor plans
C) Provision of health services
D) Setting and enforcement of standards
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 15

This organization views local health departments as PH entities at the local level.

A) American Public Health Association (APHA)
B) National Association for County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) Natural Association of Public Health and City Officials (NAPHCO)
E) None of the above answers are correct

Question 16

The NACCHO standards for local health departments (LHD) that include training the PH workforce.