Deck 12: Like the Plague: Public Health in Homeland Security

Question 1

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) was created during what conflict?

A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What agency is considered to be the lead federal agency for public health?

A) Center for Disease Control
B) National Hygienic Laboratory
C) National Institute of Health
D) Department of Health and Human Services

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The administrative head of the Public Health Service is _____________________.

A) the U.S. President
B) the CDC director
C) the Secretary of the Navy
D) the U.S. Surgeon General

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What agency is the lead regulator of medications and medical devices in the United States?

A) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) Food and Drug Administration
C) National Institutes of Health
D) Department of Health and Human Services

Question 5

What agency is the lead federal agency for health and medical research?

A) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) Food and Drug Administration
C) National Institutes of Health
D) Department of Health and Human Services

Question 6

_________________ is a public health activity in which officials ask infected individuals about the people with whom they have recently had close contact.

A) Herd immunity
B) Contract Tracing
C) Coronavirus
D) Mobile laboratories

Question 7

Which vaccine listed below was distributed in the single largest vaccination campaign in American history?

A) Smallpox vaccine
B) Polio vaccine
C) Varicella vaccine
D) COVID-19 vaccine

Question 8

Pandemics have affected the world for centuries.

Question 9

The United States has a history of using isolation and quarantine to stop the spread of disease.

Question 10

The U.S. Public Health Service was created in 1942.

Question 11

When public health initiatives are paid by the federal government, those programs are always executed by the federal government.

Question 12

The U.S. Public Health Service is one of the uniformed services of the United States, alongside the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force.

Question 13

The U.S. Department of Defense operates in the public health space.

Question 14

The Spanish influenza was known to be transmitted on respiratory droplets through the air by coughing, sneezing, and loud talking.

Question 15

Public health responsibilities are shared among several government agencies.

Question 16

Explain the mission and role of the U.S. Public Health Service.

Question 17

Describe the role the CDC plays in public health.

Question 18

Explain how the Department of Homeland Security supports public health.

Question 19

Describe an instance when the U.S. public health apparatus was fortunate with their outcome in dealing with a potential health crisis.

Question 20

Explain the turning point in the Ebola virus epidemic.

Question 21

List and describe some of the agencies that operate in the public health space.

Question 22

Describe how U.S. public health agencies have gotten involved in the COVID-19 pandemic.