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True or False? Vaccination in public health has both direct and indirect (through social determinants) impacts on population health.

True

True or False? Systems thinking in public health is best described as solutions that require intervention and engagement with a known set of stakeholders and organizations.

True

True or False? Assuring a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce is not one of the essential public health services

False

True or False? Population-based strategies for improving health include delegating surveillance of health problems to civil engineers.

False

True or False? Assignment of personnel to specific roles or functions so the organization works as designed is not a role of public health administrator and manager

False

True or False? Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard has not reduced smoking-related deaths.

False

True or False? Enforcement of laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety is not one of the essential functions of public health.

False

The challenges facing the US public health system infrastructure can be overcome with

Improved information technology

The core public health functions as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are:

Assurance, Assessment, Policy Development

True or False? The development of public policy is influenced by the political, economic, and social environments within which governments and public health activities must operate

True

True or False? Discrepancies between missions and funding level is not a challenge to public health performance and governance structure

False

The outcome or performance of the public health system can be measured in terms of:

Effectiveness (e.g., improving population health status)
Efficiency (i.e., cost-beneficial)
Ability to achieve equity (e.g., reducing disparities) between populations

True or False? Inadequate workforce is a key challenge to public health performance and governance structure

True

The relationship between public health and social determinants of health is best described as

Social Determinants of Health representing non-medical factors affecting both the average and distribution of health within populations

Public Policy that encompasses the intentional actions or in actions by government to address a problem affecting the public

True or False? Both science and social factors form the basis for an effective public health intervention.

True

True or False? Political will is a key determinant of a nation's public health orientation, reflected in a nation's public policy regarding population health

True

True or False? Support from family and other close relations has not been associated with better health

False

Which of the following best describes systems thinking in public health?

Solutions that require intervention and engagement with known set of stakeholders and organizations regardless of level
Public university medical care researchers working to solve complex population and health issues such as obesity and chronic disease
Requires a multi-level, multi-participant view a process of understanding how parts influence one another within a whole

True or False? Mobilization of of community partnerships to identify and solve health problems is one of the essential public health services

True

True or False? Healthy People 2020 strives to increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health.

True

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Which of the following best describes systems thinking in public health?

Systems thinking in public health is best described as solutions that require intervention and engagement with a known set of stakeholders and organizations.

What is the mission of the public health system quizlet?

What is the mission of public health? The fulfillment of society's interest in assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy.

Which of the following is a core public health functions as defined by the Institute of Medicine IOM )?

Core functions. The three core functions of public health as identified by the Institute of Medicine are assessment, assurance and policy development. State and local public health agencies must perform these functions in order to protect and promote health and prevent disease and injury.

What are the three core areas of public health quizlet?

The three core functions of public health include assessment, policy development and assurance. The assessment function monitors health status in order to identify community health problems.