Chapter 01 Essentials of Public Health 2nd Edition By Turnock

Chapter 01 Essentials of Public Health 2nd Edition By Turnock

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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Multiple Choice

1. Major eras in the history of the American public health system were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

1. Intermittent epidemics throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. Edwin Chadwick’s epidemiological investigations of cholera.
3. The development of state and local public health systems into the mid-20th century.
4. The movement into the provision of medical care services after about 1950.

Ans: B

2. Which of the following statements characterizes an important difference between public health and most other professions?

1. Education and training beyond the undergraduate (college) level is not available for public health.
2. Large professional organizations are not available for public health.
3. Public health professionals work only in the public sector.
4. Although they come from many professions and disciplines, their common bond is not one of a shared body of knowledge or academic preparation, but a commitment to the goals of the improved population health.

Ans: D

3. Which of these important public health figures from the 19th century advanced the argument that the factors contributing to fatal diseases should be identified as the official causes of death?

1. Edwin Chadwick
2. Lemuel Shattuck
3. William Farr
4. John Snow

Ans: C

4. Based on a quick examination of Internet web sites, which of these organizations is most closely affiliated with local public health agencies across the S.?

1. NACCHO
2. ASTHO
3. APHA
4. CDC

Ans: A

5. Based on a quick examination of Internet web sites, which of these federal health agencies places the greatest emphasis on prevention?

1. Food and Drug Administration
2. Health Resources and Services Administration
3. American Public Health Association
4. Centers for Disease Control

Ans: D