Questions and Answers
What is the primary purpose of monitoring health status in public health?
Which of the following is NOT a core function of policy development in public health?
Which of the following is a function of assurance in public health?
What is the primary purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of health services in public health?
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Why is research important in public health?
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What is the term that describes the ability of a disease agent to establish itself in the host?
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What is the term that measures the severity of a disease caused by a specified agent?
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Which of the following terms describes the ability of an agent to cause disease?
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After becoming infected, what is the outcome for the host?
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What is the relationship between infectivity and pathogenicity?
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Study Notes
Core Functions of Public Health
Assessment
- Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
Policy Development
- Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of healthcare when otherwise unavailable
Assurance
- Assure a competent public and personal health care workforce
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
Disease Agent Characteristics
- Infectivity refers to the ability of a disease agent to establish itself in a host, which does not necessarily mean the host will become diseased.
- Pathogenicity describes the ability of an agent to cause disease in a host.
- Virulence is a measure of the severity of a disease caused by a specific agent, typically measured under controlled environmental conditions.
- Virulence can be quantified by the ability of an agent to cause death.
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Description
Learn about the essential roles of public health, including monitoring health status, diagnosing health problems, and developing policies to support community health.
