Introduction to Public Health
PRETEST
Location:
Date:
ID Code: The last four digits of your social security number
Primary Occupation: (Select One)
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Hospital Surveillance
02
Long-term Care Surveillance
03
Environmental Health
04
Public Health Nurse
05
Health Educator
06
Other
Primary Work Setting: (Select One)
01
Local Health Dept.
02
State Health Dept.
03
Community-based Organization
04
Other
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PRETEST
Please answer the following questions.
The purpose of this pre-test is to assess the effectiveness of the training.
1.
True or False: The dramatic declines in premature mortality in the past hundred years are due
primarily to technological advances in modern medicine.
1) True 2) False
2.
True or False: The disease of Cholera is caused by a bacteria that is transmitted to humans by
drinking contaminated water. In the epidemiological model of agent, host and environment,
which one of the following statements is true?
1) The bacteria is the agent
2) The bacteria is the host
3) The human is the agent
4) The human is the environment
5) None of the above
3.
Throughout the world, the strongest single predictor of poor health is:
1) Lack of access to healthcare
2) Family history (genetics)
3) Poverty
4) Lack of exercise
5) Lack of indoor plumbing
4.
True or False: Local regulations may be more stringent than state regulations but not less
stringent.
1) True 2) False
5.
If necessary to protect the public’s health, a health officer has the legal authority to:
1) Enter a private home without a search warrant
2) Enter a private business without a search warrant
3) Close down a private business
4) Impose a quarantine
5) All of the above
6.
Which of the following groups play a role in the public health system?
1) Health Departments, Centers for Disease Control
2) Schools, Community Centers, Churches
3) Hospitals, Home Health Care, Mental Health, Managed Care Organizations
4) Police, EMS, Fire Departments
5) All of the above
7.
Local Health Departments’ responsibility to report Typhoid cases to the State Health Department
is an example of which essential service?
1) Perform surgery
2) Monitor health status
3) Enforce laws and regulations
4) Mobilize communities to identify health problems
5) Conduct research
8.
Which of the following was not a factor in John Snowe’s legendary study to address the Cholera
epidemic in London?
1) Observation of the patterns of the disease
2) Mathematical calculations of the incidence of deaths
3) Discovery of the bacteria that causes Cholera
4) Application of epidemiological tools