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  • Which is a data privacy and security best practice in community health programs?
  • What is a logic model and what are its core components?
  • The phase that focuses on actions after a disaster to save lives and reduce damage is called?
  • Which of the following are effective methods for stakeholder engagement in public health planning?
  • What does the 'do no harm' principle require in public health research ethics?
  • In the epidemiological process, what step comes after identifying the problem?
  • Which of the following is considered a key component of a risk communication plan?
  • Tularemia transmission occurs how?
  • How should you interpret a confidence interval that crosses the null value?
  • Define negative predictive value (NPV) and its interpretation.
  • Which of the following is NOT a long-term health consequence of pesticide exposure?
  • Secondary interventions include which example?
  • Interpret a 95% confidence interval in a health study.
  • What is health literacy?
  • Hepatitis B is transmitted by:
  • Which statement correctly defines prevalence and incidence?
  • Medicare Part D provides which of the following?
  • In the I PREPARE framework, what does it primarily determine?
  • Which variables are included in census data?
  • Which of the following is a Bradford Hill criterion indicating a dose-response relationship?
  • Which of the following lists core ethical principles in public health research?
  • Which of the following is a primary function of parish nursing?
  • The Transtheoretical Model states that change occurs over time.
  • Which of the following is typically included in a logic model?
  • What is the positive predictive value (PPV) in diagnostic testing?
  • What are the key steps in a needs assessment for a community health program?
  • Natural active immunity is acquired through infection.
  • Which of the following is NOT a CHNA step?
  • Define sensitivity and specificity.
  • In epidemiologic analysis, what is the purpose of stratification and multivariable modeling?
  • Which items belong to the Agent component in the epidemiological triangle?
  • How do process evaluation and outcome evaluation differ?
  • Which are the three components of the epidemiological triangle?
  • What is the correct interpretation when a confidence interval includes the null value?
  • Which indicator is commonly used to assess infant health outcomes?
  • What do DALYs measure?
  • Which government branch enacts health laws?
  • How do social determinants influence chronic disease risk?
  • What is the role of blinding in reducing bias in study design?
  • Which study design is best for population-level analyses and generating hypotheses quickly?
  • What is cumulative incidence?
  • Provide three strategies to improve vaccination uptake in a community.
  • Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
  • How does data privacy best practice support program effectiveness?
  • Which statements describe the evidence hierarchy and its importance?
  • What is a confounding variable?
  • In evaluation planning, which aspect is an implementation measure in RE-AIM?
  • How do you compute relative risk from a 2x2 table?
  • Passive artificial immunity is provided by:
  • Under Investigate Exposures, which element is included?
  • In which scenario is a Health Impact Assessment most appropriate?
  • What is community-based participatory research (CBPR) and why is it valuable?
  • What is a proper rationale for prioritizing needs in a community needs assessment?
  • What is health equity and how does it differ from equality?
  • Which statement best reflects RE-AIM and its use?
  • Explain upstream vs downstream interventions with an example.
  • What is data triangulation and why is it used in community health evaluation?
  • What is the difference between effect modification and confounding?
  • What is the purpose of HIPAA in community health practice?
  • What does a 95% confidence interval represent?
  • Which practice is NOT a recommended health literacy accommodation?
  • Medicare Part A provides which type of coverage?
  • Which of the following is a common workplace hazard?
  • Provide an example of bias in a community health survey and how to minimize it.
  • What is the primary purpose of a case definition in an outbreak investigation?
  • What does SMART stand for in program objectives?
  • Disaggregating data by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status helps identify disparities. True or false?
  • Which factors are included in the host component of the epidemiological triangle?
  • Which statement best describes engagement strategies for stakeholders in program planning?
  • Medicare Part B covers which of the following?
  • Which branch interprets the constitutionality of health laws?
  • Health Belief Model is used to:
  • Which statement best describes a systems thinking characteristic in community health?
  • Herd immunity is defined as which of the following?
  • Which are the typical stages of the policy process?
  • Which of the following lists are Category A bioterrorism agents?
  • Which component is essential to surveillance systems?
  • Define health literacy and its importance in health communication.
  • The preparedness phase is defined by actions to promote which of the following?
  • What is lead time in project planning and why is it important?
  • Which of the following is listed as an example of mitigation?
  • Within the Investigate Exposures process, which element is included to support risk reduction and follow up?
  • Which of the following describes the steps of an environmental health risk assessment?
  • Which preparedness activity is illustrated by hospital personnel review of emergency operations plans?
  • Obesity is linked to lifestyle, environment, and genetics in the context of which concept?
  • Which statement describes Medicare eligibility?
  • Passive natural immunity occurs via
  • In which study design is relative risk most appropriately calculated?
  • Name two key constructs of Social Cognitive Theory relevant to health promotion.
  • Hepatitis A is transmitted by which route?
  • Which core function involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting health data to determine the health status of a population?
  • Compare gain-framed vs loss-framed messages in health communication.
  • Which statement about risk communication is true?
  • For a 70-year-old receiving pneumococcal vaccination, how many doses are recommended?
  • In resource-limited settings during emergencies, which principle guides ethical allocation of scarce resources?
  • Category C bioterrorism agents include which of the following?
  • Pneumococcal vaccination for 65+ is given as a
  • Category B bioterrorism agents include which of the following?
  • What are SMART objectives and provide an example?
  • Which is a valid set of strategies to address health disparities in a community program?
  • Which concept is best described as the amount absorbed by the body?
  • What is allocation concealment and why is it important in RCTs?
  • Public health nursing emphasizes which type of interventions?
  • What is public health surveillance?
  • Which disease is given as an example of an endemic condition?
  • Vital statistics primarily includes which records?
  • What is the role of early prenatal care in reducing adverse outcomes?
  • Define validity and reliability and explain their relationship.
  • What are the main components of a logic model in program planning?
  • Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health?
  • Which best describes a systems thinking approach in community health?
  • In the epidemiological process, what is the first step?
  • What correctly describes selection bias and information bias in epidemiologic research?
  • Name Bradford Hill criteria with at least three examples.
  • Incidence refers to:
  • Which study design is most efficient for studying rare outcomes?
  • Which statement best describes community oriented nursing?
  • Passive artificial immunity is obtained by
  • Give a SMART objective example distinct from the first one.
  • Natural active immunity arises from:
  • How often is census data collected?
  • Which type of study sits at the top of the evidence hierarchy?
  • What does the RE-AIM dimension Maintenance assess?
  • In case-control studies, which measure is typically used to estimate the association between exposure and outcome?
  • How do health equity and health equality differ?
  • Which elements should an evaluation plan include?
  • What do QALYs measure?
  • What is the incidence rate formula?
  • Primary interventions include which example?
  • What does cost-effectiveness analysis measure and how is it used in program decisions?
  • Which term is not one of the four disaster management phases listed in the material?
  • What is the purpose of stakeholder analysis in program planning?
  • Which items are part of the environment component in the epidemiological triangle?
  • Why is cultural competence essential in community health interventions and how can it be integrated?
  • Which term best describes a disease outbreak that rises suddenly and can spread quickly?
  • Differentiate internal validity from external validity.
  • Outline the typical steps of a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).
  • An epidemic is best described as...
  • What is evidence-based practice in public health?
  • Which sequence correctly lists the four disaster management phases?
  • How are confounding and bias defined, and what methods are used to control each?
  • Which action is typically performed first in an outbreak investigation?
  • What does the data minimization principle require?
  • Which statement best describes risk characterization in risk assessment?
  • What do DALYs measure?
  • Name three social determinants of health.
  • Name four major study designs and a key strength of each.
  • Which are essential elements of maintaining confidentiality in community health programs?
  • Which action best exemplifies a population-level intervention?
  • In a cohort study, which measure quantifies how much more likely the disease is among the exposed compared with the unexposed?
  • Which organization is categorized as bilateral in global health?
  • Formative vs summative evaluation in program development.
  • Which describes passive artificial immunity?
  • Which of the following is a long-term health effect of pesticide exposure?
  • Which statement best describes community based nursing?
  • What is the BRFSS and what is its primary use in public health?
  • What does environmental justice seek to address?
  • Which preparedness activity is given as an example?
  • Which is NOT a step in the environmental health risk assessment?
  • Which of the following is a domain of the Social Determinants of Health?
  • What is a key limitation of cross-sectional studies?
  • Which method is NOT typically used to measure immunization coverage?
  • Which practice supports achieving health equity?
  • Which of the following are reportable diseases?
  • Fire extinguisher trainings are listed as an example of which disaster management phase?
  • Which statement best describes the high-level focus of PRECEDE-PROCEED?
  • Which of the following is a typical workplace hazard?
  • Contemplation stage in the Transtheoretical Model is characterized by:
  • Which statement correctly defines exposure and dose?
  • What is a key effect of telehealth on accessibility in community health?
  • Name three core constructs of the Health Belief Model.
  • Why is age-standardization used when comparing disease rates across populations?
  • CHIP is insurance primarily for which group?
  • Which of the following is NOT a domain of Social Determinants of Health?
  • Why is communication a step in an outbreak investigation?
  • Differentiate risk assessment from risk management.
  • How does disease prevalence affect PPV and NPV?
  • In RE-AIM, which dimension concerns whether an intervention is actually delivered as intended in the real world?
  • A stakeholder analysis in a program planning process typically delivers which of the following?
  • Which statement best describes the difference between incidence and prevalence in epidemiology?
  • Herd immunity threshold concept in public health.
  • Endemic refers to diseases that are...
  • Name a source for program data besides primary data collection.
  • Prevalence is defined as...
  • In program evaluation, which is a primary focus of process evaluation?
  • Which of the following is an example of a pandemic?
  • Which statement accurately describes the difference between relative risk and odds ratio and when to use each?
  • What is the attack rate, and when is it typically used?
  • What is immunization coverage rate and how is it measured?
  • What is upstream thinking in public health?
  • What is the difference between lobbying and advocacy in public health practice?
  • Tertiary interventions include which example?
  • What does a data-use plan in an evaluation plan describe?
  • A pandemic is best described as an outbreak that occurs in
  • In the Health Belief Model, changes occur at which level?
  • A p-value of 0.04 indicates what, assuming a typical alpha of 0.05?
  • Which statement about ethics in public health research is true?
  • Which branch is primarily responsible for enforcing health policies, such as vaccination requirements?
  • Recovery begins during which phase to help restore and resume normal operations?
  • Which principle requires informed consent when applicable?
  • Indirect transmission occurs via which of the following?
  • In the Incident Command System, which position reports directly to the incident commander?
  • Describe the epidemiologic triad.
  • Which statement best reflects strategies to address low health literacy in programs?
  • What defines a pandemic?
  • QALYs are used to measure what?
  • Which statement differentiates incidence rate from cumulative incidence?
  • Differentiate between raw data and aggregated data.
  • Which guideline supports ethical allocation of scarce resources in emergencies?
  • Which statement best defines social determinants of health and provides examples?
  • In the policy process, which stage typically follows policy formulation?
  • What does the RE-AIM framework stand for and promote?
  • What is a common final step in CHNA and public health planning that follows data collection?
  • In START triage, the color Green corresponds to which level of injury?
  • What constitutes informed consent in health data collection and when might consent be waived?
  • What is the primary advantage of a randomized controlled trial over observational designs?
  • Which practice helps ensure data integrity and accountability in data sharing?
  • Which statement best describes the PRECEDE-PROCEED model?
  • What is the purpose of engaging community leaders in health interventions?
  • What is a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and when is it used?
  • Who is primarily responsible for protecting participants through ethical review in research?
  • What concept emphasizes multiple interrelated causes in chronic disease etiology?
  • Active artificial immunity arises from:
  • What is the principle of autonomy in public health ethics?
  • Which option is NOT a Bradford Hill criterion?
  • In the START Triage system, which color tag indicates Immediate?
  • In descriptive epidemiology, which factors are used to describe disease distribution?
  • In epidemiologic analyses, which of the following statements correctly describes the use of relative risk and odds ratio?
  • Medicare Part C is commonly known as what?
  • Which statement about cross-sectional studies is true?
  • If a relative risk is 1.5, what does this mean for exposed vs unexposed?
  • Medicaid is public welfare for which groups?
  • What does a p-value indicate in hypothesis testing?
  • Indirect transmission can occur through which examples?
  • Passive natural immunity occurs via:
  • What is a dose-response relationship and why is it important?
  • In health communication, loss-framed messages are generally more effective for promoting which type of behavior?
  • Analytic epidemiology investigates what?
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