PUBH 713 Final

A

A leadership position on a local health board or state department may require its members to fulfill a number of fiduciary duties because they serve as trustees who must address the interests, concerns, and expectations of their constituents. a.True b.False

B

A statement of cash flow explains the reasons for fluctuations in the net assets section of a balance sheet base on changes in revenues and expenses. a.True b.False

A

An income statement is a "financial statement" of revenues and expenses of an organization that states its profits and losses over a designated time period. a.True b.False

A

Bookkeeping is a process whereby a trained individual identifies, records, and measures financial transactions employing single or double entry methods to aid managers in tracking daily transactions. a.True b.False

A

Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that employs statistical methodologies to determine and study the distribution of diseases in human populations to promote public health. a.True b.False

A

National Health Insurance Model is a government financed system that relies on general tax revenues to support a government-run insurer that pays private-side health care providers to provide health care to its citizens. a.True b.False

A

Public health is a discipline of medicine that focuses on the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health of individuals in a community. a.True b.False

B

The most common organizational structure adopted by a public health organization is a matrix organizational structure, which assigns and reassigns people based on their skills and abilities to complete a specified task. a.True b.False

B

Theory X (McGregor) is based on a Japanese management theory that extends Theory Y that states people are valuable to an organization. Select one: a.True b.False

D

What U.S. Constitutional Amendment listed below affects the due process and equal protection rights of citizens for liberty that may be infringed during a quarantine? a. First Amendment b. Fourth Amendment c. Eleventh Amendment d. Fourteenth Amendment e. Fifteenth Amendment

A

What U.S. federal document listed below serves as the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations? a. U.S Federal Register b. U.S. Federal Code c. U.S. Rules of Federal Procedure d. U.S. Administrative Procedures Act e. U.S. Rules of Federal Evidence

D

What application process listed below enables an employer to eliminate non-qualified applicants from a pool of applicants? a. Hiring b. Terminating c. Promoting d. Screening e. Selecting

D

What body of civil law identified below is a source of Louisiana state law? a. English Common Law b. Sharia Law c. American Common Law d. Napoleonic Civil Code e. Socialist Law

B

What body of state statutory law listed below enables state health departments to quarantine its citizens during a pandemic? a. Federal Health Law b. State Public Health Law c. Global Health Law d. Executive Health Treaties e. International Health Law

C

What branch of philosophy listed below studies concepts governing how a human "ought" to act or behave in terms of "rights" and "wrongs"? a. Metaphysics b. Epistemology c. Ethics d. Politics e. Esthetics

C

What current law identified below created a mandatory retirement system for all U.S. workers? a. Equal Pay Act of 1963 b. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 c. Social Security Act of 1935 d. Fair Labor and Standards Act of 1938 e. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

A

What department below handles a range of employer-employee issues in the workplace that may include employment contracts, policies, pay and hour regulations, and opportunities? a. Human Resources Department b. Sanitation Department c. Housekeeping Department d. Recreational Department e. Entertainment Department

D

What document identified below mirrors the 10 essential public health services to assist members of a board of health identify and establish goals to improve the health and well-being of its citizens and communities? a. National Defense Development Act b. Public Health Policy Standards c. Articles of Public Health Governance d. National Public Health Performance Standards e. Public Health Governance Policy Standards

A

What document provided below serves as the supreme law of the land for the United States? a. U.S. Constitution b. Declaration of Independence c. Articles of Confederation d. Federal Register e. Magna Carta

C

What element of a job description provided below includes the position title, the department location, and the last date the content of the position description was verified? a. Job Summary b. Job Analysis c. Job Identification Information d. Job Duties e. Job Notice

C

What employment document identified below provides job information, summary, and duties that are essential to the performance of a specified job? a. Job Notice b. Job Application c. Job Description d. Job Advertisement e. Job Analysis

A

What employment process identified below serves as a basis for any employment decision? a. Job Analysis b. Job Application c. Job Advertisement d. Job Loss e. Job Notice

C

What ethical approach below incorporates teleological ethical theory to focus on the option that yields the greatest ratio of benefits to harm? a. Common Good Approach b. Virtue Approach c. Utilitarian Approach d. Justice Approach e. Rights Approach

B

What ethical approach listed below focuses on attitudes, dispositions, or character traits that contribute to human development to the greatest possible extent or degree? a. Common Good Approach b. Virtue Approach c. Utilitarian Approach d. Justice Approach e. Rights Approach

D

What ethical approach listed below focuses on how fairly or unfairly actions distribute benefits and burdens among the members of a group? a. Common Good Approach b. Virtue Approach c. Utilitarian Approach d. Justice Approach e. Rights Approach

B

What family of law listed below serves as the form of law practiced in the U.S. legal system? a. Civil Law b. Common Law c. Sharia Law d. Socialist Law e. Roman Civil Law

B

What group of serious mental disorders listed below contains 10 different disorders that catch managers unaware? a. Schizophrenia b. Personality Disorders c. Depression d. Paraphilia e. Autism

C

What informal group identified below may exert pressures on managers within an organization? a.Control Group b.Interest Group c.Peer Group d.Structural Group e.Pep Group

A

What legally supported public health power listed below may be a source of power for a governor as applied through his or her state department of health? a. Quarantine b. Abortion c. Family Planning d. Sanitation e. Worker's Compensation

A

What level of a local public health agency listed below contains a management team that bears ultimate responsibility for organization's success or failure? a. Management Team b. Middle Management c. Line Employees d. Board Members e. Division Members

B

What list of public health activities below may also inform public health managers about the product lines they may wish to offer their communities? a.National Constitutions b.10 Essential Public Health Services c.Local Ordinances d.International Treaties e.State Conventions

C

What list of services identified below provide the necessary guidance for the activities of a public health agency? a. 10 Factors of Public Health Services b. 9 Council of Public Health Objectives c. 10 Essential Public Health Services d. 15 Public Health Council Services e. 5 Essential Public Health Factors

A

What managerial term listed below is a managerial term that requires a demanding decision and follow-up of the extra-ordinary measures applied to resolving the event? Select one: a.Emergency b.Preparation c.Response d.Planning e.Event

B

What national system identified below provides coordination and control during public health emergencies? a. The National Public Response System b. The National Incident Management System c. The Integrated Emergency Management System d. The Presidential Disaster System e. The National Integrated Response System

D

What organizational structure identified below is elected by a public health organization based on civil service requirements? a. Matrix b. Network c. Lateral d. Linear e. Teams

A

What phase of the interview process listed below allows an interviewer time to reflect on an applicant's strengths, weaknesses, and fit within an organization? a. Postinterview Evaluation b. Job Analysis c. Preinterview Planning d. Interview e. Job Application

C

What process identified below involves a personal meeting between an applicant and a potential employer to determine the suitability and fit of the applicant for the open position? a. Debut b. Application c. Interview d. Training e. Onboarding

B

What process identified below records and summarizes organizational transactions enabling it to interpret their effects on its affairs and activities over a specified period time to guide future plans? a.Marketing b.Accounting c.Bookkeeping d.Advertising e.Planning

E

What programs identified below are commonly supported by a state health department? a. Environmental Health Programs b. Health Education and Promotion Programs c. Clinical services d. Both a. and c. correct choices. e. All the above are correct choices.

C

What report identified below must agencies, planners, and responders complete to document emergency response events for debriefing, analysis, and critique of their performances? a. Pre-Action Report b. Interim Report c. After-Action Report d. Financial Report e. Emergency Report

C

What set of laws provided below establish the infrastructure for allocating federal funds and for enforcing public health regulations? a. Municipal Health Ordinances b. Federal Public Health Rules c. State Public Health Laws d. Local Health Ordinances e. Federal Register Rules

A

What source of job applicants identified below arises from an organization's existing employees? a. Within-Organization Applicants b. Outside-Organization Applicants c. Agency Applicants d. Walk-in Applicants e. Headhunter Applicants

A

What system identified below was created by Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 to provide access to jobs by all persons based on merit by eliminating patronage and favoritism as a basis for hiring in the federal workplace? a. U.S. Civil Service System b. U.S. Postal Service System c. U.S. Balances System d. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission e. U.S. Immigration Service System

D

What system listed below serves as a conceptual framework that coordinates resources acquired from or issued to private industry or local, state, and federal governmental units as a strategic response to an emergency or disaster? Select one: a.The National Incident Management System (NIMS) b.The National Emergency Information System (NEIS) c.The International Emergency Incident System (IEIS) d.The Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS) e.The Emergency Medical Management System (EMMS)

D

What term identified below refers to a generally accepted "good" that serves as a medium of exchange for goods and services or the repayment of debt? a.Credits b.Chattel c.Commodities d.Money e.Mana

B

What term identified below refers to a state of well-being, where an individual realizes he or she can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and contributes to his or her community? a. Fiscal Health b. Mental Health c. Emotional Health d. Financial Health e. Physical Health

A

What term identified below refers to the department handling personnel matters? a. Human Resources b. Personnel Resources c. Business Resources d. Labor Resources e. Capital Resources

C

What term listed below applies to the steps taken to plan and prepare for predictable and unpredictable disasters using cooperation and coordination among stakeholders? a. Emergency Planning b. Emergency Response c. Emergency Preparation d. Emergency Responders e. Emergency Resources

B

What term listed below characterizes the normal operations of a public health organization? a. Atypical b. Routine c. Boring d. Unusual e. Interesting

D

What term listed below encompasses the qualities individuals hope to acquire in life based on inner judgments that determine how people ought to or not behave? a. Judgments b. Norms c. Virtues d. Values e. Codes

B

What term listed below refers to outflows of assets (generally cash) experienced during the operation of a business or agency in the production of revenue? a.Liabilities b.Expenses c.Assets d.Revenues e.Equity

D

What term listed below refers to the "earnings" of a public health agency, whether derived from sales or provision of services to its patients or its customers? a.Liabilities b.Equity c.Assets d.Revenues e.Expenses

D

What term listed below refers to the skills necessary to integrate local rules, regulations, and policies that enable an organization to not only exist but also thrive and flourish within a given environment? a.Management b.Governance c.Apprenticeship d.Leadership e.Entrepreneurship

C

What term provided below refers to a complex organizational structure composed of multi-layered systems commonly adopted by a public health agency? a.Association b.Profession c.Bureaucracy d.Leadership e.Organization

D

What title may some states assign to the director of their state health departments? a. State Health Department Head b. Chief of State Health c. Commander of Health d. Health Commissioner e. Mayor of Health

E

What type of behaviors listed below may occur during an individual's childhood and lead to mental problems in adults? a. Sexual Abuse b. Emotional Abuse c. Physical Abuse d. Both a. and c. are correct choices. e. All the above are correct choices.

B

What type of disagreement listed below arises from interdependent and cross-boundary relationships that exist within an organization? a.Consensus b.Conflict c.Collaboration d.Confusion e.Consistency

A

What type of novel management structure listed below may arise in a local public health agency, where its team members will be shared across overlapping tasks and programs? a. Bubble Groups b. Team Members c. Board Groups d. Management Team e. Help Groups

E

What types of written agreements identified below serve as "sharing agreements" that enable emergency or disaster planners and responders to allocate their resources effectively? Select one: a.Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) b.Mutual Aid Agreement (MAA) c.Assistance Agreement (AA) d.Both a. and c. are correct choices. e.All the above are correct choices.

C

Which accounting method identified below records revenue earned at the time of each transaction over a period of time? a.Cash Basis Accounting b.Management Reporting c.Accrual Accounting d.Cash Flow Reporting e.Summary Accounting

B

Which administrative authority identified below is responsible for managing the public health of the citizens within its municipal jurisdiction? a.State Health Board b.Local Health Board c.Federal Health Board d.International Health Board e.Global Health Board

C

Which chief administrative executive of a public health agency identified below is hired, supervised, evaluated, and discharged by a health board? a. Health Manager b. Health Worker c. Health Commissioner d. Health Employee e. Health Assistance

A

Which component of a financial statement identified below summarizes the financial position of an entity at a given point in time by delineating its assets (amount it owns), liabilities (amount it owes), and equity (the difference between assets and liabilities)? a.Balance Sheet b.Income Statement c.Statement of Changes in Net Assets d.Statement of Cash Flow e.Accounting Summary

B

Which component of the quad-function model of a health care delivery system identified below is a legal mechanism financed to spread the monetary risks associated with the delivery of health care across a designated group of beneficiaries? a.Financing b.Insurance c.Delivery d.Payment e.Quality

B

Which current law below established the concept of equal opportunity in employment which is enforced by a federal agency known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)? a. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended. b. Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended c. Social Security Act of 1935, as amended d. Fair Labor and Standards Act of 1938, as amended e. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, as amended

C

Which ethical theoretical model listed below explains and justifies ethical values by reference to some final purpose or good? a. Deontological Ethics b. Metaethics c. Teleological Ethics d. Normative Ethics e. Nonconsequentialism

A

Which ethical theory identified below focuses on the individual duties based on codes or rules derived from religious or secular teachings or beliefs? a. Deontological Ethics b. Metaethics c. Teleological Ethics d. Normative Ethics e. Nonconsequentialism

A

Which event in early human development of civilization below below led to the development of public health? a.Early humans domesticated animals capable of transmitting diseases to humans. b.Early humans automated machinery that led to occupational injuries. c.Early humans improved the disease spreading capacities of their sanitation facilities. d.Early human relied on religious practices favoring the spread of communicable diseases. e.All the above choices are correct.

E

Which federal laws listed below may legally affect the recruiting process in a public health agency? a. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended b. Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended c. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended d. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 e. All the above are correct choices.

E

Which federal legal instruments listed below serve as the basis of states regulating the health and safety of their citizens with public health laws? a. U.S. Constitution, Art. I b. U.S. Constitution, Art. IV c. U.S. Constitution, Amend. 10th d. Both a. and c. are correct choices. e. All the above are correct choices.

C

Which financial statement identified below summarizes the financial status of a business at any given point in time? a.Income Statement b.Statement of Net Assets c.Balance Sheet d.Statement of Cash Flow e.Budget Statement

C

Which form of depression listed below is associated with gloominess? a. Major Depression b. Bipolar Disorders c. Minor Depression d. Schizophrenia e. Manic Disorders

D

Which form of government provided below was established in America after it adopted its U.S. Constitution? a. Communism b. Socialism c. Monarchy d. Federalism e. Confederalism

A

Which geographically located public health agency below serves communities based on agriculture or natural resource industries. a. Rural Agencies b. National Agencies c. Suburban Agencies d. Urban Agencies e. International Agencies

A

Which health care delivery system model identified below relies on a government-based public system of care financed by general tax revenues to employee public sector health care providers to provide care? a.National Health System (NHS) Model b.National Health Insurance (NHI) Model c.Social Health Insurance (SHI) Model d.Out-Of-Pocket (OOP) Model e.Pluralistic (Hybrid) Model

D

Which individual in NIMS identified below is responsible for formulating response objectives and developing an appropriate action plan for responding to an emergency? a. Logistics Section Leader b. Planning Section Leader c. Operations Section Leader d. Incident Commander e. Communication Section Leader

D

Which management theory listed below relies on a "command-and-control" management structure that directs workers who may dislike work, lack ambition, and prefer security? a.Theory Y (Management) b.Theory Z (Ouchi) c.Equity Theory (Adams) d.Theory X (McGregor) e.Scientific Management Theory (Taylor)

B

Which member of a team within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) identified below plays an important role in communicating information to the public and media? Select one: a.Incident Commander (IC) b.Public Information Officer (PIO) c.Mental Health Officer (MHO) d.Incident Manager (IM) e.Chief Executive Officer

A

Which mental health issue below may arise in the public workplace related to an excessive use of alcohol or drugs, either legal or illegal? a. Substance Abuse b. Physical Abuse c. Mental Abuse d. Psychological Abuse e. Managerial Abuse

E

Which mental mechanisms below may lead individuals who fail to rationally deliberate their ethical decisions into ethical traps? a. Necessity b. Rationalization c. Justification d. Both a. and c. are correct choices. e. All the above are correct choices.

A

Which metal listed below likely contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire because early Romans lined their aqueducts with it? a.Lead b.Gold c.Silver d.Tin e.Stone

B

Which model of health identified below informs the WHO definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being not merely an absence of disease? a.Biomedical Model of Health b.Biopsychosocial Model of Health c.Human Rights Model of Health d.Holistic Model of Health e.Allopathic Model of Health

D

Which model of health listed below focuses on the whole person and he or she interacts with his or her surrounding environment by acknowledging the interconnection of mind, body, and spirit? a.Biomedical Model of Health b.Biopsychosocial Model of Health c.Complementary Alternative Model of Health d.Holistic Model of Health e.Allopathic Model of Health

B

Which personality disorder listed below is the one most public health managers may face among members of their public health organization's workforce? Select one: a.Narcissistic Personality Disorder b.Borderline Personality Disorder c.Histrionic Personality Disorder d.Paranoid Personality Disorder e.Bipolar Personality Disorder

D

Which personality disorder listed below may be the most common personality disorder a public health manager might encounter in his or her workplace? a. Bipolar Personality Disorders b. Schizophrenia c. Depression d. Borderline Personality Disorder e. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

D

Which public health organization identified below has similar missions to public health agencies, adopts different organizational structures, and receives directions from a small group of political appointees? a. Public Health Agency b. Local Public Health Department c. Municipal Public Health Agency d. State Health Department e. Local Public Health Agency

D

Which research tool identified below may function as a research assessment tool for public health agencies to guide their marketing of public health? a.Community Profile Assessment b.Life Cycle Assessment c.Consumer Market Assessment d.Community Health Assessment e.Consumer Life Assessment

A

Which section leader in NIMS listed below primarily ensures that supplies and personnel are available for the operations section? a. Logistics Section Leader b. Planning Section Leader c. Operations Section Leader d. Incident Manager Leader e. Communication Section Leader

C

Which state executive officer identified below has the power to request federal assistance in a statewide public health disaster? a. Speaker of the House b. Lieutenant Governor c. Governor d. Treasure e. Secretary of State

C

Which statements presented below apply to community health? a.Community health focuses on the occupation of individuals within an organization. b.Community health focuses on environmental epidemiology. c.Community health focuses on improving community well-being. d.Community health focuses on the effects of chemical toxins on humans. e.All the above choices are correct.

C

Which statements presented below apply to epidemiology in assisting public health organizations to accomplish their goals? a.Epidemiology is a field of medicine utilized to evaluate public health quality. b.Epidemiology is a technique for tracking budgets with a public health organization. c.Epidemiology is a quantitative discipline that supports health impact assessments. d.Epidemiology is discipline in marketing utilized for social marketing. e.All the above are correct choices.

D

Which term identified below refers to individuals, boards, councils, commissions, or other entities designated by a local, regional, national, or tribal authority to oversee and manage people, policies, and practices effectively? a.Managing Body b.Organizing Body c.Marketing Body d.Governing Body e.Socializing Body

D

Which term listed below refers to a marketing technique that begins by gathering information to determine the health needs of a community or population based on a continuous health-improvement cycle? a.Financial Marketing b.Economic Marketing c.Community Marketing d.Social Marketing e.Public Marketing

C

Which term listed below refers to a subsection within public health that focuses on the physical and mental well-being of members within a community in a specific geographic region? a.Public Health b.Population Health c.Community Health d.Environmental Health e.Occupational Health

B

Which term listed below refers to the health outcomes of a group of individuals, where its primary components include health determinants, health outcomes, and health policies? a.Public Health b.Population Health c.Community Health d.Individual Health e.Group Health

C

Which term listed below refers to the processes and functions of an organization that create a structure for organizing, planning, controlling , and directing its human resources toward achieving its mission, vision, and strategic plan? a.Accounting b.Finance c.Management d.Entrepreneurship e.Marketing

A

Which term provided below refers to an individual, board, council, commission, or other entity exercising legal authority over the public health activities offered by a local government, region, district, or reservation? a.Governing Body b.Local Board c.National Board d.Organizational Board e.Regional Unit

A

Which type of personality disorder below exhibits self-promotional behaviors tending to exaggerate an individual's importance, abilities, and need for attention? a. Narcissistic Personality Disorder b. Paranoid Personality Disorder c. Borderline Personality Disorder d. Depressive Personality Disorder e. Manic Personality Disorder

D

Who receives credit for defining public health as the "science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort ... as to enable every citizen to realize his birthright of health and longevity"? a.John Snow b.Clara Barton c.Margret Chan d.CEA Winslow e.Edwin Chadwick

A

Causality, directedness, and motivation are significant components in the study of human behavior within a public health organization. a.True b.False