PH 205 Final
All of the following are appropriate titles for a public health nurse holding an administrative position except:
nurse clinician.
Which of the following roles is often performed by a physician?
Health officer
Which of the following roles is responsible for providing medical oversight and enforcement of public health regulations for a variety of public health programs and services?
Health officer
Which of the following are essential public health services provided by health education professionals? Pick all that apply:
Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues, Mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems, Developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts, Linking people with needed personal health services and ensuring the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable, Ensuring a competent public health and personal health care workforce
Which of these best describes the role and duties of an epidemiologist?
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, and other health outcomes
All of the following are essential duties of a disease intervention specialist except:
reviewing and evaluating disease or injury reporting and surveillance systems.
In 2018, the median salary for medical and health services managers working in government agencies in the United States is closest to which of the following?
$110,000
According to the 2016 ASTHO report, the salary range for people working in "office and administrative support" government agencies in the United States is closest to which of the following?
$25,000-$65,000
The median salary for health educators working in government agencies in the United States is closest to which of the following?
$55,000
The 2018 median pay for environmental health specialists working in government agencies in the United States is close to which of the following?
$70,000
Rank the following in order from highest to lowest salary
1 → Nurse practitioners 2 → Registered nurses 3 → Licensed practical nurses 4 → Nursing assistants
Rank the following from highest to lowest according to salary
1 → Public relations specialists, 2 → Health educators 3 → Community health workers
The number of environmental health scientists/specialists working in the United States is closest to which of the following?
80,000
All of the following are considered minimum qualifications for a public health emergency and preparedness response coordinator except:
A doctoral degree in a scientific discipline
Which of the following roles is responsible for determining liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommending the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements?
Administrative judges
Which of the following roles is responsible for the control of an abandoned, dangerous, or unattended animal?
Animal control workers
Which of the below best describes the role and duties of an environmental health scientist or specialist?
Apply biological, chemical, and public health principles to control, eliminate, ameliorate, and prevent health hazards
Which of the following essential public health services is least likely to be included in an environmental health specialist's practice profile?
Assuring a competent workforce
Which of the following would be an appropriate educational credential for an entry-level environmental specialist?
Bachelor's degree in chemistry
Which of the following roles has the greatest anticipated job growth rate between 2016-2018?
Behavioral health professionals
Which of the following is the credential attained by properly educated, highly skilled health educators?
CHES
The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is an elite unit of which of the following agencies that provides technical assistance and manpower to state and local governments during unusual or large outbreaks?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For which of the following roles is there no formal career path?
Community health workers
Which of the following is responsible for conducting outreach for health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote community health?
Community health workers
All of the following are essential public health services provided by nutritionists except:
Diagnosing and investigating health problems and health hazards in the community.
Two years of experience as an emergency medical technician or military corpsman could be appropriate training for which of the following?
Disease intervention specialist
Match the role to the single most appropriate duty.
Disease intervention specialist → Methods and techniques used to conduct disease investigations Statistician → Modern, high-level database management Senior-level epidemiologist → Supervision and leadership of staff and development of grant proposals Entry-level epidemiologist → Modern epidemiologic principles and practice including symptoms, causes, means of transmission, and methods of control
Which of the following roles would most likely be responsible for conducting epidemiologic investigations, administering tuberculin skin tests, and obtaining laboratory samples?
Disease intervention specialists
Which of the following need to be prepared to go into the field wearing full- body protective gear?
Emergency response coordinators
Which of the following essential public health services is least likely to be included in a health educator's practice profile?
Enforcing laws and regulations
Which of the following essential public health services is least likely to be included in a public health nurse's practice profile?
Enforcing laws and regulations
Which of the following essential public health services is least likely to be included in an epidemiologist's practice profile?
Enforcing laws and regulations
Which of the following is an essential public health service provided by public health laboratory scientists?
Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
Match the role to the appropriate minimum credential.
Entry-level epidemiologist → Master's degree in epidemiology or MPH Senior-level epidemiologist → Doctoral degree, Disease intervention specialist → Associate's degree and one year's experience in a health care setting, Statistician → Master's degree and four years' experience in research analysis
Match the following roles to the appropriate credential.
Entry-level public health nurse → Bachelor's degree in nursing and one year of public health experience Senior-level public health nurse → Education and experience required to meet state certification requirements Licensed practical nurse → One year of licensed practical nursing experience
Which of the following roles may be required to make home visits to assess the progress of a patient and intervene accordingly (check all that apply)?
Entry-level public health nurse, Senior-level public health nurse
Which of the following roles would be responsible for applying engineering principles to control, eliminate, ameliorate, or prevent environmental health hazards?
Environmental engineers
Toxicologists, entomologists, and food scientists are all classified as which of the following?
Environmental scientists
Which of the following roles would be responsible for applying biological, chemical, or public health principles to control, eliminate, ameliorate, or prevent environmental health hazards?
Environmental scientists
Which of these public health-related occupations is included in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Standard Occupational Categories?
Epidemiologist
Which of the following would be responsible for communicating with healthcare providers, schools, and the media concerning disease and injury investigation, prevention, and control?
Epidemiologists
An associate's degree is the appropriate educational requirement to sit for the CHES exam.
False
Epidemiologists rank among the three largest categories of public health workers based on urveys of the local public health workforce.
False
True or False: Turnover among managers and leaders in public health is rare.
False
Which of the following roles is NOT considered to be a "Management and leadership occupation" in public health?
Grants specialist
All of the following are required skills for a public health laboratory technologist except:
Knowledge of microbiology and analytic chemistry.
Which of the following public health positions are disproportionately found in state or federal public health agencies compared to local public health agencies?
Laboratory workers
Which of the following is an essential public health service provided by public health oral health professionals?
Linking people with needed personal health services and assuring the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
Which of the following roles is often asked to serve as the agency head with general responsibility for the administration of the jurisdiction's public health programs and functions and may serve as the health officer for the jurisdiction?
Local health department director
Preparing and administering agency budgets recommended by the jurisdiction's executive officer and approved by the governing board or entity is an essential duty for which of the following?
Local health director
Which of the following would be an appropriate educational credential for an environmental engineer?
Master in civil engineering degree
Which of the following is an essential public health service provided by informatics systems managers?
Monitoring health status to identify community health problems
Which of the following are essential public health services offered by public health nurses (check all that apply)?
Monitoring heath status to identify community health problems, Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues, Linking people with needed personal health services and ensuring the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable, Evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services, Researching new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
Which of these entities has published competencies specifically for health educators?
NCHEC
Which of the following roles are responsible for designing procedures and programs to control, eliminate, ameliorate, or prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, biological, physiological, and ergonomic risks to workers?
Occupational health and safety specialists
Which of the following roles include collecting data on workplace environments and exposures for analysis?
Occupational health and safety technicians
Which of the following are responsible for collecting samples from office building and other workplaces to determine the presence of toxic substances or other potential hazards?
Occupational safety and health specialists
All of the following are education or experience requirements for a senior-level public health nurse except:
One year of practical nursing experience.
Which of the following is not considered as a minimum qualification for an entry-level epidemiologist?
Organic chemistry and biochemistry
Which of the following deal with issues such as stress management, self-esteem, family, parenting, or marital problems, and issues related to advanced age?
Physicians
Which of the below best describes the role and duties of a public health director?
Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate health services, education, or policy
Which of the following are primary public health services provided by epidemiologists check all that apply)?
Preventing epidemics and the spread of disease, Protecting against environmental hazards, Preventing injuries
Which of the following roles are NOT considered as a support service position?
Program director
Which of these best describes the role and duties of a public health nurse?
Promote health and prevent disease for entire population groups
Which of the following occupations are responsible for leading a public health agency, program, or major subunit?
Public health administrator
Which of the following roles bear the responsibility of achieving the overall goals and objectives of the organization?
Public health administrators
Which of the following positions is responsible for achieving organizational goals and objectives?
Public health directors
Which of the following roles is responsible for performing data analytics, employing computer sciences and technology to gather meaningful information?
Public health informatics specialists
Which of the following roles is responsible for engaging in promoting or creating goodwill for individuals, groups, or organizations by writing or selecting material and releasing it through various communications media?
Public information specialist
Which of the following roles commonly serve as spokespersons for public health agencies?
Public information specialists
Which of the following roles is responsible for reviewing and assessing needs and plan for the development of public health and other programs, facilities and resources, and/or analyze and evaluate the implications of alternative policies relating to public health and health care for a defined population?
Public policy analysts
Which of these entities has published competencies specifically for public health nurses?
Quad Council
Public health nurses generally must possess which of the following?
RN license
Which of these public health-related occupations is included in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Standard Occupational Categories?
Registered nurse
Which of these professional organizations is most closely associated with public health educators?
SOPHE
Match the following roles with the appropriate minimum training qualification:
Senior-level health educator → Master's degree and two years' experience in health promotion, Entry-level health educator → Four-year degree with specialization in health education, Public information specialist → Four-year degree with specialization in journalism or communications
All of the following are essential duties for a public health emergency preparedness and response coordinator except:
Serving as advocate to promote statewide public health policies
Licensed practical nurses provide all of the following services except
Supervising other nurses on their team.
Which of the following pieces of legislation should foster growth and professionalization for community health workers?
The Affordable Care Act
All of the following are essential duties for a local health department director except:
analyzing legislative changes
All of the following are essential duties of a senior-level epidemiologist except:
conducting field interviews of case subjects, potential case and control subjects, government officials, and others to determine disease incidence and prevalence.
Working directly with at-risk populations and carrying out health promotion programs at all levels of prevention would be an example of which of the following?
Tier 1 Core Competency
Public health nurses with senior, management, or leadership responsibilities would require a _____ core competency based on Quad Council criteria.
Tier 3
Responsibility for oversight and administration of programs or operation of an organization, including setting the vision and the strategies, would be an example of which of the following?
Tier 3 Core Competency
A greater number of epidemiologists work at the state/local level than biostatisticians.
True
Environmental health specialists rank among the three largest categories of public health workers based on surveys of the local public health workforce.
True
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has a membership section that targets environmental health practitioners.
True
True or False: Many current public health directors lack formal training in public health at the master's or doctoral level.
True
All of the following are essential duties for an environmental engineer except:
entering and maintaining basic databases and inventories.
By 2026, the number of health educators employed by government is expected to:
increase by more than 10%.
