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1.) Which two occupational categories represent more than one-half of all public health-trained personnel in the U.S. workforce?

[1] Public health physicians and public health dentists

[2] Public health physicians and public health nurses

[3] Public health nurses and environmental health specialists

[4] Epidemiologists and nutritionists

 

2. The total number of FTE workers in health agencies at all levels of government is approximately:

[1] 50,000

[2] 150,000

[3] 550,000

[4] 5 million

 

3. Which governmental level has the fewest FTE workers in health agencies?

[1] Local

[2] State

[3] Federal

[4] County

 

4. A national enumeration of the public health workforce:

[1] takes place every 10 years

[2] is required by the Surgeon General

[3] is funded by CDC

[4] was not performed between 1980 and 2000

 

5. The federal agency that tracks information on occupational titles for public health and other industries has which initials?

[1] CDC

[2] HRSA

[3] DHHS

[4] BLS

 

6. Which occupational category primarily includes occupations that are involved in the exercise of analytical ability, judgment, discretion, personal responsibility, and the application of one or more fields of administration or management?

[1] Professional

[2] Administrative

[3] Technical

[4] Support

 

7. The most recent national enumeration of the public health workforce was in what year?

[1] 1980

[2] 1990

[3] 2000

[4] 2005

 

8. Between 2008 and 2012, the number of FTE workers of federal, state, and local governmental health agencies:

[1] increased by about 2,000 annually

[2] decreased by about 2,000 annually

[3] increased by about 6,000 annually

[4] decreased by about 6,000 annually

 

9. There is strong evidence that the number of public health workers in the United States has been decreasing since 1980.

[1] True

[2] False