Chapter 5 Multiple Choice 1) The concept that government is responsible for ensuring that standards are met in every community developed with the 1979 revision of the Model Standards is referred to as: [1] primary care

1) The concept that government is responsible for ensuring that standards are met in every community developed with the 1979 revision of the Model Standards is referred to as:

[1] primary care.

[2] coordinated delivery.

[3] governmental presence in health.

[4] eminent domain.

2. All of the following are essential public health services that are components of the policy development core function except:

[1] informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues.

[2] mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.

[3] developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

[4] enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.

3. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified which level of government as the central force in public health, bearing primary public sector responsibility for the health of the people?

[1] Federal

[2] State

[3] County

[4] Municipal

4. All the following are key components in community organization and community-building practice except:

[1] Critical consciousness and empowerment

[2] Critical allocation of resources and sharing among partners

[3] Principle or relevance or “start where the people are”

[4] Principle of participation

5. Which of the following refers to a community’s ability to define and solve its own problems?

[1] Social capital

[2] Community development

[3] Community organization

[4] Community capacity

6. According to a national survey of state health departments in 2012, approximately what percentage of states had completed a state health improvement plan in the previous 3 years?

[1] 20%

[2] 30%

[3] 40%

[4] 60%

True and False

7. The MAPP model supports the identification of strategic community health issues by the findings of four assessments: community health status assessment, a forces of change assessment (an environmental scan), a community themes and strengths assessment, and a local public health systems assessment.

[1] True

[2] False

8. The majority of local health departments collaborate with local hospitals in completing community health needs assessments.

[1] True

[2] False