Health Care
What is another name for the Affordable Care Act?
Obamacare
What is CHIP?
Children Health Insurance Program
What is county jail?
Run by the county, holds people waiting for trial or with short sentences.
What is public health?
Public health is populations based concerned with large group of people or populations.
What is a CHW?
Community Health Worker
What is the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)?
Used to determine eligibility for federal and state programs.
Who is eligible for Medicare?
Aged (65 and over) Blind and Disabled
Explain parole?
Early release from prison
What is Primary Prevention?
Preventing the development of a disease or condition from occurring.
What is Social Determinants of Health? (SDoH)
Is the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age.
What is Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC)?
To help pay towards your monthly premium.
When is open enrollment for Medicare?
October 15 through December 7th
What is Recidivism?
It refers to a person relapse into criminal behavior, often after the person being released.
Public health is practiced by?
Local, state, tribal and national government agencies.
What are other names for Community Health Workers?
Health coaches, Community Health Representatives, Peer Mentors, Peer Navigators, Community health advocate, Community health promoter, Community connector, Community outreach worker, Community care coordinator, Neighborhood health advisor.
What President ended the individual mandate?
President Donald Trump
How many states have not approved Medicaid Expansion?
10 states that has not yet approve Medicaid Expansion.
True or false one in six people in U.S. prisons has mental illness.
True
What is the use science of epidemiology?
Epidemiology is the cause - the study of the health and illness of populations.
In what year did the Department of Labor approved the role of Community Health Workers (CHA)?
2010
In 2010, the Department of labor approved a standard occupational code and definition for CHWs
When is open enrollment for Marketplace Health Insurance?
November 1st through December 15th.
What president signed Medicare into law?
Lyndon Johnson
What is the percentage of chronic illness for incarcerated population?
51% state, 43% federal
What are the three core functions of public health?
Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
Explain Community Health Care (CHW) toolkit?
CHW are trained public health workers who serve as a bridge between communities, health care systems, and state health departments.
With resource to navigate their communities.