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Basics of Health Policies
100
What does HIPAA stand for?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

100
How many states permit exemptions from school vaccinations for philosophical reasons?
18
100
What is health policy? 


“Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society.”

200
When did HIPAA come into effect?
August 1996
200
What state is the only state to ban plastic bags and have recycling programs?
California
200
How many steps are there in the policy process?
5
300
What proposition made adult use of marijuana legal in California? 
Proposition 64
300

True or False?

Healthcare for children with special needs is becoming increasingly inexpensive for families.

False, it is becoming increasingly expensive.
300

Which health organization works with key decision-makers to shape public policy to address today's ongoing public health concerns?


American Public Health Association
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