Epidemiology
Environmental
Health/Occupational Health
Public Health Administration
Public Health Workforce
Core Competencies
100

this # of cases is considered a foodborne outbreak

What is two?

100

OSHA acronym stands for

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

100

Plans, organizes, directs, control and coordinates policies and programs

What is a public health administration/administrator?

100

Occupation primarily educates clients/population on healthy eating patterns

What is Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist?

100

Core competency that contributes to development of program goals and objectives

What is Policy Development/Program Planning Skills?

200

Investigates and describes determinants and distribution of disease, disability or other health outcomes of population.

What is an epidemiologist?

200

the # of days employees have to report to OSHA any retaliation, demotion, or firing from employers for reporting health/safety violations

What is 30 days?

200
The health officers position is usually held by a person with this occupation

What is a physician/medical doctor?

200

Name a support service occupation

What is Human Resources, Business support, attorney/legal, administrative/clerical, grants, quality improvement, Accountant?

200

Core competency that collaborates with community partners to improve health in the local community

What is Community Dimensions of Practice Skills?

300

Highly sensitive job in which duties including finding persons reported to health department with STI or HIV 

What is disease intervention specialist?

300

Considered one of the greatest public health achievements in the 20th century

What is workplace safety?

300
Name characteristics of effective public health leaders

What is effective communication skills, integrity, ability to influence others, decisiveness, and critical thinking?

300
Occupation that inspects food services restaurants 

What is Environmental Health Specialist, or Environmental Health Scientist?

300
Core competency that describes factors affecting the health of community and identifies data that can be used to assess health of community. 

What is Analytical/Assessment Skills?

400

Four ways to prevent foodborne contamination or illness

What is Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill?

400

The REHS/RS is an acronym for

Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian

400

Core Public Health Functions

What is Assessment, Policy, and Assurance?

400

Develops procedures and designs systems to prevent people from getting sick or injured and keeping property from being damaged. 

What is Health & Safety Engineer?

400

Core competency that describes the foundation of the field of public health and identifies prominent events in public health history

What is Public Health Science Skills?

500

Name two of the key essential health services performed by epidemiologist.

What is 

1. Monitoring health status 2. Diagnosing & investigating health problems 3. Informing and educating 4. Evaluating effectiveness of health services 5. Researching innovative solutions

500

Certifications available for Occupational Health

What is CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) and CSP (Certified Safety Professional)?

500

Name 2 essential public health services performed by public health administrators/managers



What is 

1. Monitoring health status 2. Informing, educating 3. Mobilizing community partnerships 4. Developing policies and plans

500

Engineers specializing in water protection, wastewater, and solid waste.

What is environmental health engineer?

500

Core compentency that describes public health as part of larger interrelated systems of organizations that influence health of populations at local, national, and global levels

What is leadership and systems thinking skills?