PH Approach
Core Functions & Services
History & Case Studies
Levels of Prevention
SDOH & Health Care
100

What is the first step in the systematic Public Health Approach to addressing a health problem?

Surveillance

100

The three core functions of public health identified by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are Assessment, Policy Development, and what third function?

Assurance

100

Which ancient civilization is highlighted in the history of public health for actively practicing community sanitation measures around 500 BCE?

Greek and Romans


100

Vaccinating children against measles before exposure is an example of which level of prevention?

Primary Prevention

100

Which of the following best defines the primary focus of public health, distinguishing it from clinical medicine?

Populations and prevention

200

In the Public Health Approach, determining "What is the cause?" corresponds to which step?

Risk Factor Identification


200

Which core function of public health involves collecting, analyzing, and making available information on the health of a population?

Assessment


200

In what year was the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established during the Nixon Administration?

1970

200

Routine mammogram screening to detect breast cancer at an early stage or screening a patient for hypertension during a routine checkup falls under which level of prevention?

Secondary Prevention

200

Food insecurity, poverty, and unemployment are key indicators within which Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) domain?

Economic stability

300

In the public health approach model, which step directly follows "Intervention Evaluation" (determining what works)?

Implementation


300

Which of the 10 Essential Public Health Services falls directly under the Core Function of "Policy Development"?

Formulating policies, plans, and laws


300

Which ancient text is cited as containing what is believed to be the world's first written health code around 1500 BCE?

Book of Leviticus

300

Physical therapy provided to a patient recovering from a stroke to restore mobility falls under which level of prevention?

Tertiary Prevention

300

Which SDOH domain includes conditions like housing quality, transportation access, and exposure to crime?

Neighborhood and Built Environment

400

Which step of the Public Health Approach involves determining the underlying reasons why a health outcome is occurring in a population?

Identify Risk Factor

400

Which Core Function of public health involves mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems?

Policy Development

400

What historic event during the 14th century AD serves as an early example of biological warfare using plague as a weapon?

Siege of Kaffa

400

True or False: Secondary prevention prevents disease onset by removing exposure to hazard factors.

False

400

Which SDOH domain focuses on literacy, language skills, and high school graduation rates?

Education Access and Quality

500

A disease outbreak investigation team identifies contaminated well water as the source of a cholera epidemic. Which step of the Public Health Approach was just completed?

Risk Factor Identification


500

Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety, as well as evaluating service effectiveness, fall under which Core Function of public health?

Assurance

500

Prior to John Snow's research, what was the prevailing belief regarding the cause of cholera in 19th-century London, and how did Snow implement his intervention to halt the 1854 Broad Street outbreak?

Bad Air and Removing the handle from the Broad Street pump

500

True or False: Primary prevention targets individuals who already demonstrate clinical symptoms of a disease.

False

500

A community health clinic opens extended weekend hours in an underserved rural county. Which SDOH domain does this directly address?

Healthcare Access and Quality