If We Collect Information About a Community to Help Us

question 17

Multiple Choice

If we collect information about a community to help us identify who is most affected by a particular health outcome, our activities would fall under which public health core function?

• A) Assessment
• B) Policy development
• C) Primary prevention
• D) Secondary prevention

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Definitions:

In-migration

The movement of people into a specified area, contributing to population growth and demographic changes.

Geographic Mobility

The ability and willingness of individuals or groups to move from one location to another, often for work or better living conditions.

Crude Birth Rate

A demographic measure representing the number of live births per 1,000 people in a given year, used to estimate population growth.

Fertility Rate

The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime within a specific population.