John Has Just Taken a Job as a PHN at the Local

question 6

Multiple Choice

John has just taken a job as a PHN at the local public health department in a high-income county adjacent to a large metropolitan area. He has been asked to work with the team that does outbreak investigations and conducts surveillance. As part of John's work in outbreak investigations, which three precipitating factors, also known as the epidemiological constants, should he consider to help guide these investigations?

• A)Person, agent, and time
• B)Host, agent, and time
• C)Person, place, and environment
• D)Person, place, and time

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Definitions:

Social Influences

The effects that the words, actions, or mere presence of other people have on an individual's thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior.

Sexual Identity

An individual's personal conception of themselves in relation to sexual attraction, behaviors, and membership within a community of others who share similar feelings.

Teens

Refers to individuals in the adolescent age group, typically aged 13 to 19, a period marked by significant physical, psychological, and social development.

Sex

A biological attribute distinguishing organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles, commonly categorized as male or female.