A Public Health Department Makes Sure That the Essential Community-Oriented

question 20

Multiple Choice

A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health services are available in the community. Which of the following core public health functions is being implemented?

• A) Policy development
• B) Assessment
• C) Assurance
• D) Scientific knowledge-based care

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Definitions:

Downward-Sloping

Describes a line or curve on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable in response to an increase in another.

Price-Consumption Curve

A curve that shows how a consumer's optimal choices change as the price of a good changes, holding income and other prices constant.

Income

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.

Engel Curve

A graph that illustrates how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with income.