A Health Department Is Responsible for Oversight of a Community-Wide

question 6

Multiple Choice

A health department is responsible for oversight of a community-wide effort that requires testing and follow-up of all newborns for a genetic disease. This is an example of which of the following essential public health services?

• A) Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
• B) Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
• C) Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
• D) Assure a competent public and personal healthcare workforce

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Definitions:

Structural Change

Alterations or transformations in the economic, social, or political structures of a society or system.

Reattribution

A cognitive behavioral technique where the individual learns to identify and challenge negative or distorted thinking by attributing them to more external, variable, and less personal causes.

Group Therapy

A form of psychotherapy in which a small, carefully selected group of individuals meets regularly with a therapist to discuss and work through personal problems.

Universality

The quality of being universal; widespread or common attributes, concepts, or behaviors across different human cultures or societies.