Introduction to Planning Exam Prep Ch.1

1e - Introduction to Public Health Program Planning

Joanna Hayden

Chapter 1 Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Planning is best described as:

A) the means by which program effectiveness is ensured.

B) a systematic process used to achieve a predetermined end-point or reach a goal.

C) a method for identifying activities to be accomplished in order for a program to be successful. D) the procedure used to ensure all aspects of a program are assessed.

2. Planning is a fundamental skill in public health because it:

A) provides data for making funding decisions.

B) enables the equitable distribution of work across disciplines and departments.

C) underlies the 10 essential public health services.

D) requires community involvement in program development.

3. Policies, laws, or regulations are determinants of health because they do all the following except:

A) control environmental conditions such as air and water quality.

B) provide access to care.

C) protect people from injury.

D) establish health behavior norms.

4. The five leading causes of death in the U.S. have preventable causes related to:

A) lifestyle behaviors.

B) health services.

C) biology and genetics.

D) health related policies.

5. Sex and gender are important factors related to health status since they affect all the following except:

A) health behaviors.

B) access to care.

C) health outcomes.

D) vulnerability to illness.

True/False

1. Health insurance enables entry into the health care system in the United States.

2. Understanding the determinants of health is critical because they govern health.

3. While genes play a significant role in our health, it is the interaction between them and the environment that in many cases is necessary for disease to occur.

4. Access to care as a determinant of health is equally affected by education level and financial stability.

5. Age as a determinant of health is limited to the effects of aging on the development of disease.