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What are the core functions of our Public Health System?

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Equity, Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance

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Assess and monitor population health belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Assessment

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Investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Assessment

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Communicate effectively to inform and educate belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Policy Development

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Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Policy Development

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Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Policy Development

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Utilize equal and regulatory actions belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Policy Development

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Enable equitable access belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Assurance

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Build a diverse and skilled workforce belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Assurance

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Improve and innovate through evaluation, research, and quality improvement belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Assurance

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Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health belongs to which of the core functions of PH?

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Assurance

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Who has primary responsibility of PH under the constitution, federal or state?

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State

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Does the Federal or State have the responsibility of: ensuring that all levels of government have the capabilities to provide essential PH services with limited authority to require?

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Federal

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Does the Federal or State have the responsibility of: acting when health threats may span more that one state, a region, or the entire nation?

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Federal

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Does the Federal or State have the responsibility of: acting where the solutions may be beyond the jurisdiction of individual states?

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Federal

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Does the Federal or State have the responsibility of: acting to assist states when they lack the expertise or resources to effectively respond in a public health emergency?

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Federal

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Does the Federal or State have the responsibility of: facilitating the formulation of public health goals?

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Federal

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What are the 5 sources of Federal Public Health Policy?

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Office of the Secretary, Surgeon General, Public Health Service Agencies (PHSA), Non-PHS agencies, Executive Office of the President

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What types of funding does the Federal Government provide in regards to PH?

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  1. half of the state funding
  2. majority of preparedness/emergency funding
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How many state health departments are there?

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51 (including DC)

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How many territorial health departments are there?

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8

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How many tribal health departments are there?

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197

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How many local health departments are there?

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2533

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What are the 4 Governance Classification Systems?

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  1. local/decentralized
  2. mixed
  3. state/centralized
  4. shared
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Which Governance Classification System is led by local governments, which make most most fiscal decisions?
local/decentralized
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Which Governance Classification System is when some local health departments are led by the state government and some are led by local governments?
mixed (no one arrangement predominates in the state)
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Which Governance Classification System is when all local health departments are units of state government, which makes most fiscal decisions?
state/centralized
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Which Governance Classification System is when all local health departments are governed by both state and local authorities?
shared
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What is the funding for PH like at the state and local government level?
uneven and unstable
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What are the 10 Social Determinants of Health?
Social gradient Social exclusion Social support Stress Early life Work Unemployment Addiction Food Transport
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How much did the US spend on healthcare in 2017?
$3.5 trillion
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How much did the US spend on healthcare per person on 2017?
$10,348
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What percent of GDP did the US spend on healthcare in 2017?
17.9%
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What are the 4 offices/councils of the Executive Office of the President?
Domestic Policy Council National Security Council (Homeland Security Council) Office of Management and Budget National Prevention Council
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What does Public Health 3.0 involve?
1. Engaging multiple sectors and community partners to generate collective impact 2. Improve social determinants of health
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Is life expectancy above or below the OECD average?
below
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Is diabetes hospital admissions above or below the OECD average?
above
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Is asthma and COPD hospital admissions above or below the OECD average?
above
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Is obesity above or below the OECD average?
above
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Is breast cancer relative survival above or below the OECD average?
above
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Is ischemic stroke case fatalities above or below the OECD average?
below
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Is acute myocardial infarction case fatalities above or below the OECD average?
below
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Is alcohol consumption in adults above or below the OECD average?
below
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Is daily smoking in adults above or below the OECD average?
below
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Is colorectal cancer relative survival above or below the OECD average?
above
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How much does the US spend per person compared to the OECD average?
2x more
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What percentage of our GDP does the US spend compared to the OECD average?
2x more
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Does the US spend more or less on social care compared to the OECD average?
less
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Does more concentrated areas allow providers to charge a higher or lower price of services?
higher
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What is the "safety net" and the population that it serves?
the "safety net" are providers and hospitals that serve disproportionately high numbers of uninsured and publicly insured patients
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who are the uninsured?
poor workers in low paying jobs certain job sectors young adults less educated minorities men people in the South and West
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What does EMTALA stand for?
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
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What provides the only true "right to healthcare" in the US?
EMTALA of 1986
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Does EMTALA require that care be provided for free or at a low cost?
no
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Does EMTALA require that medical treatment be provided beyond being stabilized?
no
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Does EMTALA require treatment of inpatients, even with emergency medical condition?
no
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What is lacking in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) framework for high quality care?
affordability
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Who are common safety net providers?
some public and private hospitals community health centers and rural health clinics local public health agencies some private providers
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What does DSH stand for?
Disproportionate Share Hospitals
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Under EMTALA, any hospital with an ED that participates in Medicare must do what?
- screen those who present to the ED to if they have an emergency medical condition - stabilize and/or appropriately transfer the person with an emergency medical condition
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What is federalism?
shared sovereignty among levels of government (usually federal and state)
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What are the key federal powers? (3)
tax, spend, regulate interstate commerce
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How is lead emitted?
Gasoline from cars and paint
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What are the human health effects of lead?
Neurotoxin
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What are the general corrective actions taken to mitigate lead?
Bean on lead in gasoline, lead in paint, and lead in pipes.
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How is NO2/Nox emitted?
Cars, utilities, and fuel combustion.
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What are the human health effects of NO2/Nox?
damage to the respiratory tract, respiratory infections, and asthma
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How is the ozone emitted?
Not emitted directly, but through Volatile organic compounds VOCs + Nox + sunlight
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What are the human health effects of ozone?
Airway reactivity (especially asthmatics) and prematurely ages the lungs
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What are the general corrective actions taken to mitigate ozone?
Controlling VOCs and Nox
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How are PM emitted?
Burning of materials Digging Natural and industrial matters - dust, dirt, soot, smoke
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What are the health effects of PM?
Heart attacks and heart disease Asthma Increased respiratory symptoms Chronic bronchitis Decreased lung function Premature death from heart and lung disease
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How are SO2 emitted?
Coal burning
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What are the human health effects of SO2?
Irritation to lungs
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What are the general corrective actions taken to mitigate ozone?
Use of low sulfur coals and air scrubbers on coal plants
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What is the cause of the thinning Stratospheric Ozone?
Freon or Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) getting up into the stratosphere where the sun is strong enough to cleave off the Chlorine atoms creating Chlorine free radicals that then destroy the ozone layer - converting O3 to O2
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How many ozone molecules can a singe Cl atom destroy?
100,000
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What were freon or CFCs used in?
Foam manufacturing, aerosol, sprays, air conditioners,refrigerators

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