Administration Flashcards
Environmental health technicians’ assignments differ from environmental health scientists’ or sanitarians’ assignments in that….
…technicians are not required to resolve problems that require the application of new methods and techniques or those that require action beyond the specific work assignment
to have a successful environmental control service, the retention of competent personnel is a primary concern. What is required to retain competent personel?
adequate salaries
pleasant stimulating working conditions
a dynamic and challenging program
the changing role of environmental health scientists, including their duties of administrating services to the public, has been brought about largely due to
adequate intelligence data on environmental trends showing the urgency for action
who is responsible for preparation of documents to guide environmental health administrators and planners in the development of appropriate programs
Public Health Service
What are the minimum educational requirements for sanitarians, environmental health scientists, and other environmental specialists.
baccalaureate degree
the statement of goals and objectives should recognize environmental quality and community needs such as
clean air
clean food service establishments
decent housing
since competent direction is essential to a divisional proram’s effectiveness, it is important to offer
a structured, incremental pay plan
the terms “goals” and “objectives” are sometimes used interchangeably: however, ojectives should be considered as
the final purpose or aim that can be measured
objectives used in envionmental quality planning include
realistically obtainable
obtainable in a specified time period
specifically measureable
What should be done aftere the project is an ongoing program?
reevaluate goals and objectives; refine program
a program plan should be developed for each of the program activities. which criterian should be listed for each activity? (3)
work load and methods to meet program objectives and financing
resource requirements, goals and objectives
need for the program, evaluation, and law
self-impose health reisk factors include
exposure to sunlight
diet
smoking
standards must be scientifically supported, understandable, measureable, and …
…enforceable
an administrative process of measuring and analyzing rsults in relation to specific goals, objectivs, aims, or targets is
evaluation
In order to perform an evaluation, the data collected must be reliable. What are some characteristics of reliability
consistent
reproducible
precise
A disease condition which occurs for 3 months or more is called
chronic
a well developed ______ activity report can server practically all the reporting needs of an organization for statistical purposes
weekly
the McBee system (for record keeping) is suitable when the maximum number or cards per sorting does not exceed
1,000
what is the most critical step needed before detailed information is collected?
determining how the information will be used
field observations are not always reported in total because
the reported forms are usually inadequate
in an environmental control statistical report for program, the “total man-days expended” will
show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities
a comprehensive inspection of an establishment when it is first brought under departmental control is an _____ or ______ inspection
initial or complete
the ____ inspections are annual or scheduled inspections to determine compliance with laws, codes, rules, and regulations
routine
which type of inspection would be conducted prior to legal action
complete
the agencies general administrative plan provides the basis for
an administrative warrant
what article of the us constitution protect a nonpublic area from unreasonable searches and seizurs
IV
a standard for dishwashing that sates that the “total bacteria count should not exceed one hundred per utensil surface,” is an example of what type of objective?
specification
The number of inspections divided by the number of workdays should equal which of the following
average number of inspections per workday
________is the failure to perform an official duty without sufficient excuse
nonfeasance
doing nothing
nonfeasance
doing the right thing in the wrong way
misfeasance
doing the wrong thing
malfeasance
an example of ________is closing down an establishment without first fiving a required statutory notice
misfeasance
the number of inspections of a facility should be based on
the risk of illness, injury, or death
regarding an inspection efficiency rating…
the quality of the inspections should be emphasized over quantity
_____ is the doing of an authorized act in an unauthorized manner
malfeasance
from a legal standpoint, the enforcement of standards
is easier for specification-type standards to be enforced than performance standards
when a health violation is classified as a misdemeanor, it can be more readily resolved by _______
civil action
an action authorized by law to restrict or prevent the movement of goods for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare is called
an embargo
legal proceedings to enforce a law may include
issuance of an order to eliminate a violation
suspension of a permit
civil sanctions
education should start with planned, routine, intensive in-service training of
all field and office personnel
letter and report writing are effective means of aquatinting ____ with the diversity and complexity of problems
the general public
what is the most effective technique for ceasing operation of a noncomplying establishment?
revoking a liscense
administrative hearings can be useful because
they educate the organization about the law
In many cases the only contact many people have with a control agency such as a health department is through _____
telephone
the organizational structure used to provide environmental protection services should include
units, bureaus, and sections
inspections of nonpublic areas can be made by consent of the owner or occupant and
on the basis of a general administrative plan
In preparing a legal action, one of the first steps a sanitarian should do is to
keep very accurate records
the random inspection approach
fails to focus on recurring problem establishments
the effectiveness of an inspection program depends on the technical competence and the _______of regulatory staff
attitude
environmental health regulatory staff must value _____first and foremost
educators
when an order has been ignored, the next step is to
issue a second order
