Midterm

Question 1

Surveillance

Answer 1

Describe and monitor health events through ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and iterpretation of health data

Question 2

Investigation

Answer 2

Systematically gather and analyze data regarding threats to the health of populations

Question 3

Outreach

Answer 3

Locates populations of interest or risk and provide information

Question 4

Screening

Answer 4

Identify individuals with unrecognized health risk factors or asymptomatic disease conditions

Question 5

Referral and follow up

Answer 5

Assist individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities to identify and access necessary resources

Question 6

Case management

Answer 6

Optimizes self-care capabilities of individuals and families and capacity of systems and communities to coordinate and provide services

Question 7

Delegated functions

Answer 7

Direct care tasks an RN carries out under authority of a health care practitioner as allowed by law

Question 8

Health teaching

Answer 8

Communicates facts, ideas and skills that change knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices

Question 9

Counseling

Answer 9

Establishes an interpersonal relationship with a community etc. intended to increase their capacity for self-care and coping: emotional level

Question 10

Consultation

Answer 10

Seeks information and generates optional solutions to perceived problems or issues through interactive problem solving

Question 11

Collaboration

Answer 11

Commits two or more persons or organizations to achieve a common goal: All parties transformed

Question 12

Coalition building

Answer 12

Promotes and develops alliances among organizations for a common purpose. Does not require enhancing capacity of members of the coalition. (Not on an individual level)

Question 13

Community organizing

Answer 13

Helps community groups to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies to meet goals: Brought about by the community itself. (Not on an individual level)

Question 14

Advocacy

Answer 14

Pleads somone’s cause or act on someone’s behalf, with a focus on developing capacity of community, system, individual or family

Question 15

Social marketing

Answer 15

Utilizes commercial marketing principles and technologies for programs designed to influence knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors and practices

Question 16

Policy development and enforcement

Answer 16

Places health issues on agendas. Results in laws, rules, regulation, ordinances and policies