Public Health Administration 2

Question 1

Recommendations for the use of vaccines for the protection of rabies in humans are published by:

1. NIH, Center for Vaccines and Biologics
2. FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine
3. National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (for ANIMALS)
4. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
5. Conference of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)

Question 2

The rules, regulations, orders, and decisions of departments, bureaus and commissions of the Federal Government have the effect of law if, and only if, they have been:

1. Reviewed at a public hearing by all affected parties, who have offered a chance to testify.
2. Promulgated by court of competent jurisdiction and published in the Federal Register
3. Reviewed and found constitutional by a circuit court of appeals in a specific jurisdiction
4. Adopted and issued under the authority of legislation for the purpose of carrying out the intent or principles of the legislation.
5. Published in three consecutive issues of the Federal Register.

Question 3

The legal basis for Federal government activity in fields relating to health is based on Congress’s delegated power to:

1. Declare war
2. Enter into treaties with foreign governments
3. Regulate interstate commerce
4. Pass legislation
5. Levy taxes

Question 4

Which of the following public health marketing strategies is best served by improving public transportation to, and parking space at, the health department facility?

1. Develop acceptable, quality services
2. Develop services at a cost (in time, money, and effort) that is acceptable to those in need of the services
3. Make the services accessible to those in need of the services
4. Develop methods to inform or teach the value of the services to high risk segments of the population
5. Improving public transportation will not affect any of the above

Question 5

In 2003, an outbreak of Monkey Pox virus was detected among persons having contact with prairie dogs, who had acquired the infection from imported African rodents. The federal department with primary responsibility for control of the outbreak through regulation of the importation and inter- and intra-state movement of implicated animals were:

1. The U. S. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
2. The Department of Health and Human Services
3. The U. S. Department of Agriculture
4. The Department of Defense
5. The U. S. Department of Transportation

Question 6

The National Response Plan includes 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESF). ESF 8 covers what functions?

1. Mass care, housing, human services
2. Public health and medical services
3. Urban search and rescue
4. Oil and hazardous materials response
5. Agriculture and natural resources (including food safety)

Question 7

The agency that “ensures that meat, poultry, and egg products imported to the United States are produced under standards equivalent to U.S. inspection standards…” is:

1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
2. Food and Drug Administration – Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Center for Nutrition Safety
4. Food Safety and Inspection Service
5. World Health Organization – Food Safety Department

Question 8

Which federal regulatory agency had ultimate approval authority for irradiation of raw poultry?

1. USDA
2. FDA
3. EPA
4. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
5. None, raw poultry is not approved by any U.S. regulatory agency for radiation pasteurization.

Answer 8

B. FDA

Question 9

Which agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for providing a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreaks of disease, guards against international disease transmission, maintains national health statistics, provides for immunization services, and supports research into disease and injury prevention?

1. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
3. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
4. Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS)
5. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 9

B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Question 10

In May of 1997, the FDA presented a report to the President entitled “Food Safety from Farm to Table: a National Food Safety Initiative.” Which of the following 5 statements is NOT one of the recommendations of the report?

1. The goal of the initiative is to further reduce the incidence of foodborne illness to the greatest extent feasible.
2. Industry has the primary responsibility for the safety of the food it produces and distributes; the government’s principle role is to verify that industry is carrying out its responsibility, and to initiate appropriate regulatory action if necessary.
3. Public and private sectors should focus on efforts on hazards that pose the greatest risk.
4. It proposes a blueprint for a better food safety system.
5. It recommends that the USDA, FDA, CDC, but not the EPA have primary responsibility for food safety.

Answer 10

E. It recommends that the USDA, FDA, CDC, but not the EPA have primary responsibility for food safety.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an important component of a disease outbreak investigation?

1. Epidemiologic component including data concerning person, place, and time.
2. Environmental investigation of food handling and preparation.
3. Supportive laboratory analysis.
4. Confirming the diagnosis.
5. Following standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Answer 11

E. Following standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Question 12

Following agencies/departments fall under the USDA EXCEPT:

1. Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
2. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
3. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
4. Rural Housing Service (RHS)
5. Agency for Toxic Substance and Diseases Registry (ATSDR)

Answer 12

E. Agency for Toxic Substance and Diseases Registry (ATSDR)

Question 13

Following major statutes or laws form the legal basis for the programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Which statute is least applicable here?

1. The Clean Air Act (CAA)
2. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
3. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
4. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
5. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

Answer 13

D. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)

Question 14

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for creating and maintaining which of the following:

1. Safer, more healthful conditions in American workplaces; writing and enforcing regulations concerning workplace safety.
2. Happier, more carefree conditions in American workplaces; studying potential regulations concerning workplace safety.
3. Stress-free, casual conditions in American workplaces; writing and enforcing regulations concerning workplace safety.
4. Safer, more healthful conditions in American workplaces; studying potential regulations concerning workplace safety.
5. The sole purpose of OSHA is to research and develop new regulations concerning workplace safety.

Answer 14

A. Safer, more healthful conditions in American workplaces; writing and enforcing regulations concerning workplace safety.

Question 15

Health Promotion is best defined by which of the following?

1. Advertising of pharmaceuticals in popular print media.
2. Foodborne outbreak investigation.
3. Consultation with other physicians and healthcare providers when diagnosing a patient.
4. The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health.
5. Improving access to medical care by enlarging parking areas at the hospital

Answer 15

D. The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health.

Question 16

Under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act, new animal drugs are “unsafe” when the following applies.

1. There is no approved New Animal Drug Application (NADA) on file.
2. The drug is used in a manner that does not conform to the application.
3. When labeling is inconsistent with the application.
4. None of the above
5. All of the above.

Answer 16

E. All of the above.