Unit 1 USAF Medical Service Mission and Organization Flashcards
The medical treatment facility (MTF) commander is responsible for
directing all medical programs for a base or wing
The Surgeon General is responsible for
the head of the AFMS and is the medical staff advisor
The Major command surgeon is responsible for
implementing the Surgeon
General’s programs and policies
Approved flights within the Aerospace Medicine Squadron include Aerospace and
Operational Medicine, Public Health, Bioenvironmental Engineering,
Health Promotion, and Optometry
Which flight within an aerospace medicine squadron manages health and wellness centers?
Health Promotion Flight
Which Aerospace Medicine Flight is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and
recommending controls for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and physical occupational
and environmental threats?
Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight
In PH, our mission statement is
preventing disease, disability, and premature death
What are the two functional areas of Public Health?
Community Health Management and Force Health Management
This function encompasses the preventive medicine, communicable disease, epidemiology, medical
entomology, food safety, and public health deployed/disaster relief programs
Community Health Management
There are two areas in medical entomology that PH is concerned with
pest/vector biology
surveillance
The study of how disease and injury occur in a population is known as
epidemiology
Who monitors the medical aspects of the food safety program?
Public health officer (PHO)
The food safety program includes what responsibilities
Food inspection
Food sanitation
Who is responsible for providing worker education, fitting personal protection equipment such as ear plugs and ensuring the proper administration of the AF Occupational Health Program?
Public Health
Which agency is responsible for the safety of the nation’s domestically produced and
imported foods?
Food and Drug Administration
Which agency’s mission is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our nation?
US Public Health Service (USPHS)
Which agency is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States?
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Which agency is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged?
US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
Public health uses Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards to
ensure a safe and healthful workplace for every man and woman in the United States
Which agency produces new scientific knowledge and provides practical solutions vital to reducing risks of injury and death?
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
Which agency is responsible for designing and enforcing programs that guarantee the continued safety and purity of our environment?
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Which inspection provides an independent assessment of the Wing’s resource management, leadership, process improvement efforts and ability to execute the mission?
Unit Effectiveness Inspection (UEI)
Which inspection inspects the
management functions of different organizations, assessing the efficiency, effectiveness, economy,
and discipline of the organization, activities, or programs within that organization?
Management inspection
Which inspection inspects Wing-wide and subordinate unit effectiveness, as well as assessing cross-unit programs as directed by the Wing
commander?
The Commander’s Inspection Program
A means by which you can evaluate your work to see if you are performing to established standards
Self-inspection
Which manning document contains positions authorized, grade/rank, occupational series, Air Force Specialty Code, and security access requirements?
Unit Manning Document (UMD)
Which manning document describes personnel assigned to a unit and is commonly referred to as the alpha roster. It contains Privacy Act Information and is used by the AF Personnel Center (AFPC) to
make permanent change of station (PCS) decisions
Unit Personnel Management Roster (UPMR).
