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11)Connecting family history, high-fat diet, and smoking to cardiovascular disease is a(n) _______________ measure. A)mortality B)incidence C)prevalence D)risks 12)The principal agency responsible for protecting the nation’s health is the: A)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. B)Food and Drug Administration. C)Department of Health and Human Services. D)Health Resources and Services Administration. 13)This agency maintains national health statistics. A)Food and Drug Administration B)Department of Health and Human Services C)Health Resources and Services Administration D)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 14)This agency provides health care for 25% of Americans. A)Department of Health and Human Services B)Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services C)Health Resources and Services Administration D)Food and Drug Administration 15)This agency works to provide health care to people who live in areas where health care is not readily available. A)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention B)Department of Health and Human Services C)Health Resources and Services Administration D)Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 16)Which of the following is not true about health? A)It is a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” B)Being healthy is more than just not being sick. C)It is just a state of well-being in our minds. D)It is a state of well-being in our bodies and our lives. 17)Public health focuses on: A)prevention issues. B)curative medical care. C)foundation support. D)environmental health. 18)Morbidity is: A)the number of new cases of a disease or event . B)the number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population. C)the number of people who have died from a given disease or event. D)total number of infected/affected people (cases) over a given period of time. 19)Epidemiologists investigate all of the following except: A)where a disease outbreak occurred. B)who is affected by a disease. C)how a disease affected a victim. D)the genetic material of a bacterium. 20)The CDC: A)works with state health departments and other community organizations to monitor disease and help prevent outbreaks. B)assures the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications. C)works to improve the availability and quality of substance abuse prevention. D)provides health care insurance through third-party carriers for 25% of the population. 21)The FDA: A)works with state health departments and other community organizations to monitor disease and help prevent outbreaks. B)assures the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications. C)works to improve the availability and quality of substance abuse prevention. D)provides health care insurance through third-party carriers for 25% of the population. 22)Responsibilities of state departments of health include all of the following except: A)conducting inspections of restaurants and factories. B)assuring the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications nationally. C)carrying out national and state mandates designed to protect health. D)conducting the planning and evaluation of health programs. 23)Functions of county and city health departments do not include: A)adult and child immunizations. B)communicable disease control. C)raising funds for the American Cancer Society. D)community assessment. 24)Foundations are not: A)not-for-profit organizations. B)groups that raise funds to support a cause of their choice. C)groups that distribute funding to other community-based organizations in support of their work. D)groups that provide direct medical care. 25)Policy development is: A)the collective decision about what actions are most appropriate for the health of the state or nation. B)making sure the necessary actions are actually taken. C)the study of the history of a disease and its distribution throughout a society. D)the use of surveillance data to determine changes in the number of infected persons so the appropriate action can be taken when infection rate gets too high.