Walden PUBH6031 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2021 June

PUBH6031 Public Health Administration and Leadership

Week 1 Quiz   

QUESTION 1       A mentoring relationship is usually one in which the mentor instructs, shares their perspective and experience, gives advice to the mentee, and works to find them their net job.

  True

  False

QUESTION 2       Healthy People 2020 establishes four foundational health measures to monitor progress toward achieving its goals: Measures include general health status, health-related quality of life and well-being, determinants of serenity, and equality.

  True

  False

QUESTION 3       The core public health functions as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are:

 a.           Assessment

 b.           Assurance

 c.            Policy development

 d.           All of the above

 e.           None of the above

QUESTION 4       Both science and social factors form the basis for an effective public health intervention.

  True

  False

QUESTION 5       A common mistake public health leaders and managers make is

 a.           Confusing a technical problem with an adaptive problem

 b.           Trying to please all constituents

 c.            Allowing issues to “ripen” or “simmer”

 d.           Taking too much time or trying too many times to understand others’ opinions

 e.           Trying to lead and manage simultaneously

QUESTION 6       Healthy People 2020 strives to:

 a.           Identify worldwide health improvement priorities

 b.           Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health

 c.            Provide measurable objectives and goals for local levels only

 d.           Engage selected sectors to take action using best available evidence and knowledge

 e.           Prevent critical research proposals

QUESTION 7       Which of the following is not a traditional view of leadership?

 a.           Leads with vision and charisma

 b.           Leads by authority and direction

 c.            Leads disruptive, significant change processes

 d.           Establishes and embodies organizational values and culture

 e.           None of the above

QUESTION 8       Which of the following best describes systems thinking in public health?

 a.           Public university medical care researchers working to solve complex population and health issues such as obesity and chronic disease

 b.           Solutions that require intervention and engagement with known set of stakeholders and organizations regardless of level

 c.            Requires a multilevel, multiparticipant view a process of understanding how parts influence one another within a whole

 d.           All of the above

QUESTION 9In considering roles in public health administration it is better to reflect on

 a.           Individuals who would be right for the roles

 b.           The functions of leadership and management

 c.            The tasks needed for urgent projects

 d.           A visionary or inspirational style

 e.           All of the above

QUESTION 10     Population-based strategies for improving health include:

 a.           Prolong epidemics

 b.           Rotate safe drinking-water and food sources

 c.            Increase vaccine-preventable diseases

 d.           Improve maternal and child health

 e.           Delegate surveillance of health problems to civil engineers