Essentials of Public Health, Second EditionbyBernard J. TurnockTest Bank–Chapter 1© 2012 Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC1File: chap01, Chapter 1.Multiple Choice1.Major eras in the history of the American public health system were characterized by all ofthe following EXCEPT:A.Intermittent epidemics throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.B.Edwin Chadwick's epidemiological investigations of cholera.C.The development of state and local public health systems into the mid-20th century.D.The movement into the provision of medical care services after about 1950.Ans:B2.Which of the following statements characterizes an important difference between publichealth and most other professions?A.Education and training beyond the undergraduate (college) level is not available for publichealth.B.Large professional organizations are not available for public health.C.Public health professionals work only in the public sector.D.Although they come from many professions and disciplines, their common bond is not one ofa shared body of knowledge or academic preparation, but a commitment to the goals of theimproved population health.Ans: D3.Which of these important public health figures from the 19th century advanced the argumentthat the factors contributing to fatal diseases should be identified as the official causes ofdeath?A.Edwin ChadwickB.Lemuel ShattuckC.William FarrD.John SnowAns: CPreview Mode
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