Chapter 2 JeopardyGovernmental

Health AgenciesCore Functions of Public Health

Quasi-Governmental

Health Agencies

Non-Governmental

Health Agencies

Who Am I?

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Official health agencies are financed primarily by____________________.

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• What are tax dollars?

World Health Day is commemorated each year on April 7th because it was onthat day in 1948 that the__________________________________

officially began its work.

– 20 points

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• What is the World Health Organization?

This division of the Public Health Service has its purpose to improve the nation’s resources and services and their distribution to underserved populations. – 30 points

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• What is the Health Services and Resources Administration?

This organization serves as the research arm of the Public Health Service– 40 points

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• What is the National Institute of Health?

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is appointed by the _____________ and serves as a member of his/her cabinet. – 50 points

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• Who is the President of the United States?

Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance – 10 points

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• What are the core functions of public health?

The purpose of these departments (located in all 50 states) are to promote, protect, and maintain the health and welfare of their citizens – 20 points

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• What are state health departments?

This core function includes:monitor health anddiagnose & investigate– 30 points

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• What is assessment?

This core function includes inform, educate, and empowermobilize community partnershipsand develop policies – 40 points

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• What is policy development?

This core function includes evaluate, assure competent workforce, link to/provide care, and enforce laws – 50 points

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• What is assurance?

List two quasi-governmental agencies – 10 points

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• Who are the American Red Cross, National Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation?

Which agency is charged with acting as the representative for the United States government during natural disasters and serving as the liaison between members of the active armed forces and their families during emergencies?– 20 points

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• Who is the American Red Cross?

This is the primary funding source of the American Red Cross– 30 points

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• What is voluntary contributions?

The purpose of this organization is the funding and promotion of scientific research and the development of individual scientists – 40 points

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• What is the National Science Foundation?

This person serves as the honorary chairperson of the American Red Cross – 50 points

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• Who is the President of the United States?

List one type of non-governmental health agencies – 10 points

Answer• What is • Voluntary Agencies (MADD, SADD)• Professional Health Organizations/Associations

(AMA, ADA, APHA, etc.)• Religious Agencies (Catholic Charities)• Philanthropic Foundations (Rockefeller, Lumpkin)• Service Agencies (Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary, Shriners) • Corporate (Recycling, Seatbelts, Health Screenings?

At what level(s) do most voluntary health agencies exist? – 20 points

Answer

• What are national, state and local?

This service organization has contributed to pilot dog programs and services for those who are visually impaired– 30 points

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• Who are the Lions?

This type of group has historically been especially useful in delivering health messages to the African American Community – 40 points

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• What are religious groups?

The primary reason for Corporate America’s interest in community health is _________________________– 50 points

Answer

• What is the rising cost of health care?

This quasi-governmental organization was created by Clara Barton in 1881 – 10 points

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• What is the American Red Cross?

This governmental organization sets health and safety standards for all foods, cosmetics, and drugs– 20 points

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• What is the Food and Drug Administration?

This organization is responsible for inspecting local restaurants and eating establishments– 30 points

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• What is the local health department?

Once known only for its work with communicable diseases, this agency now also maintains records, analyzes disease trends, supports state and local health departments and publishes epidemiological reports on all types of diseases. – 40 points

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• What is the Center for Disease Control (CDC)?

This person (position) has the authority to arrest someone who refuses to undergo treatment for a communicable disease, impound a shipment of food if it is contaminated and/or close down a restaurant on the spot if it has serious health code violations. – 50 points

Answer

• Who is your local health officer?

FINAL JEOPARDY

CATEGORY: GOVERNMENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

FINAL JEOPARDY

• The most widely recognized international governmental health organization.

Answer

• What is the World Health Organization?