A local health department establishes a program with community outreach and clin

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A local health department establishes a program with community outreach and clinical components that is intended to reduce the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases. A measure of the program’s outcomes is the number of

A.clinical visits for drug-resistant tuberculosis

B.community education sessions

C.drug-resistant tuberculosis cases

D.patients receiving follow-up care for drug-resistant tuberculosis

When a public health issue emerges for which there is no “evidence base” to suggest a response strategy, which of the following actions on the part of a public health professional is most appropriate?

A.Defer action on the issue until further information about the appropriate intervention is available.

B.Dismiss the issue because there is insufficient evidence to make an informed decision.

C.Implement several different strategies at once to assess which is most effective.

D.Invest in data collection and community-based research to build a more thorough understanding of the issue.

A study is performed to assess whether there is an association between exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke in infancy and delayed development. Fifty children with delayed development and 50 children with normal development are selected for investigation. Parents are asked whether their children were exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke in infancy or not. This study is an example of a

A.prospective cohort study

B.retrospective cohort study

C.case-control study

D.clinical trial

Explanation / Answer

1. Option D is correct because we have to study patient case study

2. Whenever public issues are come and we find no evidence base then we have to prepare such strategy that main root cause should be find out and based on that we can prepare corrective actions. Here D option is correct because we have to do data collection and community research to build a more firm system.

3. Above study is the example of clinical trials because we are using as a patient and taking permission from their parents.

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