News recently covered the weather event of a surge of tornados across the mid-southern region. The tornados left extensive damage and many people injured from being trapped or flying debris. This disaster involved extensive coordination for the sudden overload in those requiring attention and treatment. What occurred before the disaster to explain being ready for a need to increase response?

Two friends over dinner make remarks about how the menu is not as fun because the calories are there to make you feel guilty. One mentions the new menu is because of new regulations to “not make us fat.” What is true about the political debate over obesity? Select all that apply.

The stages-of-change model is one of several theories used to describe the reasoning behind behaviors. The theory has several stages. Which of the following are examples?  

A reporter wants to write an article on the public health system. During an interview with a health department manager, she asks “what exactly are health departments responsible for?” Which of the following would be on the list of responsibilities?

The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment has had far reaching implications into the current guidelines of health care and research. For public health, how has health care among the African American population been most impacted?

Which information would a health care professional use to explain the epidemic of obesity in the United States?  

A tornado devastated a mid-western town. As part of the response the governor of the state and city mayor utilized a standardized response system that included a command system and a chain of communications that led to coordinated efforts of the city major disaster response systems. This action is referred to as what core domain in disaster planning?

A health department director reads over an article on global health care system performance. The article included a table of performance rankings of five categories across eleven developed countries, including the United States. What will the director learn from this table?

A health educator is reading the IOM report entitled, Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research. How would the health educator change practice behavior as a result of reading the report?

Which data would be beneficial for policy makers to use to reduce health care spending in the United States?