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Important principles of public health information include each of the following EXCEPT:
A: Recognizing different types of data and providing integrated data management
B: Maintaining a service orientation and ensuring flexibility
C: Achieving system compatibility and protecting confidentiality
D: Utilizing encounter-based data whenever possible
A: Recognizing different types of data and providing integrated data management
B: Maintaining a service orientation and ensuring flexibility
C: Achieving system compatibility and protecting confidentiality
D: Utilizing encounter-based data whenever possible
In an ongoing epidemic, the health department may initiate active surveillance by directly contacting clinicians for current information. Regarding the data obtained and cases detected, which of the following will be increased by this active surveillance?
A: Sensitivity
B: Specificity
C: Representativeness
D: Predictive value positive
E: None of the above
A: Sensitivity
B: Specificity
C: Representativeness
D: Predictive value positive
E: None of the above
In studies of expenditures for public health functions conducted to date, for which of these statements is there evidence?
A: Public health functions comprise less than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing more than half of these expenditures.
B: Public health functions comprise less than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing less than half of these expenditures.
C: Public health functions comprise more than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing more than half of these expenditures.
D: Public health functions comprise more than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing less than half of these expenditures.
A: Public health functions comprise less than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing more than half of these expenditures.
B: Public health functions comprise less than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing less than half of these expenditures.
C: Public health functions comprise more than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing more than half of these expenditures.
D: Public health functions comprise more than 5 percent of all health spending with the federal government financing less than half of these expenditures.