Chapter 3

• the government's role in public health is determined by the law
• what does NGO stand for?

  nongovernmental organizations
• which amendment in the US constitution makes public health a responsibility of the states?

  tenth
• the federal role in public health is the fundamental purpose of government to provide general welfare
• FDA stands for food and drug administration
• the interstate commerce provision justifies the activities of the FDA to regulate things distributed across state lines
• which legislation used the federal government's authority over interstate commerce to pass a public health statute?

  the occupational safety and health act
• OSHA stands for the occupational safety and health administration
• which administration sets standards regulating employee exposure to hazardous substances?

  OSHA
• the most common local agency is the county health department
• the CDC is the main assessment and epidemiologic agency for the nation
• the NIH stands for national institutes of health
• who is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health?

  surgeon general
• what is the name of the weekly publication issued by the CDC?

  morbidity and mortality weekly report
• MMWR stands for morbidity and mortality weekly report
• which agency is primarily focused on environmental health?

  EPA
• EPA stands for environmental protection agency
• NGOs play important roles in public health, especially in education, lobbying, and research
• the reserve clause means that since health is not mentioned in the constitution, the responsibility primarily belongs to the state
• the power to tax and spend is widely used by the federal government to control public health policy
• the federal government provides 65 % of the funding for Medicaid
• 1. the legislative passes statutes
  2. public health agencies carry out the laws & consistent regulations
  3. laws and regulations may be challenged in court
• the Supreme Court has affirmed the priority of federal law over the states law in some decisions
• who is the US secretary of health and human services?

  Xavier Becerra
• who is the director of the CDC?

  Mandy Cohen
• who is the director of the NIH?

  Dr. Bertagnolli
• who is the current US surgeon general?

  Vivek Murthy
• the department of agriculture is responsible for food and nutritional programs, as well as food stamps and local school lunches
• the CDC's national center for health statistics collects data on the US population concerning all aspects of health