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2125004343 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

To better address emerging public health issues, a PHN plans to complete continuing education in this area. Which of the following content areas should be included in the course that is chosen?

a. Leadership
b. Ethics
c. Communication
d. Finance

Question 2

A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons aged 25 or older with less than a high school education. Which of the following best describes this data?

a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status data
c. Health risk factors
d. Health care resource consumption infor-mation

stillxalice · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Public health workers should be educated in eight content areas to be able to address emerging public health issues and advances in science and policy: (1) informatics, (2) genomics, (3) cultural competence, (4) community-based participatory research, (5) policy, (6) law, (7) global health, and (

ethics.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The number and proportion of people is a sociodemographic characteristic. Health status includes birth and death rates. Health risk factors discuss proportions of populations who have particular health conditions or health risks. Health care resource consumption refers to spending on health care per capita.