Author Question: Which of the following federal agencies is responsible for administering most of the federal ... (Read 73 times)

stock · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following federal agencies is responsible for administering most of the federal health-related activities?

a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
c. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
d. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the aftermath of the deinstitutionalizat ion of mentally ill patients into the community during the 1970s?

a. Community health centers were created and gave care to such clients.
b. Families were eager to accept their family members back home.
c. Many mentally ill clients without social skills ended up in nursing homes.
d. Without follow-up care, many clients were readmitted to care.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Most health-related activities at the federal level are implemented and administered by the DHHS. The responsibility of the CDC is to keep the public safe and healthy. The responsibility of the HRSA is to improve access to health care services for vulnerable groups in the population. The main responsibility of the NIH is biomedical and health-related research.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Several problems resulted from deinstitutionalizat ion of mentally ill patients, because there was no follow-up or monitoring. Many were readmitted to state hospitals. Many ended up homeless or in prison facilities, not in nursing homes or with their family members at home. Community health centers were created to provide care to these patients, but the deinstitutionalized were unable to meet their basic needs and receive proper follow-up and health care monitoring. Thus, they were readmitted to care.