Public Health Data Questionnaire

1.Public health data is used for which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Group of answer choices

Determining appropriate public health interventions and target populations

Evaluate program impact

Monitor progress of interventions

Influence public policy

Identifying barriers to care and determinants of health

2.The material circumstances, psychosocial, behavioral, or biological factors that can impact a person’s exposure vulnerability and health are _____.

Group of answer choices

Direct determinants of health

Structural determinants of health

Indirect determinants of health

Intermediary determinants of health

3.Recording participant stories or opinions is collecting what type of data?

Group of answer choices

None of these listed

Quasi-experimental

Qualitative

Quantitative

All of these listed

What is the difference in primary versus secondary data sources?

Group of answer choices

All of these describe the difference in primary versus secondary data sources

Primary data uses indicators to compare rates or trends whereas secondary data does not use indicators

Primary data is collected first-hand whereas secondary data is collected by another entity

Primary data has a fixed study design whereas secondary data allows for control of the data elements included in the study

5.____ is a repository of data collected from, or about, participants for research purposes