| 1: Why is it important to have a national behavioral health system, like the BRFSS? |
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| 2: Describe one of the most important determinants of population health according to the Institute of Medicine. Provide examples of some of the first studies showing evidence for this determinant. |
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| 3: What are the four criteria making up health determinant rankings within and among populations? How are these criteria distributed for the entire U.S. population as of 2010 (Hint: America's Health Rankings)? How can we communicate these four criteria to the public? |
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| 4: Name several of the key data sources of health factors, including for health behaviors, social and economic health determinants, and so forth. |
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| 5: List the major sources of evidence-based public health initiatives.Which critical questions do these sources answer (5 total)? |
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| 6: Choose one of the following databases of evidencebased health research: What Works: Policies and Programs to Improve Wisconsin's Health or Cancer Control PLANET. Describe what information the database includes and what health problem (or problems) it was designed to address. |
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| 7: What is the overarching goal of Healthy People 2020? |
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| 8: Summarize what is involved in health risk communication. |
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