Metrics For Disease Management

1. Why are metrics important to population health in shelters?

Helps determine signs of an unhealthy population.

Helps determine if population health is improving or growing worse.

Helps determine if an outbreak is occurring.

Both B and C.

All of the above.

2. When collecting data, it is not that important to collect accurate and complete data. It is most important just to collect something.

True

False

3. How can data be used for medical purposes?

Scheduling vaccinations, surgeries, de-wormings and treatments.

Reviewing medical records electronically, changing treatments and reviewing history.

Checking adherence to protocols (e.g., monitoring dose, frequency and duration of treatments).

All of the above.

4. Using data for medical purposes for disease surveillance helps with:

Evaluating trends.

Diagnosing outbreaks.

Assessing disease burden.

Both A and B.

All of the above.

5. Which of the following are not important when using data for population health:

Identifying high risk groups

Identifying high risk time periods

Identifying factors contributing to disease

Monitoring disease-related deaths

None of the above

6. What is another use of gathering medical data?

Motivating staff

Reports to management

Ordering medical supplies

Both A and B

All of the above

7. Disease surveillance is ongoing monitoring of disease frequency.

True

False

8. The metrics you want to use will be determined by the question(s) you pose.

True

False

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10. What do Incidence Metrics measure?

The probability of having disease

The probability of developing disease

A definite disease outbreak

Both A and B

11. What do Prevalence Metrics measure?

The probability of having disease

The probability of developing disease

A definite disease outbreak

Both A and B