PHEP PM Biosurveillance Budget Period 11

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* 1. True or False: Reporting of the disease reporting performance measure is separate from reporting to the CDC's Nationally Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) and awardees are not required to reconcile the performance measure with the final NNDSS data.

True

False

* [The correct response to the previous question is True.]

2. Which of the following is true?

PHEP Awardees select the best local health departments in their jurisdiction to be a part of the sample.

PHEP Awardees and local health departments should report the same cases of disease.

The sample of local health departments is selected by the CDC.

None of the above.

* [The correct response to the previous question is The sample of local health departments is selected by the CDC.]

3. The intent of the disease control performance measure is met if the health department documents the timely initiation of which of the following:

An appropriate control measure.

A recommendation for a control measure.

A decision not to initiate a control measure.

An inability to initiate a control measure despite an effort to do so.

Any of the above

None of the above

* [The correct response to the previous question is Any of the above.]

4. Which of the following diseases has not been targeted for surveillance reporting?

* [The correct response to the previous question is HIV.]

5. Which of the following statements is true in reporting the Epidemiological Investigation performance measures?

Epidemiological Investigation performance measures are reported separately for the state and sample of local health departments.

In reporting Epidemiological Investigations, include investigations for sustained exposures with that result in diseases and conditions with long latencies such as cancers.

Epidemiological Investigation performance measures aggregate outbreak investigations and environmental exposures for purposes of reporting.

State health departments that do not have any role in environmental exposure investigations must report on this performance measure.

* [The correct response to the previous question is Epidemiological Investigation performance measures are reported separately for the state and sample of local health departments.]

6. What is the purpose of the investigation reports performance measure?

To determine the severity of infectious disease outbreaks and acute environmental exposures.

To evaluate the frequency with which epidemiological investigations occur.

To capture the ability of awardees and local health departments to effectively document epidemiological investigations and findings.

* [The correct response to the previous question is To capture the ability of awardees and local health departments to effectively document epidemiological investigations and findings.]

7. True or False: For the investigation reports performance measure, investigation reports are limited to the six reportable diseases reported for the surveillance performance measures.

True

False

* [The correct response to the previous question is False.]

8. True or False: For the investigation reports performance measure, preselected local health departments only report on infectious disease outbreaks for which they assumed an exclusive role.

True

False

* [The correct response to the previous question is True.]

9. What is the purpose of the reports with minimal elements performance measure?

To determine the accuracy of reporting.

To capture the ability of awardees and local health departments to document their epidemiological investigations with complete reports.

To evaluate the level of expertise used to complete epidemiological investigation reports.

* [The correct response to the previous question is To capture the ability of awardees and local health departments to document their epidemiological investigations with complete reports.]

10. True or False: When reporting the reports with minimal elements, awardees may include real investigations as well as exercises.

True

False

[The correct response to the previous question is False.]

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* The sole purpose of these questions is to determine the reach of the training program among PHEP Awardees. CDC provides PHEP cooperative agreement funding to 62 grantees. Which state, territory, or major metropolitan public health department are you affiliated with? The list is in alphabetical order; metropolitan health departments appear after their respective states. If you are not a PHEP awardee, please choose NOT A PHEP AWARDEE which appears at the top of the list.

Please indicate the one job title and/or area of involvement that most closely aligns with your PHEP responsibilities:

Since you are not a PHEP awardee, what best describes your role?

PHEP PM Mod 3 Biosurveillance Budget Period 11