The main policy area(s) that support the strengthening of health systems through Primary Health Care are:

According to the Alma Ata Declaration, Primary Health Care relies, at local and referral levels, on health workers, including physicians, nurses, midwives, auxiliaries and community workers as applicable, as well as traditional practitioners as needed, to work as a health team and to responds to the expressed health needs of the community.

Strategic Planning is a systematic process of envisioning a desired future, and translating that vision into broadly defined goals or objectives and a sequence of steps to achieve them. Select one:

The WHO has proposed a framework for building leadership and management capacity in health that answers the questions: "what conditions are necessary for good leadership and management at the operational level?* This framework proposes the need for balance in 4 key areas. Which of the below is not one of the 4 areas proposed.

In most Health Care Systems, the number of health professionals is not limited, and therefore resources exceed demand.

In the Business Model of resource allocation, the physician is not considered a 'gate-keeper,' as in the Social Service model, but instead is considered an entrepreneur.

Models in which there is an assumption that policy-markers identify problems and then gather and review all of the data and evidence about all possible solutions, and their consequences, and select the solution that best matches their goals are called the models. Select one

According to several arguments in your reading: "Health Policy and Ethics Forum: The Color Line: Race Matters in the Elimination of Health Disparities," authors argue that ethnicity should be used for the purpose of surveillance, instead of race.

…………..requires leaders to communicate their vision in a manner that is meaningful, exciting, and creates unity and collective purpose; the manager who is committed, has vision, and is able to empower others cane be described as ……………

Monitoring is defined as an assessment, as systematic and objective as possible of an ongoing or completed project, program or policy, its design, implementation and results.

Which of the following is not a dimension of analyzing the Effects of public policies? Select one:

History can inform policy formation in a singular and static way through the use of a historical analysis.

Primary Care helps prevent illness and death.

Ideally, evidence alone is the determining factor in a decision making process.

The Alma Ata Declaration recognizes health as a fundamental human right for all people. Under which, the people have the right and duty to participate individually and collectively in the planning an implementation of their health care.

The Social Service Model of resource allocation purports that medicine is only one of several social enterprises. The overall purpose of which is to advance the well-being of member of society.

Globally, we see a strong presence of health professionals in rural areas instead of the urban centers. This is because those in urban settings are usually healthier than those in the rural settings.

Governance refers to leadership within the health system only.

In order to address health disparities between races, policy makers require which of the following: Select one:

A key concern in the strategic planning process is the fragmentation (or disconnect) between program planning efforts and national planning processes.

Which of the following is not a main feature of Primary Care Services? Select one:

According to Stage 3: Launching a Strategy, in your readings on Strategic Planning, One to one and small group communication methods are an example of Organizational Communication.

Health Planning at the national level describes how all available resources are best used to operate the local health system.

Strategic Planning is a systematic process of envisioning a desired future, and translating that vision into broadly defined goals or objectives and a sequence of steps to achieve them.

The geographical distribution of health personnel has strong ties to key health achievements (e.g. The achievement of maternal and child health).

Which of the following, according to Murray & Lopez (1996) is an important characteristic of the information on the magnitude of health problems and their likely trends? Select one:

According to the Alma Ata Declaration, Primary Health Care is concerned only with the health sector and health system delivery.

Ideally, evidence alone is the determining factor in a decision making process.

National Plans and Policies signify the end of a major health issue for the population.

When designing a health policy, it is imperative that countries use the essential building blocks of a health system.

Situation Analysis is an assessment of the current health situation and is fundamental to designing and updating national policies, strategies and plans.

Models in which there is not necessarily clear movement towards predetermined goal but rather involve a series of small steps ina process towards the predetermined goals are called the………..models.

Evaluations are required only upon the conclusion of a health policy implementation process.

In the Hippocratic Model of resource allocation, ethics of allocation is the main concern. True or False?

According to several arguments in your reading: "Health Policy and Ethics Forum: The Color Line: Race Matters in the Elimination of Health Disparities," authors argue that ethnicity should be used for the purpose of surveillance, instead of race

The number of primary care physicians per 10,000 population is the measure of _ Select one:

Stakeholder engagement should be done after all policies, strategies, and plans are developed. This ensures a more effective implementation stage. Select one:

It is better to make judgments about how much confidence can be placed in different types of evidence systematically and explicitly in order to prevent errors, resolve disagreements, facilitate critical appraisal, and communicate information.

According to the classic 4-step approach to Strategic Planning, what are the four steps (in order)? Select one:

Which of the following is not a recent approach to academic health policy? ? Select one: