Surveillance activities can be related to the core functions of public health assessment, policy development, and assurance. Surveillance made it possible to respond early to a mumps outbreak in 2006 among college students
What other purpose does surveillance have?
1. Eradicate a disease before it starts
2. Establish a baseline rate of disease occurrence and patterns of spread
3. Target populations for triage
4. Stop heart disease and obesity in a community
ANS: 2
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