Define public health surveillance and discuss its purpose


Public health surveillance is the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice, closely integrated with the timely dissemination of these data to those responsible for prevention and control. Its purpose is to monitor the health and nutritional status of a population as a means of deciding how to allocate scarce resources, enhance the quality of life, and improve productivity.

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a. true b. false

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________ is an example of an food that supplies a lot of empty calories.

A. Cottage cheese B. Unsalted crackers C. Whole milk D. Lite beer

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ATP is stored in the body in significant quantities

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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