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Pillar Health is a nonprofit hospital in West County. A patient exploring the webpage can find a community health needs assessment. Which best explains the purpose of publishing this needs assessment?

A provider engages in a self-study module teaching on the 5 As model to address behavior change. Not all aspects of the 5 As are utilized by providers. What situation is most likely?

A physician practice is considering becoming a patient-centered medical home. A key feature of qualifying is to meet certain standards that call under several concept areas. What concept areas are included? Select all that apply.

A manager of a health department has a goal to focus on ways that indicate being more effective at his job. What steps could this manager take?

A public health researcher is developing a study to investigate the connection between health and other social factors. What factors could be used? 

A public health expert is speaking at a conference on the challenges faced by the current health care system. The challenges were essentially placed into two broad categories. What best describes those categories?

A group of students are tasked with creating a time-line of events that led up to our current health system. What would it look like?

A health reporter is interviewing a hospital director about the concept of the Triple Aim and what outcomes to expect. What would be a response?

A mother and grandmother were discussing the new grandchild and their upcoming pediatric visit. The grandmother recalls how her pediatrician helped her get through a bad case of strep throat and now she sees an internist that encouraged her to lower her cholesterol. They both reflect on how medical care never seems to stop through the years. What are they essentially describing?

Joe recently experienced a heart attack and recently received a referral for cardiac rehabilitation. This is a blend of medical treatment and prevention. What level of prevention would this patient be receiving?