Which of the following statements is true of public health services?
A)Very few states have a department of health to supervise local health officials.
B)Medicaid is a federal health care program for people over the age of 65.
C)Thousands of local governments do not have any kind of public health program.
D)Prevention and control of disease are major state and local responsibilities.
E)Medicare was designed to enable states to fund health care for people who were poor.

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Prevention and control of diseases are primary responsibilities of state and local public health services. A and C are incorrect as most states have a department of health to oversee public health services, and while not all local governments may have a public health program, thousands do. B and E are incorrect as Medicaid is a federal health care program for people with low income, and Medicare is a federal program for individuals over 65 or with disabilities, respectively.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Public Health