Regulatory Agencies

What is the role of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

• To regulate the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices

• To protect public health, control disease spread, and provide guidelines for infection control

• To ensure healthcare facilities provide quality care

• To protect human health and the environment by enforcing regulations

What is the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

• To regulate the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices

• To control the spread of infections within a host organism

• To protect human health and the environment by enforcing regulations

• To provide accreditation and certification programs for healthcare facilities

What does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate?

• Environmental protection and pollution reduction

• The safety of food, drugs, and medical devices sold to the public

• Healthcare facility quality care and standards

• Public health and disease control

What are "infections"?

• Government regulations for healthcare

• The invasion and growth of microorganisms within a host organism

• Agency standards for healthcare facilities

• Mistakes which cause injuries

What is the role of the Joint Commission in healthcare?

• To ensure healthcare facilities provide quality care through accreditation, certification programs, and setting rigorous standards

• To regulate the safety of food and drugs

• To protect human health and the environment

• To control the spread of diseases

What is the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?

• A government agency that conducts biomedical research to improve human health

• An international agency that coordinates global health efforts

• A government agency that enforces workplace safety standards

• An authority responsible for ensuring safety standards in health science

What does the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) do?

• Enforces workplace safety standards to protect employees from injury and illness

• Provides detailed information on operation and maintenance of tools

• Conducts biomedical research

• Coordinates efforts to promote global health

What are regulatory agencies responsible for in health science?

• Conducting biomedical research

• Ensuring safety standards through laws, regulations, and protocols

• Documenting natural disasters

• Coordinating global health efforts

What is the purpose of safety data sheets?

• To conduct biomedical research

• To enforce workplace safety standards

• To provide essential safety and health information about a substance or product

• To outline the correct and safe usage of tools and equipment

What is the role of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

• To conduct biomedical research

• To enforce workplace safety standards

• To create safety data sheets

• To coordinate efforts to promote global health and respond to health emergencies