Question

1. how are urgent care centers different from ordinary doctors offices?

a. they handle only medical emergencies.
b. they can provide inpatient care.
c. they see patients without appointments.
d. they have several doctors working in the same place.

1. which of the following is not a duty of local health departments?

a. investigating threats to public health
b. enforcing local health regulations
c. educating the public about health issues
d. funding research for new treatments

Explanation:

Question 5:

Urgent care centers are known for seeing patients on a walk - in basis without prior appointments, while ordinary doctor's offices usually require appointments. Option a is incorrect as they handle non - life - threatening urgent cases too, not just emergencies. Option b is wrong as they mainly do outpatient care. Option d is not a differentiating factor as many doctor's offices also have multiple doctors.

Question 6:

Local health departments focus on public health protection through investigation, regulation enforcement, and public education. Funding research for new treatments is more often the role of research foundations, pharmaceutical companies, or large - scale government research initiatives, not local health departments.

Answer:

1. c. They see patients without appointments.
2. d. Funding research for new treatments