BSNC 1000 module 1 population
health Questions with Accurate
Answers
list a few determinants of health (there are 12) - ANSWERS1. gender
2. health service
3. employment/working conditions
4. education/literacy
5. physical environment
6. social support network
7. personal health practice and coping skills
8. social environment
9. healthy child development
10. biology and genetic endowment
11. culture
12. financial and social status
How does DoH relate to the trash bin exercise in class - ANSWERSeveryone had to
stay in seat and throw paper in trash bin but people in front had higher chance of
succeeding - DoH because not everyone in the population has a equal chance of
achieving good health and wellbeing
- we are all healthy adults in the class but not everyone can maintain their health due to
DoH (scarcity of resources) or SDoH (economic status)
define illness vs disease - ANSWERSIllness:
- the experience of being sick
- perception of & reaction to a physical/psychological condition
- subjective experience of loss of health
- ie. feeling under the weather but not actually sick
disease:
- a psychological/physical dysfunction
- involves some abnormalities
- can be detected by medical science
-objective state of ill health
define health - ANSWERSpotter and perry: "a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
can people with disease be considered healthy? - ANSWERSPotter and perry:
yes.
health:
, • Feeling vitalized and full of energy
• Having satisfying social relationships
• Having a feeling of control over one's life and living conditions
•Being able to do things that one enjoys
• Having a sense of purpose
• Feeling connected to community
what are some social determinants of health - ANSWERSStanhope and lancaster:
"poverty, economic inequality, social status, stress, education and care in early life,
social exclusion, employment and job security, social support, and food security."
Community vs population vs aggregate - ANSWERSall from stanhope and Lancaster
Community: can be defined in terms of either geography, agency, institution, or a
common interest or focus -
- residents of Burnaby
Population: a population is a large group of people who have at least one characteristic
in common and who reside in a community
- adolecents residing in BC
Aggregate: group of people that share a *common characteristic* (age, gender, and
cultural heritage)
- groups that forms a population
- subpopulation
-ie. adolescents with diabetes, newborns at risk
what is population health and what does it do - ANSWERS- to improve health of
population and decrease health inequities by looking at& acting upon the broad range of
factors and conditions that have a strong influence on health (DoH)
- giddens : population health is defined as "health outcomes of a defined group of
people along with the distribution of health outcomes within the group"
how should population health nurses view health - ANSWERSGiddens:
- a population health approach views health as a capacity or resource, which allows
someone to acquire skills and education, and pursue ones goal
- in other words: think about the DOH
examplars of population health - ANSWERS- Health promotion
- chronic disease management
-illness and injury prevention
- epidemiology
define health promotion - ANSWERSa strategy to improve health and defined as the
process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health-
stanhope lancaster
health Questions with Accurate
Answers
list a few determinants of health (there are 12) - ANSWERS1. gender
2. health service
3. employment/working conditions
4. education/literacy
5. physical environment
6. social support network
7. personal health practice and coping skills
8. social environment
9. healthy child development
10. biology and genetic endowment
11. culture
12. financial and social status
How does DoH relate to the trash bin exercise in class - ANSWERSeveryone had to
stay in seat and throw paper in trash bin but people in front had higher chance of
succeeding - DoH because not everyone in the population has a equal chance of
achieving good health and wellbeing
- we are all healthy adults in the class but not everyone can maintain their health due to
DoH (scarcity of resources) or SDoH (economic status)
define illness vs disease - ANSWERSIllness:
- the experience of being sick
- perception of & reaction to a physical/psychological condition
- subjective experience of loss of health
- ie. feeling under the weather but not actually sick
disease:
- a psychological/physical dysfunction
- involves some abnormalities
- can be detected by medical science
-objective state of ill health
define health - ANSWERSpotter and perry: "a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
can people with disease be considered healthy? - ANSWERSPotter and perry:
yes.
health:
, • Feeling vitalized and full of energy
• Having satisfying social relationships
• Having a feeling of control over one's life and living conditions
•Being able to do things that one enjoys
• Having a sense of purpose
• Feeling connected to community
what are some social determinants of health - ANSWERSStanhope and lancaster:
"poverty, economic inequality, social status, stress, education and care in early life,
social exclusion, employment and job security, social support, and food security."
Community vs population vs aggregate - ANSWERSall from stanhope and Lancaster
Community: can be defined in terms of either geography, agency, institution, or a
common interest or focus -
- residents of Burnaby
Population: a population is a large group of people who have at least one characteristic
in common and who reside in a community
- adolecents residing in BC
Aggregate: group of people that share a *common characteristic* (age, gender, and
cultural heritage)
- groups that forms a population
- subpopulation
-ie. adolescents with diabetes, newborns at risk
what is population health and what does it do - ANSWERS- to improve health of
population and decrease health inequities by looking at& acting upon the broad range of
factors and conditions that have a strong influence on health (DoH)
- giddens : population health is defined as "health outcomes of a defined group of
people along with the distribution of health outcomes within the group"
how should population health nurses view health - ANSWERSGiddens:
- a population health approach views health as a capacity or resource, which allows
someone to acquire skills and education, and pursue ones goal
- in other words: think about the DOH
examplars of population health - ANSWERS- Health promotion
- chronic disease management
-illness and injury prevention
- epidemiology
define health promotion - ANSWERSa strategy to improve health and defined as the
process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health-
stanhope lancaster
