HMP 501 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
What is epidemiology? Answer - the study of disease in populations
epi Answer - upon
demi Answer - people
ology Answer - study
5 w's for epidemiology Answer - what, who, where, when, why/how
YOPI Answer - Young, old, pregnant, immune compromised
what is epidemiological event Answer - outbreak of noravirus on a cruise ship
covid-19
data use in epidemiology Answer - collect, analyze, and interpret
what is the definition of epidemiology concerned with Answer - frequency of
patterns
frequency Answer - # of health events relationship of that # to size of
population
,patterns Answer - occurrence of health related events by time, place, and
patterns
time patterns Answer - annual, sensual, etc
determinants Answer - The causes and other factors that influence the
occurrence of disease and other health-related events.
health related states or events Answer - disease states, conditions associated
with health, events
specific populations Answer - A subgroup of the main population of a country
or state. A group of people with similar characteristics and needs.
application Answer - not just study of health in a population but applies the
knowledge gaines
10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century Answer -
healthy people Answer - A set of national health promotion and disease
prevention objectives for the U.S. population.
-September 1990
-department of health and human services releases healthy people 2020:
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives
health Answer - -quality of life
, -feeling good or bad
-not going to the doctors office
-how often you get sick
-resources available
-mental health
-surroundings
when do you consider yourself healthy Answer - physically well, having friends,
mentally healthy
measures of health status for the population Answer - fertility, birth weight,
infant mortality
determinants of health Answer - factors or events that associate with a
populations health status
leading determinants of health Answer - -policy making
-social
-physical
-health services
-individual behavior
-biology
policy making Answer - local, state, and federal laws
individual health laws Answer - seatbelts, vaccination laws, and HIPA
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
What is epidemiology? Answer - the study of disease in populations
epi Answer - upon
demi Answer - people
ology Answer - study
5 w's for epidemiology Answer - what, who, where, when, why/how
YOPI Answer - Young, old, pregnant, immune compromised
what is epidemiological event Answer - outbreak of noravirus on a cruise ship
covid-19
data use in epidemiology Answer - collect, analyze, and interpret
what is the definition of epidemiology concerned with Answer - frequency of
patterns
frequency Answer - # of health events relationship of that # to size of
population
,patterns Answer - occurrence of health related events by time, place, and
patterns
time patterns Answer - annual, sensual, etc
determinants Answer - The causes and other factors that influence the
occurrence of disease and other health-related events.
health related states or events Answer - disease states, conditions associated
with health, events
specific populations Answer - A subgroup of the main population of a country
or state. A group of people with similar characteristics and needs.
application Answer - not just study of health in a population but applies the
knowledge gaines
10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century Answer -
healthy people Answer - A set of national health promotion and disease
prevention objectives for the U.S. population.
-September 1990
-department of health and human services releases healthy people 2020:
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives
health Answer - -quality of life
, -feeling good or bad
-not going to the doctors office
-how often you get sick
-resources available
-mental health
-surroundings
when do you consider yourself healthy Answer - physically well, having friends,
mentally healthy
measures of health status for the population Answer - fertility, birth weight,
infant mortality
determinants of health Answer - factors or events that associate with a
populations health status
leading determinants of health Answer - -policy making
-social
-physical
-health services
-individual behavior
-biology
policy making Answer - local, state, and federal laws
individual health laws Answer - seatbelts, vaccination laws, and HIPA
