COLLEGE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
◉ Population Health. Answer: Focuses on risk, data, demographics
and outcomes.
◉ Outcome. Answer: The end result following an intervention
◉ Aggregate. Answer: Defined population
◉ Community. Answer: Composed of multiple aggregates
◉ Data. Answer: Compile data
◉ Prevalence. Answer: Measures the existence of all current cases
within a time frame.
The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or
condition present in a population at a given time.
,◉ Incidence. Answer: The number or rate of new cases of a
particular condition during a specific time.
Measures the appearance of new cases.
◉ Surveillance. Answer: Collection, analysis, dissemination of data.
◉ High- risk. Answer: Increased chance of poor health outcome.
◉ Morbidity. Answer: Presence of illness in population
◉ Mortality. Answer: Related to the tracking of deaths within an
aggregate
◉ Validity. Answer: the extent to which a test measures or predicts
what it is supposed to.
test is the ability of that test to distinguish correctly who has a
disease
◉ Specificity. Answer: the ability of a test to correctly identify those
who do not have the disease
, ◉ sensitivity. Answer: the ability of a test to correctly identify those
who have a disease
◉ primary prevention. Answer: Efforts to prevent an injury or
illness from ever occurring.
Primary prevention identifies modifiable risk
◉ secondary prevention. Answer: -focuses on early identification of
individuals or communities experiencing illness, providing
treatment, and conducting activities that are geared to prevent
worsening health status
-examples: communicable disease screening and case finding; early
detection and treatment of diabetes; exercise programs for older
adult clients who are frail
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: actions taken to contain damage
once a disease or disability has progressed beyond its early stages
◉ tertiary prevention examples. Answer: - enhance rehabilitation
from disease, injury, or disability
- Provide cardiac rehabilitation, medication, and surgery.
- medical treatment
- physical and occupational therapy, and rehabilitation