PUBH 302 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAMINATION
SHEET 2026 ACCURATE ANSWERS
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⫸ Define the "Ps" of public health. Answer: Prevention
Protection
Promotion
Prolonging
Product safety
Physical, social, economical environments
(Big) Picture
Populations
⫸ define prevention. Answer: practicing health and safety habits to
remain free of disease and injury
⫸ define protection. Answer: protecting the population, making
reccomendations to keep people healthy
⫸ define promoting. Answer: promoting healthy habits, promoting
ways to think about healthy behavior
⫸ define prolonging. Answer: prolonging life and quality of life
,⫸ product safety. Answer: ensuring safety of food product, vehicles
⫸ define physical, social, economic environments. Answer: healthy
air in the environment, social influences, affording healthy habits
⫸ define populations. Answer: what is truly effecting us at the
population level, what are the leading causes of death? who is
vulnerable or "at risk"?
⫸ define (big) Picture. Answer: looking at the complex world we live
in and public health's role is to dig into the big picture and figure out
how to protect populations
⫸ define health issues. Answer: identify shared health concerns
within a society by looking at surveillance data
⫸ define determinants of health. Answer: the range of personal,
social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health
status
⫸ define health. Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
⫸ define quality of life. Answer: involving social, emotional, mental,
spiritual and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which
results from adaptations to the environment
,⫸ define physical health. Answer: absence of disease and disability;
functioning adequately; physical condition of the body
⫸ define emotional health. Answer: ability to feel and express full
range of human emotions; express/ control appropriately
⫸ define social health. Answer: ability to interact/communicate
effectively; connect with others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense
of belonging
⫸ define mental (intellectual) health. Answer: ability to make sound
decisions and think critically; strive for continued personal
growth/learn new information
⫸ define spiritual health. Answer: unifying force within individuals;
meaning in life; common bond between individuals; individual
perceptions of faith
⫸ define environmental health. Answer: awareness of the
environment's importance to health, as well as human influence on
environment
⫸ define risk factors. Answer: set of common causes of death,
disability, illness and injury (behavioral- smoking, poor diet, lack of
physical activity, alcohol consumption) more likely to be under the
control of individuals at risk
, ⫸ define risk conditions. Answer: more distal risk factors: biological
(age, sex, genetics); environmental (safe community/work site;
adequate housing); enforcement of policies and regulations; less
likely to be under the control of individuals
⫸ define lifestyle. Answer: pattern of behavior; more complex,
lifetime habits and social circumstances
⫸ C. Everett Koop. Answer: (Surgeon General) stated that tobacco is
bad for you and your health
In 1984, he wrote that nicotine has an addictiveness similar to that of
heroin or cocaine.
He took on big tobacco
He instituted the practice of requiring rotated health warning labels on
cigarette packs and required advertising to include labels
He issued a challenge to Americans in 1984 to "create a smoke-free
society in the United States by the year 2000"
He released 8 reports on the health consequences of tobacco use
including the first report on health consequences of involuntary
tobacco smoke exposure He started to inform the public on the AIDS
epidemic
⫸ DUI's in South Carolina Article
1. Define the public health issue. Why is this a PH problem?
2. What are the factors/determinants involved in this problem?
3. What controversial and/or ethical concerns may be involved?.
Answer: 1. a) motor vehicle accidents related to alcohol
SHEET 2026 ACCURATE ANSWERS
GUARANTEED
⫸ Define the "Ps" of public health. Answer: Prevention
Protection
Promotion
Prolonging
Product safety
Physical, social, economical environments
(Big) Picture
Populations
⫸ define prevention. Answer: practicing health and safety habits to
remain free of disease and injury
⫸ define protection. Answer: protecting the population, making
reccomendations to keep people healthy
⫸ define promoting. Answer: promoting healthy habits, promoting
ways to think about healthy behavior
⫸ define prolonging. Answer: prolonging life and quality of life
,⫸ product safety. Answer: ensuring safety of food product, vehicles
⫸ define physical, social, economic environments. Answer: healthy
air in the environment, social influences, affording healthy habits
⫸ define populations. Answer: what is truly effecting us at the
population level, what are the leading causes of death? who is
vulnerable or "at risk"?
⫸ define (big) Picture. Answer: looking at the complex world we live
in and public health's role is to dig into the big picture and figure out
how to protect populations
⫸ define health issues. Answer: identify shared health concerns
within a society by looking at surveillance data
⫸ define determinants of health. Answer: the range of personal,
social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health
status
⫸ define health. Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
⫸ define quality of life. Answer: involving social, emotional, mental,
spiritual and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which
results from adaptations to the environment
,⫸ define physical health. Answer: absence of disease and disability;
functioning adequately; physical condition of the body
⫸ define emotional health. Answer: ability to feel and express full
range of human emotions; express/ control appropriately
⫸ define social health. Answer: ability to interact/communicate
effectively; connect with others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense
of belonging
⫸ define mental (intellectual) health. Answer: ability to make sound
decisions and think critically; strive for continued personal
growth/learn new information
⫸ define spiritual health. Answer: unifying force within individuals;
meaning in life; common bond between individuals; individual
perceptions of faith
⫸ define environmental health. Answer: awareness of the
environment's importance to health, as well as human influence on
environment
⫸ define risk factors. Answer: set of common causes of death,
disability, illness and injury (behavioral- smoking, poor diet, lack of
physical activity, alcohol consumption) more likely to be under the
control of individuals at risk
, ⫸ define risk conditions. Answer: more distal risk factors: biological
(age, sex, genetics); environmental (safe community/work site;
adequate housing); enforcement of policies and regulations; less
likely to be under the control of individuals
⫸ define lifestyle. Answer: pattern of behavior; more complex,
lifetime habits and social circumstances
⫸ C. Everett Koop. Answer: (Surgeon General) stated that tobacco is
bad for you and your health
In 1984, he wrote that nicotine has an addictiveness similar to that of
heroin or cocaine.
He took on big tobacco
He instituted the practice of requiring rotated health warning labels on
cigarette packs and required advertising to include labels
He issued a challenge to Americans in 1984 to "create a smoke-free
society in the United States by the year 2000"
He released 8 reports on the health consequences of tobacco use
including the first report on health consequences of involuntary
tobacco smoke exposure He started to inform the public on the AIDS
epidemic
⫸ DUI's in South Carolina Article
1. Define the public health issue. Why is this a PH problem?
2. What are the factors/determinants involved in this problem?
3. What controversial and/or ethical concerns may be involved?.
Answer: 1. a) motor vehicle accidents related to alcohol
