NURS 2000 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is population health level? Answer: looks at how something
effects and contributes to a population of people (anti-smoking
campaigns, flue shot, etc)
◉ Describe the Behavioural approach to health promotion. Answer: -
focusses on the actions and behaviours of the individual and how
different social determinants and behaviours impact their health and
health promotion
- socio-economic status is seen to have a large impact on health
promotion and overall health of individuals
- FOCUSSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR ABILITY TO
CHANGE
◉ What is the Dalhgren- Whitehead Model? Answer: - looks of the
layers of influence on health and describes that in order to make a
change to health you must include all of these levels
- looks at relationships between individuals, their environments
(including the SDH) and health
◉ What does health policy usually focus on in reference to finding
health inequities? Answer: - Economics (trying to look at policy to
,support food security, who is having troubles with it and how can we
look at the economics and societal pieces to make inequities less so
people can buy healthy food)
- Social Politics (guidelines, policies, etc. That affect living conditions
conductive to human welfare
- Politics
◉ What five things usually influence public policy? Answer: - political
parties (get members elected)
- interest groups (pressure legislators to pass laws)
- lobbyists (pressure and inform members of Congress and other elected
officials)
- media (provide info and watch over the government)
- public opinion (influence elected leaders)
◉ What are the things we need to look at when developing a healthy
public policy? Answer: - looking at who the policy is aimed at, who are
trying to influence, who are we trying to protect
- what the outcomes are that we are looking at, what the policy can and
cannot do/cover, what is the mandate we are trying to meet
- how are you going to carry out this policy, how is this going to work
into a procedure or program
◉ What are the 8 steps to policy development? Answer: 1) describe the
problem
, 2) assess readiness for policy development
3) develop goals, objectives and policy options
4) identify decision makers and influencers
5) build support for the policy
6) draft and revise the policy
7) implement the policy
8) evaluate and monitor the policy
◉ What is public health advocacy? Answer: Intended to reduce death or
disability in groups of people (public health focuses on health of a
population, advocacy helps go toward that goal)
- the application of information and resources to affect systemic changes
that shapes the way people in the community live
- includes creating and maintaining effective coalitions/groups of people
in like mind to work towards a common goal
- strategic use of media
- application of info and resources
◉ What is the Population Health Promotion Model? Answer: - a broad
model explaining the connections between health and different aspects
of individuals environments (the cube model and the lower levels) to
help create a health promotion plan
- goes from bottom of the pyramid to the top in planning
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is population health level? Answer: looks at how something
effects and contributes to a population of people (anti-smoking
campaigns, flue shot, etc)
◉ Describe the Behavioural approach to health promotion. Answer: -
focusses on the actions and behaviours of the individual and how
different social determinants and behaviours impact their health and
health promotion
- socio-economic status is seen to have a large impact on health
promotion and overall health of individuals
- FOCUSSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR ABILITY TO
CHANGE
◉ What is the Dalhgren- Whitehead Model? Answer: - looks of the
layers of influence on health and describes that in order to make a
change to health you must include all of these levels
- looks at relationships between individuals, their environments
(including the SDH) and health
◉ What does health policy usually focus on in reference to finding
health inequities? Answer: - Economics (trying to look at policy to
,support food security, who is having troubles with it and how can we
look at the economics and societal pieces to make inequities less so
people can buy healthy food)
- Social Politics (guidelines, policies, etc. That affect living conditions
conductive to human welfare
- Politics
◉ What five things usually influence public policy? Answer: - political
parties (get members elected)
- interest groups (pressure legislators to pass laws)
- lobbyists (pressure and inform members of Congress and other elected
officials)
- media (provide info and watch over the government)
- public opinion (influence elected leaders)
◉ What are the things we need to look at when developing a healthy
public policy? Answer: - looking at who the policy is aimed at, who are
trying to influence, who are we trying to protect
- what the outcomes are that we are looking at, what the policy can and
cannot do/cover, what is the mandate we are trying to meet
- how are you going to carry out this policy, how is this going to work
into a procedure or program
◉ What are the 8 steps to policy development? Answer: 1) describe the
problem
, 2) assess readiness for policy development
3) develop goals, objectives and policy options
4) identify decision makers and influencers
5) build support for the policy
6) draft and revise the policy
7) implement the policy
8) evaluate and monitor the policy
◉ What is public health advocacy? Answer: Intended to reduce death or
disability in groups of people (public health focuses on health of a
population, advocacy helps go toward that goal)
- the application of information and resources to affect systemic changes
that shapes the way people in the community live
- includes creating and maintaining effective coalitions/groups of people
in like mind to work towards a common goal
- strategic use of media
- application of info and resources
◉ What is the Population Health Promotion Model? Answer: - a broad
model explaining the connections between health and different aspects
of individuals environments (the cube model and the lower levels) to
help create a health promotion plan
- goes from bottom of the pyramid to the top in planning
