HEALTH SCI 2250 - MIDTERM #1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What do we need better control of? - Answers - Behaviour risk factors
What percentage of all premature deaths can be prevented? - Answers - 40-70%
What percentage of all acute disabilities can be prevented? - Answers - 1/3
What percentage of chronic disabilities can be prevented? - Answers - 2/3
What is health promotion? - Answers - The process of enabling people to increase
control over and to improve their health
What is WHO's definition of health? - Answers - a state of complete physical, mental,
and social wellbeing rather than a mere absence of disease or infirmary
T/F: Health promotion targets individuals and takes a comprehensive approach to
address a broad spectrum of health factors and determinants. - Answers - True
When and where was the International Conference of Health Promotion? - Answers -
Ottawa, 1986
How was the Ottawa Charter created? - Answers - At the International Conference of
Health
What are the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter? - Answers - 1. Building health policy
2. Creating supportive environments
3. Strengthening community action
4. Developing personal skills
5. Reorienting health services
What are the 3 strategies of the Ottawa Charter? - Answers - advocate, mediate, enable
Where are the roots of health promotions? - Answers - Health education
What is health education? - Answers - It is part of health promotion, planned learning
experience to facilitate voluntary change in behaviour.
What does HE solve? - Answers - Discrete and immediate problems
What type of behaviour is HE related to? - Answers - Health directed behaviour and
disease prevention
, T/F: We do not need disease prevention, if we have health promotion. - Answers -
False, need both!
How does HP view health? - Answers - positive, multidimensional
How does DP view health? - Answers - absence of disease
What type of model does HP embody? - Answers - participatory model of health
What type of model does DP embody? - Answers - medical model
Who does HP aim for? - Answers - whole population and environment, encourages
changes in status and environment
Who does DP aim for? - Answers - high-risk groups, focus on individuals
What is the scope for HP? - Answers - A multitude/network of issues
What is the scope for DP? - Answers - Specific pathology
What are the solutions derived from HP? - Answers - diverse and complementary
strategies, facilitating, enabling
What are the solutions derived from DP? - Answers - One-shot strategy, directive and
persuasive
What are the measures for HP? - Answers - Incentive measures
What are the measures for DP? - Answers - Directive measures
Which groups does HP involve? - Answers - non-professional organizations, civic
groups, governments, etc.
Which groups does DP involve? - Answers - preventative programs in professional
groups with health disciplines
What does HP move beyond? - Answers - Moves beyond tidy boundaries of health
institutions to focus on determinants of health
T/F: HP looks only at health sectors to promote health. - Answers - False, look at other
sectors other than health institutions
Where was HE successful? - Answers - Public health companies (ie. immunization),
and self-care initiatives
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What do we need better control of? - Answers - Behaviour risk factors
What percentage of all premature deaths can be prevented? - Answers - 40-70%
What percentage of all acute disabilities can be prevented? - Answers - 1/3
What percentage of chronic disabilities can be prevented? - Answers - 2/3
What is health promotion? - Answers - The process of enabling people to increase
control over and to improve their health
What is WHO's definition of health? - Answers - a state of complete physical, mental,
and social wellbeing rather than a mere absence of disease or infirmary
T/F: Health promotion targets individuals and takes a comprehensive approach to
address a broad spectrum of health factors and determinants. - Answers - True
When and where was the International Conference of Health Promotion? - Answers -
Ottawa, 1986
How was the Ottawa Charter created? - Answers - At the International Conference of
Health
What are the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter? - Answers - 1. Building health policy
2. Creating supportive environments
3. Strengthening community action
4. Developing personal skills
5. Reorienting health services
What are the 3 strategies of the Ottawa Charter? - Answers - advocate, mediate, enable
Where are the roots of health promotions? - Answers - Health education
What is health education? - Answers - It is part of health promotion, planned learning
experience to facilitate voluntary change in behaviour.
What does HE solve? - Answers - Discrete and immediate problems
What type of behaviour is HE related to? - Answers - Health directed behaviour and
disease prevention
, T/F: We do not need disease prevention, if we have health promotion. - Answers -
False, need both!
How does HP view health? - Answers - positive, multidimensional
How does DP view health? - Answers - absence of disease
What type of model does HP embody? - Answers - participatory model of health
What type of model does DP embody? - Answers - medical model
Who does HP aim for? - Answers - whole population and environment, encourages
changes in status and environment
Who does DP aim for? - Answers - high-risk groups, focus on individuals
What is the scope for HP? - Answers - A multitude/network of issues
What is the scope for DP? - Answers - Specific pathology
What are the solutions derived from HP? - Answers - diverse and complementary
strategies, facilitating, enabling
What are the solutions derived from DP? - Answers - One-shot strategy, directive and
persuasive
What are the measures for HP? - Answers - Incentive measures
What are the measures for DP? - Answers - Directive measures
Which groups does HP involve? - Answers - non-professional organizations, civic
groups, governments, etc.
Which groups does DP involve? - Answers - preventative programs in professional
groups with health disciplines
What does HP move beyond? - Answers - Moves beyond tidy boundaries of health
institutions to focus on determinants of health
T/F: HP looks only at health sectors to promote health. - Answers - False, look at other
sectors other than health institutions
Where was HE successful? - Answers - Public health companies (ie. immunization),
and self-care initiatives
