HEALTH SCI S2250 FIRST MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is health promotion? - answers - any planned combo of educational, political,
environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions/conditions
of living conducive to health of individuals, groups/communities
Acronym: peerom
Everyone has a degree of health that exists along a ____ - answers - continuum
Hp takes into account that human behaviour is governed by these 2 things: - answers - -
personal factors (knowledge, expectancies, competencies, wellbeing)
- structural aspects of environment
What is hp program success linked to? - answers - planning of program! If you fail to
plan, you plan to fail
Better control of behavioural risk factors alone could prevent between __ to __% of all
premature deaths - answers - 40 to 70%
Better control of behavioural risk factors alone could prevent ___/___ of all acute
disabilities - answers - 1/3 of all acute disabilities
Better control of behavioural risk factors alone could prevent __/__ of chronic disabilities
- answers - 2/3 of chronic disabilities
True or false: hp campaigns are only for people who are health - answers - false
The greatest chances of wellbeing occur when we ____ ___ ____ ____ - answers - the
greatest chances of wellbeing occur when we mitigate progression of disease
T/f: we don't have the same programs in canada in terms of how to become a health
educator as the us - answers - true
What is a branch of healthcare in canada that is well known for its great use of hp
strategies? - answers - diabetes
What 4 domains are interrelated in the study of health? - answers - - health promo
-health education
- good health behaviour
- disease prevention
, There is a difference between health promotion and ___ ___ - answers - disease
prevention
There are health promotion roots in ___ ___ - answers - health education
- he is an integral part of hp
Health education (he)= - answers - more specific to a role with a purpose within health
promo
Health promotion (hp)= - answers - more broad and includes various factors
__ is used to enable __ - answers - he is used to enable hp
- he is focused but from vision to evaluation it constantly keeps in mind the bigger
picture
Most deaths and disabilities are directly related to ___ ___ - answers - chronic diseases
What are the top 2 causes of death in our age group - answers - accidents, suicide
Most common causes of death in us - answers - 1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Actual causes of death in the us - answers - 1. Tobacco
2. Poor diet/physical inactivity
3. Alcohol consumption
Hp is geared towards this list
Levels of prevention? What are they - answers - primary, secondary tertiary
Primary prevention: what is it and health status - answers - measures that forestall the
onset of a disease, illness, injury
Health status: healthy, without signs and symptoms of disease, illness or injury
Activities: directed at improving wellbeing while preventing specific health problems
(legislation to mandate safe practices, exercise programs, immunizations, fluoride
treatments)
Secondary prevention: what is it and health status - answers - measures that lead to
early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness, or injury to minimize
progression of health problem
Health status: presence of disease, illness, or injury
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is health promotion? - answers - any planned combo of educational, political,
environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions/conditions
of living conducive to health of individuals, groups/communities
Acronym: peerom
Everyone has a degree of health that exists along a ____ - answers - continuum
Hp takes into account that human behaviour is governed by these 2 things: - answers - -
personal factors (knowledge, expectancies, competencies, wellbeing)
- structural aspects of environment
What is hp program success linked to? - answers - planning of program! If you fail to
plan, you plan to fail
Better control of behavioural risk factors alone could prevent between __ to __% of all
premature deaths - answers - 40 to 70%
Better control of behavioural risk factors alone could prevent ___/___ of all acute
disabilities - answers - 1/3 of all acute disabilities
Better control of behavioural risk factors alone could prevent __/__ of chronic disabilities
- answers - 2/3 of chronic disabilities
True or false: hp campaigns are only for people who are health - answers - false
The greatest chances of wellbeing occur when we ____ ___ ____ ____ - answers - the
greatest chances of wellbeing occur when we mitigate progression of disease
T/f: we don't have the same programs in canada in terms of how to become a health
educator as the us - answers - true
What is a branch of healthcare in canada that is well known for its great use of hp
strategies? - answers - diabetes
What 4 domains are interrelated in the study of health? - answers - - health promo
-health education
- good health behaviour
- disease prevention
, There is a difference between health promotion and ___ ___ - answers - disease
prevention
There are health promotion roots in ___ ___ - answers - health education
- he is an integral part of hp
Health education (he)= - answers - more specific to a role with a purpose within health
promo
Health promotion (hp)= - answers - more broad and includes various factors
__ is used to enable __ - answers - he is used to enable hp
- he is focused but from vision to evaluation it constantly keeps in mind the bigger
picture
Most deaths and disabilities are directly related to ___ ___ - answers - chronic diseases
What are the top 2 causes of death in our age group - answers - accidents, suicide
Most common causes of death in us - answers - 1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Actual causes of death in the us - answers - 1. Tobacco
2. Poor diet/physical inactivity
3. Alcohol consumption
Hp is geared towards this list
Levels of prevention? What are they - answers - primary, secondary tertiary
Primary prevention: what is it and health status - answers - measures that forestall the
onset of a disease, illness, injury
Health status: healthy, without signs and symptoms of disease, illness or injury
Activities: directed at improving wellbeing while preventing specific health problems
(legislation to mandate safe practices, exercise programs, immunizations, fluoride
treatments)
Secondary prevention: what is it and health status - answers - measures that lead to
early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness, or injury to minimize
progression of health problem
Health status: presence of disease, illness, or injury
