Health Promotion Final Exam already passed 2023/2024

Health Promotion Final ExamIndividuals who are more susceptible to the effects of risk factors than the remainder of the population. More susceptible to drug and alcohol behaviors. - correct answer Vulnerability in adult population The study of factors that affect health and illness. - correct answer Epidemiology Host, environment, agent What causes the vulnerability. - correct answer The agent This is the person who is @ risk. - correct answer The host This is the where, all those factors that causes a person to become vulnerable. - correct answer Environment Referring to those non-modifiable behaviors. ex. age, sex, ethnicity. - correct answer Risk marker We have control over this. - correct answer Modifiable risk factors A population or a person has more than one risk factor which makes them more susceptible to disease. ex 87 yrs old who smokes vs. one who does not, puts them @ increases risk for poor health. - correct answer Cumulative risk People who posses multiple cumulative risk factors and are very sensitive to them. People who have HTN, DM, obesity, alcoholism. They live in poverty they are homeless and do not have access to health care. Also people who can not drive and pregnant women who do not get pre-natal care. - correct answer Differential Vulnerability Hypothesis Multiple health problems a person has. ex. DM, CAD. This stresses the persons immune system so their body can not fight very well. - correct answer Comorbidities