NRS-425
Health Promotion & Population
Health
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
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,1. Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a primary focus of
population health?
a) Treatment of individual illness
b) Health promotion activities
c) Disease outbreak investigation
d) Health policy development
Correct Answer: b) Health promotion activities
Rationale: Population health focuses on the health outcomes of a
group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes
within the group. It emphasizes health promotion and disease
prevention over the treatment of individual illness.
2. Fill-in-the-Blank: __________ is the process of enabling people
to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Correct Answer: Health promotion
Rationale: Health promotion is the process of enabling people to
increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby
improve their health.
3. True/False: Socioeconomic status does not influence an
individual's access to healthcare.
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, Correct Answer: False
Rationale: Socioeconomic status significantly influences access to
healthcare, as individuals with higher status often have better access
to health services.
4. Multiple Response: Select all that apply. Which of the following
are determinants of health?
a) Genetics
b) Environment
c) Education
d) Income
e) Social support networks
Correct Answers: a) Genetics, b) Environment, c) Education, d)
Income, e) Social support networks
Rationale: These are all recognized determinants of health, as
they have a significant impact on individual and population health
outcomes.
5. Multiple Choice: What is the primary goal of community health
assessments?
a) To provide healthcare services
b) To identify community health problems
c) To promote pharmaceutical products
©GCU 2024/2025
Health Promotion & Population
Health
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
©GCU 2024/2025
,1. Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a primary focus of
population health?
a) Treatment of individual illness
b) Health promotion activities
c) Disease outbreak investigation
d) Health policy development
Correct Answer: b) Health promotion activities
Rationale: Population health focuses on the health outcomes of a
group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes
within the group. It emphasizes health promotion and disease
prevention over the treatment of individual illness.
2. Fill-in-the-Blank: __________ is the process of enabling people
to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Correct Answer: Health promotion
Rationale: Health promotion is the process of enabling people to
increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby
improve their health.
3. True/False: Socioeconomic status does not influence an
individual's access to healthcare.
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, Correct Answer: False
Rationale: Socioeconomic status significantly influences access to
healthcare, as individuals with higher status often have better access
to health services.
4. Multiple Response: Select all that apply. Which of the following
are determinants of health?
a) Genetics
b) Environment
c) Education
d) Income
e) Social support networks
Correct Answers: a) Genetics, b) Environment, c) Education, d)
Income, e) Social support networks
Rationale: These are all recognized determinants of health, as
they have a significant impact on individual and population health
outcomes.
5. Multiple Choice: What is the primary goal of community health
assessments?
a) To provide healthcare services
b) To identify community health problems
c) To promote pharmaceutical products
©GCU 2024/2025
