NUR 211 - Module 2 - Health Promotion, Disease &
Injury Prevention Across the Lifespan
Determinants of Health - answerthe range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that
influence health status including:
- nutrition
- stress
- education
- environment
- finances
- genetics/biology
Health Indicators - answerhealth status of a community and serve as targets for improvement of a
community's health
Epidemiology - answer- study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in a
given population, for the purposes of disease prevention, health maintenance, & health promotion
Epidemiological Triangle - answer- susceptible host
- physical & social environment
- chemical, physical, or infectious agents
Incidence - answernumber of new cases identified during a specific period of time
Prevalence - answertotal number of people affected by a particular condition at a specific point of time
Morbidity - answernumber of nonfatal cases
Mortality - answerdeaths identified by specific groups for a specific disease
Health Statistics - answergeneral statistics concerning health status of a group or population (birth,
death)
Vital Statistics - answeridentifies changes in leading causes of death over time
Epidemic - answerdisease or condition occurs when the rate of disease exceeds the usual (endemic)
level of the condition in a defined population
Pandemic - answerdisease or condition occurs when an epidemic occurs in several countries or
continents
Nosocomial Infections - answerhospital infections
Virulence - answerdegree of pathogenicity
Vectors - answeragents that carries pathogen to host
Injury Prevention Across the Lifespan
Determinants of Health - answerthe range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that
influence health status including:
- nutrition
- stress
- education
- environment
- finances
- genetics/biology
Health Indicators - answerhealth status of a community and serve as targets for improvement of a
community's health
Epidemiology - answer- study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in a
given population, for the purposes of disease prevention, health maintenance, & health promotion
Epidemiological Triangle - answer- susceptible host
- physical & social environment
- chemical, physical, or infectious agents
Incidence - answernumber of new cases identified during a specific period of time
Prevalence - answertotal number of people affected by a particular condition at a specific point of time
Morbidity - answernumber of nonfatal cases
Mortality - answerdeaths identified by specific groups for a specific disease
Health Statistics - answergeneral statistics concerning health status of a group or population (birth,
death)
Vital Statistics - answeridentifies changes in leading causes of death over time
Epidemic - answerdisease or condition occurs when the rate of disease exceeds the usual (endemic)
level of the condition in a defined population
Pandemic - answerdisease or condition occurs when an epidemic occurs in several countries or
continents
Nosocomial Infections - answerhospital infections
Virulence - answerdegree of pathogenicity
Vectors - answeragents that carries pathogen to host
