Exam : NR222 / NR 222 Health & Wellness
Exam Review| Questions and Verified
Answers (2025/ 2026 Update)
Health - ANSWER A dynamic state or condition of the
human organism that is multidimensional in nature, a resource for living,
and results from a person's interactions with and adaptations to his or her
environment
Community - ANSWER -Group of people that share common
characteristics
-Location, race, ethnicity, age occupation
Public Health - ANSWER Actions that society takes
collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy
can occur; most inclusive term
Community Health - ANSWER Health status of a defined
group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and
preserve their health
Population Health - ANSWER Health status of people who
are not organized; have no identity as a group
,Public Health System - ANSWER The organizational
mechanism of those activities undertaken within the formal structure of
government and the associated efforts of private and voluntary
organizations and individuals
Global Health - ANSWER -Health problems, issues, and
concerns that transcend national boundaries
-May be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries
-Best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions
Personal Health Activities - ANSWER Individual actions and
decision making that affect the health of an individual or his or her
immediate family members or friends
Community and Public Health Activities - ANSWER -
Activities aimed at protecting or improving the health of a population or
community
-EXAMPLES: Maintaining birth and death records, protecting food and
water supply, etc.
What are the factors that affect the health of the community? -
ANSWER -Physical
-Social and Cultural
-Individual Behaviors
,-Community Organization
Examples of Physical Factors - ANSWER -Geography
-Environment
-Community Size
-Industrial Development
Examples of Social and Cultural Factors - ANSWER -Beliefs
and traditions
-Economy
-Politics
-Religion
-Social norms
-Socioeconomic status
What are the 5 areas of social determinants of health (SDOH)? -
ANSWER -Economic stability
-Education
-Social and community context
-Health and health care
-Neighborhood and built environments
Community Organizing - ANSWER -A process through
which communities are helped to identify common problems or goals,
mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and implement strategies
for reaching their goals they have collectively set
-Democracy
, Did a lot of community health practices go unrecorded? -
ANSWER YES
-Some of the practices may have included taboos, rites and spiritual
beliefs
What time period does archeological evidence of community health
activities date back to? - ANSWER 2000 B.C.
What is the 18th century categorized as? - ANSWER
Industrial growth
What was it like living in the 18th century? - ANSWER -
Cities were overcrowded
-Water supplies inadequate
-unsanitary
Who created vaccination for smallpox? - ANSWER Dr.
Jenner in 1796
What was the average age of death in the 18th century? -
ANSWER 29 years old
Exam Review| Questions and Verified
Answers (2025/ 2026 Update)
Health - ANSWER A dynamic state or condition of the
human organism that is multidimensional in nature, a resource for living,
and results from a person's interactions with and adaptations to his or her
environment
Community - ANSWER -Group of people that share common
characteristics
-Location, race, ethnicity, age occupation
Public Health - ANSWER Actions that society takes
collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy
can occur; most inclusive term
Community Health - ANSWER Health status of a defined
group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and
preserve their health
Population Health - ANSWER Health status of people who
are not organized; have no identity as a group
,Public Health System - ANSWER The organizational
mechanism of those activities undertaken within the formal structure of
government and the associated efforts of private and voluntary
organizations and individuals
Global Health - ANSWER -Health problems, issues, and
concerns that transcend national boundaries
-May be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries
-Best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions
Personal Health Activities - ANSWER Individual actions and
decision making that affect the health of an individual or his or her
immediate family members or friends
Community and Public Health Activities - ANSWER -
Activities aimed at protecting or improving the health of a population or
community
-EXAMPLES: Maintaining birth and death records, protecting food and
water supply, etc.
What are the factors that affect the health of the community? -
ANSWER -Physical
-Social and Cultural
-Individual Behaviors
,-Community Organization
Examples of Physical Factors - ANSWER -Geography
-Environment
-Community Size
-Industrial Development
Examples of Social and Cultural Factors - ANSWER -Beliefs
and traditions
-Economy
-Politics
-Religion
-Social norms
-Socioeconomic status
What are the 5 areas of social determinants of health (SDOH)? -
ANSWER -Economic stability
-Education
-Social and community context
-Health and health care
-Neighborhood and built environments
Community Organizing - ANSWER -A process through
which communities are helped to identify common problems or goals,
mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and implement strategies
for reaching their goals they have collectively set
-Democracy
, Did a lot of community health practices go unrecorded? -
ANSWER YES
-Some of the practices may have included taboos, rites and spiritual
beliefs
What time period does archeological evidence of community health
activities date back to? - ANSWER 2000 B.C.
What is the 18th century categorized as? - ANSWER
Industrial growth
What was it like living in the 18th century? - ANSWER -
Cities were overcrowded
-Water supplies inadequate
-unsanitary
Who created vaccination for smallpox? - ANSWER Dr.
Jenner in 1796
What was the average age of death in the 18th century? -
ANSWER 29 years old
