EXSC 191 Exam 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is public health? - CORRECT ANSWER a field that encompasses many disciplines
to promote and protect and prevent disease
5 pillars of public health - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Epidemiology and disease control
2. Environmental health
3. Health promotion and health education
4. Health administration and policy
5. Biostatistics
Define Health - CORRECT ANSWER The state of complete physical mental, and social
well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Define Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -positive component of optimal health
-reflects how one feels about life and one's ability to function effectively
5 Specific elements of well-being - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Purpose
2. Social
3. Financial
4. Community
5. Physical
Physical activity vs. Exercise - CORRECT ANSWER -Physical Activity: Bodily
movement produced by skeletal muscles which requires energy expenditure
-Exercise: A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily
movement with the intent of improving or maintaining one or more components of physical
fitness.
,4 Primary goals of Healthy People 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Attain high-quality,
longer lives
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve health of all groups
3. Create social and physical environments that promote health for all
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy
behaviors across all stages of life
Define physical fitness. - CORRECT ANSWER -Body's ability to function effectively
-Includes health-related and skill-related components
Define Metabolic fitness - CORRECT ANSWER An assessment of total fitness resulting
in reduced risk of chronic diseses
Define Bone Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER Possessing strong, healthy bones
Define Functional Fitness - CORRECT ANSWER -Refers to the ability to perform
activities of daily living
What are determinants of health you have little or some control over? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Heredity
-Age
-Disability
-Health Care
-Environment
What are determinants of health you have greater control over? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Personal actions, interactions, cognitions and emotions
EX: eating well, engaging in physical activity, managing stress, avoiding destructive habits
, What is the #1 major cause of early death in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER Heart
Disease
What are the 10 great achievements of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Vaccination
2. Motor-vehicle safety
3. Safer workplaces
4. Control of infectious diseases
5. Declines in deaths from CHD and stroke
6. Safer and healthier foods
7. Healthier mothers and babies
8. Family planning
9. Fluoridation of drinking water
10. Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
What are the 3 priority lifestyles for good health? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Physical
Activity
2. Healthy Eating
3. Managing stress
Stages of change - CORRECT ANSWER
What factors influence Lifestyle change - CORRECT ANSWER -personal factors
-predisposing factors
-enabling factors
-reinforcing factors
Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory - CORRECT ANSWER
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is public health? - CORRECT ANSWER a field that encompasses many disciplines
to promote and protect and prevent disease
5 pillars of public health - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Epidemiology and disease control
2. Environmental health
3. Health promotion and health education
4. Health administration and policy
5. Biostatistics
Define Health - CORRECT ANSWER The state of complete physical mental, and social
well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Define Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -positive component of optimal health
-reflects how one feels about life and one's ability to function effectively
5 Specific elements of well-being - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Purpose
2. Social
3. Financial
4. Community
5. Physical
Physical activity vs. Exercise - CORRECT ANSWER -Physical Activity: Bodily
movement produced by skeletal muscles which requires energy expenditure
-Exercise: A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily
movement with the intent of improving or maintaining one or more components of physical
fitness.
,4 Primary goals of Healthy People 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Attain high-quality,
longer lives
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve health of all groups
3. Create social and physical environments that promote health for all
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy
behaviors across all stages of life
Define physical fitness. - CORRECT ANSWER -Body's ability to function effectively
-Includes health-related and skill-related components
Define Metabolic fitness - CORRECT ANSWER An assessment of total fitness resulting
in reduced risk of chronic diseses
Define Bone Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER Possessing strong, healthy bones
Define Functional Fitness - CORRECT ANSWER -Refers to the ability to perform
activities of daily living
What are determinants of health you have little or some control over? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Heredity
-Age
-Disability
-Health Care
-Environment
What are determinants of health you have greater control over? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Personal actions, interactions, cognitions and emotions
EX: eating well, engaging in physical activity, managing stress, avoiding destructive habits
, What is the #1 major cause of early death in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER Heart
Disease
What are the 10 great achievements of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Vaccination
2. Motor-vehicle safety
3. Safer workplaces
4. Control of infectious diseases
5. Declines in deaths from CHD and stroke
6. Safer and healthier foods
7. Healthier mothers and babies
8. Family planning
9. Fluoridation of drinking water
10. Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
What are the 3 priority lifestyles for good health? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Physical
Activity
2. Healthy Eating
3. Managing stress
Stages of change - CORRECT ANSWER
What factors influence Lifestyle change - CORRECT ANSWER -personal factors
-predisposing factors
-enabling factors
-reinforcing factors
Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory - CORRECT ANSWER
