Health Promotion:
Week 1 with question
and answers
2025/2026
1940-1950 health - correct answersability to fulfill roles
1960-present health - correct answersadaptation and reaction to environment, disease
prevention, health promotion
adaptive model - correct answersability to adjust positively to social, mental, and physiological
change is the measure of their health.
illness occurs when the person fails to adapt or becomes maladaptive to these changes.
african americans - correct answersrisks: HTN, DM, Sickle- cell anemia, prostate, breast,
colorectal cancer, renal disease.
concerns: higher cancer deaths, most severe HIV, obesity, hypertension
barriers: poverty, lack of insurance, unsafe environments
religion: importance of family and religion, church promotes health, traditional healing
approach
, arab americans - correct answersconcerns: diabetes, coronary artery disease, teenage smoking
barriers: religious beliefs, cultural norms, gender issues, communication difficulty, folk remedies
religion: importance of family, male dominated
asian americans - correct answersrisks: HTN, stomach, cervical, liver cancer; osteoporosis,
thalassemia anemia, tuberculosis.
concerns: value education, hesitancy to seek early diagnosis, lower rate of obesity
barriers: poverty, poor access to services, folk remedies
religion: importance of family, respect for elders
before 1940 health - correct answersabsence of disease
clinical model - correct answershealth is defined by the absence and illness by the conspicuous
presence of signs and symptoms of disease.
people who use this model may not seek preventive health services or they may wait until they
are very ill to seek care.
community and public health nursing - correct answersdisease prevention and health
promotion, collaborative, based on research and theory, applies to individuals, families,
aggregates, community
cultural competency - correct answersmajor element in eliminating health disparities; culture
may impact health, healing, wellness belief systems, behavior of seeking healthcare
cultural values - correct answersunique cultural beliefs of what is valued that guide decisions
and behaviors (such as health values)
Week 1 with question
and answers
2025/2026
1940-1950 health - correct answersability to fulfill roles
1960-present health - correct answersadaptation and reaction to environment, disease
prevention, health promotion
adaptive model - correct answersability to adjust positively to social, mental, and physiological
change is the measure of their health.
illness occurs when the person fails to adapt or becomes maladaptive to these changes.
african americans - correct answersrisks: HTN, DM, Sickle- cell anemia, prostate, breast,
colorectal cancer, renal disease.
concerns: higher cancer deaths, most severe HIV, obesity, hypertension
barriers: poverty, lack of insurance, unsafe environments
religion: importance of family and religion, church promotes health, traditional healing
approach
, arab americans - correct answersconcerns: diabetes, coronary artery disease, teenage smoking
barriers: religious beliefs, cultural norms, gender issues, communication difficulty, folk remedies
religion: importance of family, male dominated
asian americans - correct answersrisks: HTN, stomach, cervical, liver cancer; osteoporosis,
thalassemia anemia, tuberculosis.
concerns: value education, hesitancy to seek early diagnosis, lower rate of obesity
barriers: poverty, poor access to services, folk remedies
religion: importance of family, respect for elders
before 1940 health - correct answersabsence of disease
clinical model - correct answershealth is defined by the absence and illness by the conspicuous
presence of signs and symptoms of disease.
people who use this model may not seek preventive health services or they may wait until they
are very ill to seek care.
community and public health nursing - correct answersdisease prevention and health
promotion, collaborative, based on research and theory, applies to individuals, families,
aggregates, community
cultural competency - correct answersmajor element in eliminating health disparities; culture
may impact health, healing, wellness belief systems, behavior of seeking healthcare
cultural values - correct answersunique cultural beliefs of what is valued that guide decisions
and behaviors (such as health values)
