Nursing 3000 Exam questions and
answers graded A+
Self ratings of health measured by a single question are shown to be an independent predictor of -
ANS✅✅survival
new morbidity
decline in functional ability
health care utilization
recovery from illness
nursing home placement
successful aging
WHO definition of health - ANS✅✅health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Ottawa Charter for health promotion definition of health - ANS✅✅Health is the extent to which an
individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change and cope with the
environment
Health is seen as a __________ not the __________ - ANS✅✅resource of everyday life; objectives
of living
health is a positive concept emphasizing - ANS✅✅social and personal resources as well as physical
capacities
What is needed for population health practice and research? - ANS✅✅to operationalize the
concept of health and provide an operational definition
Population may be - ANS✅✅-those who live in a particular geographic location
-those who share a common experience
-those who share a particular setting
-those who share a common health condition
,Statistically speaking, what is the population? - ANS✅✅includes all the units (ex. individuals) from
which a sample is drawn
population examples - ANS✅✅canadians
canadian seniors
canadian kids under the age of 15
canadians with a disability
canadians who are obese
population of iranians in canada
Term population health was originally used for - ANS✅✅health of populations
new concept of population health emerged when? - ANS✅✅1990's
Population health is now considered: - ANS✅✅a conceptual framework for thinking about why
some people are healthier than others and the policy development, research agenda and the
resource allocation that flow from this
Population health is an approach which (2 things) - ANS✅✅1. addresses the entire range of factors
that determine health, rather than focusing on risks and clinical factors related to particular disease;
2. Affects the entire population rather than only ill or high risk individuals
public health - ANS✅✅the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and
promoting health through organized efforts of society
key functions of public health - ANS✅✅- health promotion
- prevention and control of chronic disease and injury
-prevention and control of infectious disease
-emergency preparedness
-health protection
health of communities is affected by - ANS✅✅-age and sex distribution
-racial/ethnic composition
, -socioeconomic status
-access to health services
-access to other social services
-population density
-physical environment
public health has an emphasis on - ANS✅✅disease prevention and health promotion for
communities
public health interventions are - ANS✅✅broad spectrum, that may target the environment,
human behaviour, lifestyle, and medical care
objectives of population health studies (4) - ANS✅✅1. to describe - the health of population and
identify the prevalent health problems
2. to explain- why the state of health is what it is and why some specific health problems exist
3. to predict- health effects
4. To control - the development of health problems and disease and promote health by translating
knowledge from population health studies into public health policy
Epidemiology is - ANS✅✅the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or
events in specified populations, and the applications of this study to control health problems
epidemiology is the core science in - ANS✅✅the study of population and public health
the scope of epidemiology has changed from not only epidemics of infectious diseases but -
ANS✅✅also epidemics of chronic health conditions
social epidemiology - ANS✅✅a branch of epidemiology which examines the relationship between
patterns of health and illness and social factors
Key characteristics of epidemiology - ANS✅✅-population focus
-distribution
-determinants
answers graded A+
Self ratings of health measured by a single question are shown to be an independent predictor of -
ANS✅✅survival
new morbidity
decline in functional ability
health care utilization
recovery from illness
nursing home placement
successful aging
WHO definition of health - ANS✅✅health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Ottawa Charter for health promotion definition of health - ANS✅✅Health is the extent to which an
individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change and cope with the
environment
Health is seen as a __________ not the __________ - ANS✅✅resource of everyday life; objectives
of living
health is a positive concept emphasizing - ANS✅✅social and personal resources as well as physical
capacities
What is needed for population health practice and research? - ANS✅✅to operationalize the
concept of health and provide an operational definition
Population may be - ANS✅✅-those who live in a particular geographic location
-those who share a common experience
-those who share a particular setting
-those who share a common health condition
,Statistically speaking, what is the population? - ANS✅✅includes all the units (ex. individuals) from
which a sample is drawn
population examples - ANS✅✅canadians
canadian seniors
canadian kids under the age of 15
canadians with a disability
canadians who are obese
population of iranians in canada
Term population health was originally used for - ANS✅✅health of populations
new concept of population health emerged when? - ANS✅✅1990's
Population health is now considered: - ANS✅✅a conceptual framework for thinking about why
some people are healthier than others and the policy development, research agenda and the
resource allocation that flow from this
Population health is an approach which (2 things) - ANS✅✅1. addresses the entire range of factors
that determine health, rather than focusing on risks and clinical factors related to particular disease;
2. Affects the entire population rather than only ill or high risk individuals
public health - ANS✅✅the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and
promoting health through organized efforts of society
key functions of public health - ANS✅✅- health promotion
- prevention and control of chronic disease and injury
-prevention and control of infectious disease
-emergency preparedness
-health protection
health of communities is affected by - ANS✅✅-age and sex distribution
-racial/ethnic composition
, -socioeconomic status
-access to health services
-access to other social services
-population density
-physical environment
public health has an emphasis on - ANS✅✅disease prevention and health promotion for
communities
public health interventions are - ANS✅✅broad spectrum, that may target the environment,
human behaviour, lifestyle, and medical care
objectives of population health studies (4) - ANS✅✅1. to describe - the health of population and
identify the prevalent health problems
2. to explain- why the state of health is what it is and why some specific health problems exist
3. to predict- health effects
4. To control - the development of health problems and disease and promote health by translating
knowledge from population health studies into public health policy
Epidemiology is - ANS✅✅the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or
events in specified populations, and the applications of this study to control health problems
epidemiology is the core science in - ANS✅✅the study of population and public health
the scope of epidemiology has changed from not only epidemics of infectious diseases but -
ANS✅✅also epidemics of chronic health conditions
social epidemiology - ANS✅✅a branch of epidemiology which examines the relationship between
patterns of health and illness and social factors
Key characteristics of epidemiology - ANS✅✅-population focus
-distribution
-determinants
