HM 101: Chapter 6 || WELL-ENLIGHTENED Q&A!!
risk factor correct answers a behavior, genetic predisposition/characteristic or a condition that
increase the risk for an individual in terms of a certain disease/condition
social ecological model correct answers one of the community level model of health
behavior, looks at the interaction/relationship between the ind and the physical/social
environment
ecological models correct answers things that affect the child are in the larger physical and
social world, made up of spheres
individual correct answers theory of change is one of changing of the individual like
knowledge, attitudes, skills or intention to comply w/ certain behavioral norms
interpersonal relationships correct answers relationships w/ family, friends, neighbors, co-
workers are important influences on health behaviors
organizational factors correct answers organizations like school, work, church, professional,
and neighborhood groups may have + or - effects on the health of their members
community factors correct answers mediating structures such as family, chrich, informal
networks can provide social identity and resources, power structures between groups
public policy correct answers regulatory policies, procedures and laws have been passed to
help protect the health of communities , incr public's awareness of health and policy issues
non-communicable disease correct answers chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, diabetes),
persist for a long time, not contagious/cannot be transmitted person to person
- taken on by multiple interventions at different levels
epidemiological transition correct answers describes the changes in disease patterns that have
occurred overtime in populations/societies as they have become more develops, occurred
alongside demographic transition, shift from deaths of communicable disease to non-
communicable
demographic transition correct answers populations in countries like USA and W Europe
have transitioned from a period of time when there were many deaths and may birth to a
present time where we now have relatively low mortality and fertility
criteria that makes screening possible correct answers - disease produces substantial death
- early detection is possible and improves outcomes
- there is a feasible testing strategy for screening
- screening is acceptable in terms of harms, costs, and patient acceptance
sensitivity correct answers how many of the sick get found from among the sick, among
patients with disease the probability of a + test
specificity correct answers is how many of the well are correctly identified from among the
well, among patients w/o disease probability of a negative test
risk factor correct answers a behavior, genetic predisposition/characteristic or a condition that
increase the risk for an individual in terms of a certain disease/condition
social ecological model correct answers one of the community level model of health
behavior, looks at the interaction/relationship between the ind and the physical/social
environment
ecological models correct answers things that affect the child are in the larger physical and
social world, made up of spheres
individual correct answers theory of change is one of changing of the individual like
knowledge, attitudes, skills or intention to comply w/ certain behavioral norms
interpersonal relationships correct answers relationships w/ family, friends, neighbors, co-
workers are important influences on health behaviors
organizational factors correct answers organizations like school, work, church, professional,
and neighborhood groups may have + or - effects on the health of their members
community factors correct answers mediating structures such as family, chrich, informal
networks can provide social identity and resources, power structures between groups
public policy correct answers regulatory policies, procedures and laws have been passed to
help protect the health of communities , incr public's awareness of health and policy issues
non-communicable disease correct answers chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, diabetes),
persist for a long time, not contagious/cannot be transmitted person to person
- taken on by multiple interventions at different levels
epidemiological transition correct answers describes the changes in disease patterns that have
occurred overtime in populations/societies as they have become more develops, occurred
alongside demographic transition, shift from deaths of communicable disease to non-
communicable
demographic transition correct answers populations in countries like USA and W Europe
have transitioned from a period of time when there were many deaths and may birth to a
present time where we now have relatively low mortality and fertility
criteria that makes screening possible correct answers - disease produces substantial death
- early detection is possible and improves outcomes
- there is a feasible testing strategy for screening
- screening is acceptable in terms of harms, costs, and patient acceptance
sensitivity correct answers how many of the sick get found from among the sick, among
patients with disease the probability of a + test
specificity correct answers is how many of the well are correctly identified from among the
well, among patients w/o disease probability of a negative test
