NURS 480 Exam 1 – Questions With Reliable
Solutions
Save
Terms in this set (102)
Group or collection of individuals interacting in social
Community units and sharing common interests, cultural values and
goals
Subgroups (of a community) with common
Aggregate characteristics or concerns. (e.g. elderly, women, etc.)
- an individual can belong to many of these!
Geographically defined by county, state, or country; at-
Population
risk groups
Policies, programs, and interventions at the individual
and social levels-> focuses on society-wide health
issues and health issues of particular high-risk groups
Population Health
and emphasizes three pillars: public health, health care,
public policy
- outcomes, management, accountability
Theories Guiding Population Models
Production and reproduction of social and biological
inequities
Embodiment Theory - human body absorbs social stressors from the
environment-> biological response to working
conditions and life
- SDOH and inequities impact health biologically
Theories Guiding Population Models
Physical, psych, and socioeconomic vulnerable impact
Historical Trauma
across generations due to historical experienced trauma
- ex: slavery
Theories Guiding Population Models
Social Status Syndrome Your place on the social gradient ladder directly drives
your health
, Theories Guiding Population Models
With chronic exposure to stress, your body never gets
to go back to homeostasis ability-> always on fight or
Allostatic Load Theory
flight mode which effects health short-term and long-
term
- stop those constant sources of chronic stress!
Theories Guiding Population Models
Dominant groups promote their own cultural groups in
order to maintain dominance over other groups
Weathering Hypothesis - ex: early fertility patterns in AA mothers as a way of
survival in high poverty urban areas
- consider social inequalities that are attached to those
practices because they are happening for survival
Theories Guiding Population Models
Fundamental Causes Social conditions are fundamental causes of health
inequalities-> drive health inequalities
Theories Guiding Population Models
What’s happening in the mother (SES and environment)
Fetal Origin Theory trans-utero transcends and predicts the trajectory of the
fetus later in life
- your stress impacts your future child-> domino effect
Theories Guiding Population Models
Epigenetics Different people’s bodies express different proteins
which reflect different traits and attributes
Extends the realm of public health…to include organized
health efforts at the community level through both
government and private efforts-> focuses on a group of
individuals within a geographically or culturally defined
Community Health Nursing group
- ex: AHA, American Red Cross; actions to improve
education, reduce unemployment, or enhance a
community’s built environment.
- collaborative, initiatives, and empowerment
The art and science of 1) preventing disease, 2)
prolonging life, and 3) promoting health through
Public Health
organized community efforts to benefit each citizen->
social justice!!
Solutions
Save
Terms in this set (102)
Group or collection of individuals interacting in social
Community units and sharing common interests, cultural values and
goals
Subgroups (of a community) with common
Aggregate characteristics or concerns. (e.g. elderly, women, etc.)
- an individual can belong to many of these!
Geographically defined by county, state, or country; at-
Population
risk groups
Policies, programs, and interventions at the individual
and social levels-> focuses on society-wide health
issues and health issues of particular high-risk groups
Population Health
and emphasizes three pillars: public health, health care,
public policy
- outcomes, management, accountability
Theories Guiding Population Models
Production and reproduction of social and biological
inequities
Embodiment Theory - human body absorbs social stressors from the
environment-> biological response to working
conditions and life
- SDOH and inequities impact health biologically
Theories Guiding Population Models
Physical, psych, and socioeconomic vulnerable impact
Historical Trauma
across generations due to historical experienced trauma
- ex: slavery
Theories Guiding Population Models
Social Status Syndrome Your place on the social gradient ladder directly drives
your health
, Theories Guiding Population Models
With chronic exposure to stress, your body never gets
to go back to homeostasis ability-> always on fight or
Allostatic Load Theory
flight mode which effects health short-term and long-
term
- stop those constant sources of chronic stress!
Theories Guiding Population Models
Dominant groups promote their own cultural groups in
order to maintain dominance over other groups
Weathering Hypothesis - ex: early fertility patterns in AA mothers as a way of
survival in high poverty urban areas
- consider social inequalities that are attached to those
practices because they are happening for survival
Theories Guiding Population Models
Fundamental Causes Social conditions are fundamental causes of health
inequalities-> drive health inequalities
Theories Guiding Population Models
What’s happening in the mother (SES and environment)
Fetal Origin Theory trans-utero transcends and predicts the trajectory of the
fetus later in life
- your stress impacts your future child-> domino effect
Theories Guiding Population Models
Epigenetics Different people’s bodies express different proteins
which reflect different traits and attributes
Extends the realm of public health…to include organized
health efforts at the community level through both
government and private efforts-> focuses on a group of
individuals within a geographically or culturally defined
Community Health Nursing group
- ex: AHA, American Red Cross; actions to improve
education, reduce unemployment, or enhance a
community’s built environment.
- collaborative, initiatives, and empowerment
The art and science of 1) preventing disease, 2)
prolonging life, and 3) promoting health through
Public Health
organized community efforts to benefit each citizen->
social justice!!
