PRIMARY CARE THE ART AND SCIENCE
PRACTICE SOLUTION FOR THE
EXAMINATION TEST GUARANTEED TO PASS
IN 2026.
⫸ Primary prevention. Answer: Primary prevention: the prevention of
disease (i.e. immunizations, prenatal care, and dental fluoride).
⫸ Secondary prevention:. Answer: early screening and detection of
disease (i.e. mammography and colonoscopy)
⫸ Tertiary prevention:. Answer: the restoration of health after illness
or disease has occurred (i.e. use of anti-hypertensives or cholesterol
lowering medications).
⫸ Screening. Answer: early signs of chronic disease surface in
midlife or between 40 and 65 years.
⫸ Nonmodifiable risk factors. Answer: include sex, age, and
genetic/family history.
⫸ Nonmodifiable. Answer: means the risk factors cannot be changed
in any way.
, ⫸ Health literacy. Answer: is commonly defined as the degree to
which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand
basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions
regarding their health (Affordable Care Act, 2010).
⫸ Many instruments are available to assess a person's level of health
literacy. Answer: •Newest Vital Scale (N V S) instrument;
•Test of Functional Health literacy in Adults (T O F H L A); and
•Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (R E A L
M-S F).
⫸ Three major government initiatives that have had great impact on
health promotion in the United States are. Answer: the National
Prevention Strategy, Healthy People 2020, and the U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force
⫸ Seven Priorities of NPS are identified to reduce the burden of the
leading causes of preventable death and major illness. Answer:
•Tobacco-Free Living
•Preventing Drug Abuse and Excessive Alcohol Use
•Healthy Eating
•Active Living
•Injury and Violence-Free Living
•Reproductive and Sexual Health
•Mental and Emotional Well-being
PRACTICE SOLUTION FOR THE
EXAMINATION TEST GUARANTEED TO PASS
IN 2026.
⫸ Primary prevention. Answer: Primary prevention: the prevention of
disease (i.e. immunizations, prenatal care, and dental fluoride).
⫸ Secondary prevention:. Answer: early screening and detection of
disease (i.e. mammography and colonoscopy)
⫸ Tertiary prevention:. Answer: the restoration of health after illness
or disease has occurred (i.e. use of anti-hypertensives or cholesterol
lowering medications).
⫸ Screening. Answer: early signs of chronic disease surface in
midlife or between 40 and 65 years.
⫸ Nonmodifiable risk factors. Answer: include sex, age, and
genetic/family history.
⫸ Nonmodifiable. Answer: means the risk factors cannot be changed
in any way.
, ⫸ Health literacy. Answer: is commonly defined as the degree to
which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand
basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions
regarding their health (Affordable Care Act, 2010).
⫸ Many instruments are available to assess a person's level of health
literacy. Answer: •Newest Vital Scale (N V S) instrument;
•Test of Functional Health literacy in Adults (T O F H L A); and
•Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (R E A L
M-S F).
⫸ Three major government initiatives that have had great impact on
health promotion in the United States are. Answer: the National
Prevention Strategy, Healthy People 2020, and the U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force
⫸ Seven Priorities of NPS are identified to reduce the burden of the
leading causes of preventable death and major illness. Answer:
•Tobacco-Free Living
•Preventing Drug Abuse and Excessive Alcohol Use
•Healthy Eating
•Active Living
•Injury and Violence-Free Living
•Reproductive and Sexual Health
•Mental and Emotional Well-being
