NRS 434VN TOPIC 1 ASSIGNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND HEALTH
PROMOTION FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ Environmental Influences. Answer: •Air, grass, ground &
structures where we live & work
•Air & water pollution
•Natural & built environments
•Global warming/climate change
•Natural disasters
•EPA
•OSHA - mandates safe working environments
◉ Individual Influences. Answer: •Culture
•Health beliefs and practices
•Cultural competence
•Cultural awareness
•Cultural humility
•Cultural diversity
Cultural safety
,◉ Social Influences. Answer: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
1.Health care access & quality
2.Education access & quality
3.Economic stability
4.Social & community context
5.Neighborhood & built environment
◉ Epidemiological Triangle. Answer: agent, host, environment
◉ Barriers to Health Care. Answer: •Inadequate health insurance
•Inability to pay
•Language barriers
•Cultural barriers
•Lack of providers
•Inconvenient hours
•Lack of transportation
•Attitudes of health care personnel
•Social Isolation
, ◉ Epidemiology. Answer: the study of health-related trends in
populations for the purposes of disease prevention, health
maintenance, and health protection.
◉ Levels of Disease. Answer: Endemic-when cases are generally
constant and occur regularly and in a specific location
Epidemic-a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time.
Pandemic-a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a
whole country or the world at a particular time
◉ National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS).
Answer: a nationwide collaboration that enables all levels of public
health (local, state, territorial, federal, and international) to share
health information to monitor, control, and prevent the occurrence
and spread of state-reportable and nationally notifiable diseases
◉ Notifiable/Reportable Disease. Answer: a disease that the law
requires to be reported to public health authorities as part of the
public health surveillance system
Examples: Anthrax, COVID, Hepatitis
◉ Natural History of Disease. Answer: susceptible- exposure
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND HEALTH
PROMOTION FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ Environmental Influences. Answer: •Air, grass, ground &
structures where we live & work
•Air & water pollution
•Natural & built environments
•Global warming/climate change
•Natural disasters
•EPA
•OSHA - mandates safe working environments
◉ Individual Influences. Answer: •Culture
•Health beliefs and practices
•Cultural competence
•Cultural awareness
•Cultural humility
•Cultural diversity
Cultural safety
,◉ Social Influences. Answer: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
1.Health care access & quality
2.Education access & quality
3.Economic stability
4.Social & community context
5.Neighborhood & built environment
◉ Epidemiological Triangle. Answer: agent, host, environment
◉ Barriers to Health Care. Answer: •Inadequate health insurance
•Inability to pay
•Language barriers
•Cultural barriers
•Lack of providers
•Inconvenient hours
•Lack of transportation
•Attitudes of health care personnel
•Social Isolation
, ◉ Epidemiology. Answer: the study of health-related trends in
populations for the purposes of disease prevention, health
maintenance, and health protection.
◉ Levels of Disease. Answer: Endemic-when cases are generally
constant and occur regularly and in a specific location
Epidemic-a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time.
Pandemic-a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a
whole country or the world at a particular time
◉ National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS).
Answer: a nationwide collaboration that enables all levels of public
health (local, state, territorial, federal, and international) to share
health information to monitor, control, and prevent the occurrence
and spread of state-reportable and nationally notifiable diseases
◉ Notifiable/Reportable Disease. Answer: a disease that the law
requires to be reported to public health authorities as part of the
public health surveillance system
Examples: Anthrax, COVID, Hepatitis
◉ Natural History of Disease. Answer: susceptible- exposure
