PPN 302 - MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Health Equity. Answer: Fair Distribution & Highest Level of Health Regardless of
Circumstances
● Health Disparity. Answer: Difference in health r/t SDHs
● Biomedical Model. Answer: Solely Individual & Hospital Based - Focus on Meds & Rehab
Downstream Approach e.g. Cancer, HIV Status, Surgeries
● Behavioral Model. Answer: Individual/Group Level - Habits & Lifestyle Focus Mid-Stream
Approach e.g. Smoking, Diet, Drugs
● Socio-Environmental Model. Answer: Community/Societal Level - SDH &
Inequities/Inequalities Upstream Approach e.g. Poverty, Unemployment, Policies
● Harm Reduction. Answer: Individual Level - Safer alternatives to Behaviors Midstream
Approach e.g. Methadone, Injection Sites, Condom Distribution
● Purpose of the Critical Lens. Answer: 1. Interpret what we see, hear and experience 2.
Understand how context can affect health 3. Reflect on how our values & biases can influence
practice
● Micro Level. Answer: Individual / Family Contexts SDHs: Early Child Development,
Personal Health and Coping Skills
● Ottawa Charter Strategies for Micro Level. Answer: 1. Developing Personal Skills
● Meso Level. Answer: Community Contexts SDHs: Physical Env, Social Supports, Early
Childhood, Work Conditions and Education
● Ottawa Charter Strategies for Meso Level. Answer: 1. Strengthening Community Action 2.
Creating Supportive Environments
● Macro Level. Answer: Societal / System Level SDHs: Health Service, Income and Social
Status
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Health Equity. Answer: Fair Distribution & Highest Level of Health Regardless of
Circumstances
● Health Disparity. Answer: Difference in health r/t SDHs
● Biomedical Model. Answer: Solely Individual & Hospital Based - Focus on Meds & Rehab
Downstream Approach e.g. Cancer, HIV Status, Surgeries
● Behavioral Model. Answer: Individual/Group Level - Habits & Lifestyle Focus Mid-Stream
Approach e.g. Smoking, Diet, Drugs
● Socio-Environmental Model. Answer: Community/Societal Level - SDH &
Inequities/Inequalities Upstream Approach e.g. Poverty, Unemployment, Policies
● Harm Reduction. Answer: Individual Level - Safer alternatives to Behaviors Midstream
Approach e.g. Methadone, Injection Sites, Condom Distribution
● Purpose of the Critical Lens. Answer: 1. Interpret what we see, hear and experience 2.
Understand how context can affect health 3. Reflect on how our values & biases can influence
practice
● Micro Level. Answer: Individual / Family Contexts SDHs: Early Child Development,
Personal Health and Coping Skills
● Ottawa Charter Strategies for Micro Level. Answer: 1. Developing Personal Skills
● Meso Level. Answer: Community Contexts SDHs: Physical Env, Social Supports, Early
Childhood, Work Conditions and Education
● Ottawa Charter Strategies for Meso Level. Answer: 1. Strengthening Community Action 2.
Creating Supportive Environments
● Macro Level. Answer: Societal / System Level SDHs: Health Service, Income and Social
Status
