POPULATION HEALTH EXAM 1 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MASTER FILE
◉ primary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs
◉ secondary prevention. Answer: aims to reduce the impact of a
disease or injury that has already occurred
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent further
consequences of a chronic illness or disability and to support
optimal functioning
◉ initially, school nurses had the task of. Answer: investigating
absenteeism
◉ healthy people 2020 has the goal of. Answer: preventing or
delaying the onset of major chronic illness, injuries, and infectious
diseases
◉ Elizabeth Poor Laws. Answer: guaranteed medical care for the
poor
, ◉ Breckenridge. Answer: founded frontier nursing service which
was the 1st community health program (maternal healthcare)
◉ rathbone established. Answer: 1st district nurse's association
with florence nightingale
◉ Shattuck Report provided. Answer: 1st recommendations for
establishing modern public health organization
◉ providing ____ and _____ on actions patients can take helps to
__________. Answer: education; recommendations; reduce disease risk
factors
◉ determinants of health include. Answer: modifiable and non-
modifiable behaviors
◉ Modifiable risk factors. Answer: -daily exercise
-med adherence
-proper nutrition
-taking vitamin supplements
-using seatbelts
-wearing helmets
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MASTER FILE
◉ primary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs
◉ secondary prevention. Answer: aims to reduce the impact of a
disease or injury that has already occurred
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent further
consequences of a chronic illness or disability and to support
optimal functioning
◉ initially, school nurses had the task of. Answer: investigating
absenteeism
◉ healthy people 2020 has the goal of. Answer: preventing or
delaying the onset of major chronic illness, injuries, and infectious
diseases
◉ Elizabeth Poor Laws. Answer: guaranteed medical care for the
poor
, ◉ Breckenridge. Answer: founded frontier nursing service which
was the 1st community health program (maternal healthcare)
◉ rathbone established. Answer: 1st district nurse's association
with florence nightingale
◉ Shattuck Report provided. Answer: 1st recommendations for
establishing modern public health organization
◉ providing ____ and _____ on actions patients can take helps to
__________. Answer: education; recommendations; reduce disease risk
factors
◉ determinants of health include. Answer: modifiable and non-
modifiable behaviors
◉ Modifiable risk factors. Answer: -daily exercise
-med adherence
-proper nutrition
-taking vitamin supplements
-using seatbelts
-wearing helmets