HES 345 Exam 1 Spring 2026 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Assess What does the APE model stand for and represent?
-Select the problem based on: prevalence, seriousness,
comorbidities, death, DALE(Disability Adjusted Life
Expectancy), YPLL, Cost
-Assess the situation - select population, examine social
and political factors, norms, financial
-Assess where responsibility is and where change must
occur from
-Review previous efforts
Program
-Develop an intervention that addresses everything from
the Assess Phase
-Understand why it will work where other interventions
failed based on evidence
Use a model (with an outcome evaluation in mind)
Evaluate
-Evaluate the success via Process, Impact, and Outcome
, Think SCIP What are the 4 factors affecting community health, and what are examples of
each?
1. Social /Cultural factors - beliefs, traditions, prejudices,
economy, politics, religion, socioeconomic status, social
norms
2. Community organization - ways in which communities
organize their resources; tax vs non tax supported
services
3. Individual behaviors - takes the concentrated effort of
many to make a community voluntary program work
4. Physical factors - industrial development, community
size, environment, geography
A disease is something negatively removes you from What is a disease?
homeostasis
1. Organ or organ system -- Heart or kidney disease, What are the four classification systems?
respiratory infection
2. Causative agent --Biological agent, Chemical agent,
Physical agent
3. Communicable or non communicable --
-Communicable → contagious
-Non communicable → lifestyle
4. Acute vs chronic -- Peak symptoms within 3 months
(acute) or longer than 3 months (chronic)
Acute vs Chronic: What is the difference between acute vs chronic and communicable vs non-
Peak symptoms within 3 months (acute) or longer than 3 communicable?
months (chronic)
Communicable vs Non Communicable:
Communicable → contagious
Non communicable → lifestyle
A model like a chain links, made to conceptualize the What is the chain of infection model?
transmission of communicable disease from its source to
a susceptible host
pathogen → reservoir → portal of exit → transmission →
portal of entry → new host
sorry y'all i could not find ts anywhere What is the lifespan of a disease model? (This is NOT the chain of infection model)
ANSWERS
Assess What does the APE model stand for and represent?
-Select the problem based on: prevalence, seriousness,
comorbidities, death, DALE(Disability Adjusted Life
Expectancy), YPLL, Cost
-Assess the situation - select population, examine social
and political factors, norms, financial
-Assess where responsibility is and where change must
occur from
-Review previous efforts
Program
-Develop an intervention that addresses everything from
the Assess Phase
-Understand why it will work where other interventions
failed based on evidence
Use a model (with an outcome evaluation in mind)
Evaluate
-Evaluate the success via Process, Impact, and Outcome
, Think SCIP What are the 4 factors affecting community health, and what are examples of
each?
1. Social /Cultural factors - beliefs, traditions, prejudices,
economy, politics, religion, socioeconomic status, social
norms
2. Community organization - ways in which communities
organize their resources; tax vs non tax supported
services
3. Individual behaviors - takes the concentrated effort of
many to make a community voluntary program work
4. Physical factors - industrial development, community
size, environment, geography
A disease is something negatively removes you from What is a disease?
homeostasis
1. Organ or organ system -- Heart or kidney disease, What are the four classification systems?
respiratory infection
2. Causative agent --Biological agent, Chemical agent,
Physical agent
3. Communicable or non communicable --
-Communicable → contagious
-Non communicable → lifestyle
4. Acute vs chronic -- Peak symptoms within 3 months
(acute) or longer than 3 months (chronic)
Acute vs Chronic: What is the difference between acute vs chronic and communicable vs non-
Peak symptoms within 3 months (acute) or longer than 3 communicable?
months (chronic)
Communicable vs Non Communicable:
Communicable → contagious
Non communicable → lifestyle
A model like a chain links, made to conceptualize the What is the chain of infection model?
transmission of communicable disease from its source to
a susceptible host
pathogen → reservoir → portal of exit → transmission →
portal of entry → new host
sorry y'all i could not find ts anywhere What is the lifespan of a disease model? (This is NOT the chain of infection model)
