NSG 3130 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE FULL
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
●● WHO Determinants of Heath
Answer: Social and Economic Environment
Physical Environment
Persons individual characteristics and behaviours
●● General Determinants of Health
Answer: Income and Social Status
Social Support
Education and literacy
Employment/Working Conditions
Housing
Transportation
Personal Health Practices
Coping Skills
Healthy child development
Biology
Genetic environment
Health services
Gender
,●● What is Public Health?
Answer: organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease
and the promotion of health
●● Benefits from Public Health
Answer: Dramatic increase in life expectancy:
Decreased number of deaths from stroke, coronary heart disease, and
cancer
Declines in death rates of adults and children
Population-focused PH approaches could help prevent up to 70% of
early deaths in America, compared to only 10% for medical treatment.
●● What does public health do?
Answer: Prevents epidemics and the spread of disease
Protects against environmental hazards
Prevents injuries
Promotes and encourages healthy behaviors
Responds to disasters and assists communities in recovery
Assures the quality and accessibility of health services
,●● Levels of Health Care Services Pyramid
Answer: Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Clinical Preventive Services
Population Based Heath Care Services
●● functions of public health
Answer: assessment, policy development, assurance
●● Assessment
Answer: regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about
health conditions, risks and resources in a community
●● Policy Development
Answer: use of information gathered during assessment to develop local
and state health policies and to direct resources toward those policies
●● assurance
Answer: focuses on the availability of necessary health services
throughout the community.
, ●● Body of Knowledge about population : Definition
Answer: Cause or Etiology
Groups at High Risk
Treatment Methods
Effectiveness of Treatment Methods
●● Body of Knowledge About Population : Sources
Answer: Community Health Nursing Research
Clinical research in nursing and medicine
Research in other fields
●● Information About the Community : Definition
Answer: Demographic Data
Health Status of Sub-populations
Services given to various populations
Measure of effectiveness of services
●● Information About the Community: Sources
Answer: Demographics such as age sex and socioeconomic and racial
distributions
Vital Statistics such as mortality and morbidity
Annual reports of health care organizations
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
●● WHO Determinants of Heath
Answer: Social and Economic Environment
Physical Environment
Persons individual characteristics and behaviours
●● General Determinants of Health
Answer: Income and Social Status
Social Support
Education and literacy
Employment/Working Conditions
Housing
Transportation
Personal Health Practices
Coping Skills
Healthy child development
Biology
Genetic environment
Health services
Gender
,●● What is Public Health?
Answer: organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease
and the promotion of health
●● Benefits from Public Health
Answer: Dramatic increase in life expectancy:
Decreased number of deaths from stroke, coronary heart disease, and
cancer
Declines in death rates of adults and children
Population-focused PH approaches could help prevent up to 70% of
early deaths in America, compared to only 10% for medical treatment.
●● What does public health do?
Answer: Prevents epidemics and the spread of disease
Protects against environmental hazards
Prevents injuries
Promotes and encourages healthy behaviors
Responds to disasters and assists communities in recovery
Assures the quality and accessibility of health services
,●● Levels of Health Care Services Pyramid
Answer: Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Clinical Preventive Services
Population Based Heath Care Services
●● functions of public health
Answer: assessment, policy development, assurance
●● Assessment
Answer: regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about
health conditions, risks and resources in a community
●● Policy Development
Answer: use of information gathered during assessment to develop local
and state health policies and to direct resources toward those policies
●● assurance
Answer: focuses on the availability of necessary health services
throughout the community.
, ●● Body of Knowledge about population : Definition
Answer: Cause or Etiology
Groups at High Risk
Treatment Methods
Effectiveness of Treatment Methods
●● Body of Knowledge About Population : Sources
Answer: Community Health Nursing Research
Clinical research in nursing and medicine
Research in other fields
●● Information About the Community : Definition
Answer: Demographic Data
Health Status of Sub-populations
Services given to various populations
Measure of effectiveness of services
●● Information About the Community: Sources
Answer: Demographics such as age sex and socioeconomic and racial
distributions
Vital Statistics such as mortality and morbidity
Annual reports of health care organizations
