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This study resource is designed to support learning in health promotion across the lifespan by helping students strengthen their understanding of wellness, disease prevention, and evidence-based health promotion strategies. It emphasizes patient-centered care, population health, and health education in diverse Canadian healthcare settings. The material covers key topics such as health promotion theories, lifespan development, preventive care, health assessment, chronic disease prevention, nutrition, mental health, cultural competence, community health, environmental health, and health education. It also focuses on developing the knowledge and skills needed to promote optimal health outcomes throughout all stages of life. This resource is suitable for nursing students, healthcare learners, nurse educators, and individuals preparing for health promotion coursework, examinations, competency assessments, and clinical practice.

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Edelman and Kudzma’s Canadian Health Promotion
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Throughout the Life Span 1st Edition Dames Test Bank
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Chapter t1: tHealth tDefined: tHealth tPromotion, tPrevention, tand tProtection
tDames, tLuctkar-Flude tand tTyerman: tEdelman tand tKudzma’s tCanadian

tHealth

Promotion tThroughout tthe tLife tSpan, t1st tEdition
MULTIPLE tCHOICE

1. How tis tdisease tdefined?
a. The tfailure tof ta tperson’s tadaptive tmechanisms tto tcounteract tstimuli tand
stresses tadequately, tresulting tin tfunctional tor tstructural tdisturbances
t

b. Disease tand tillness tare tcomponents tof ta tstruggle tfor tbalance tin tthe tbodily tsystems
c. The tfailure tof ta tperson’s tbodily tsystems tin tresponding tto tstresses, tresulting tin ta
hormonal timbalance
t

d. The tassault tby tstimuli tand tstress ton tthe tbody’s tcore tdefence tsystems
ANS: tA
Disease tmay tbe tdefined tas tthe tfailure tof ta tperson’s tadaptive tmechanisms tto tcounteract
tstimuli tand tstresses tadequately, tresulting tin tfunctional tor tstructural tdisturbances. tThis

tdefinition tis tan tecological tconcept tof tdisease, twhich tuses tmultiple tfactors tto tdetermine tthe

tcause tof tdisease, trather tthan tdescribing ta tsingle tcause. tDisease tand tillness tare tnot

tsynonymous.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tRemember t(Knowledge) tREF: tDisease, tIllness, tand tHealth tOBJ: t 1 tTOP:
tAssessment tMSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance



2. How tcan thealth tbe tdefined?
a. As tthe tabsence tof tdisease tand tillness
b. As tthe tperson’s tphilosophy tfor tliving tin tharmony twith ttheir tenvironment
c. A tstate tof tphysical, t mental, tand tspiritual twell-being
d. A tstate tof tphysical, tmental, tspiritual, tand tsocial tfunctioning tthat trealizes ta
person’s tpotential tand tis texperienced twithin ta tdevelopmental tcontext.
t

ANS: tD
Definitions tof thealth thave tevolved tas tthe tnature tof thealth tand tillness tbecomes tbetter
tunderstood. tHealth tis tmuch tmore tthan tthe tabsence tof tdisease tand tillness. tIt tis ta tstate tof

tphysical, tmental, tspiritual, tand tsocial tfunctioning tthat trealizes ta tperson’s tpotential tand tis

texperienced twithin ta tdevelopmental tcontext.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tApply t(Application) tREF: tHealth tand tWellness tOBJ: t 1 tTOP: tAssessment
tMSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance



3. The t1986 tOttawa tCharter tfor tHealth tPromotion tdocument tprovides ta tblueprint tfor thealth
tpromotion tin tCanada. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tstatements tis tcorrect tconcerning tthis tmodel?
The tfocus tis ton tenvironment tand tthe tability tto tachieve thealth ton ta tpersonal tand tsocietal
ta. t

tlevel.

b. It tdepicts thealth tpromotion tas tthe tprocess tof tenabling tpeople tto tincrease tcontrol
tover tand timprove ttheir thealth.

c. It tprovides ta tview tof thealth tpromotion tthat tis tfocused ton tpeople ttaking tcontrol

, of ttheir town thealth.
t

d. It tis tmost tclosely taligned twith ta tclinical tmodel tof thealth.

, ANS: tB
The tOttawa tCharter tfor tHealth tPromotion tprovides ta tblueprint tfor thealth tpromotion tin
tCanada. tWithin tthis tmodel, thealth tpromotion tis tdepicted tas tthe tprocess tof tenabling tpeople tto

tincrease tcontrol tover tand timprove ttheir thealth.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tApply t(Application) tREF: tHealth tPromotion tOBJ: t 2 tTOP:
tAssessment tMSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance



4. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis ta ttool tused tto tmeasure tquality tof tlife?
a. CDCQOL-BREF t(from tthe tCenters tfor tDisease tControl)
b. McGowan tQuality tof tLife tQuestionnaire
c. WHOQOL-BREF t(World tHealth tOrganization)
d. Ottawa tCharter tfor tHealth tPromotion
ANS: tC
Multiple ttools tare tavailable tfor tmeasuring tquality tof tlife, tincluding ta tgeneral tmeasure
testablished tby tthe tWorld tHealth tOrganization tQuality tof tLife, tWHOQOL-BREF tand tthe

tMcGill tQuality tof tLife tQuestionnaire tfor tuse tat tthe tend tof tlife. tThe tOttawa tCharter tfor

tHealth tPromotion tprovides ta tframework tfor thealth tpromotion, trather tthan tmeasuring

tquality tof tlife.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tUnderstand t(Comprehension) tREF: tHealth tPromotion tOBJ: t 2 tTOP:
tAssessment tMSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance



5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tbest tdescribes ta tcare trecipient twho thas tan tillness?
a. Someone twho thas twell-controlled tdiabetes
b. Someone twith thypercholesterolemia
c. Someone twith ta theadache
d. Someone twith tcoronary tartery tdisease twithout tangina
ANS: tC
Someone twith ta theadache trepresents ta tperson twith tan tillness. tAn tillness tis tmade tup tof tthe
tsubjective texperience tof tthe tindividual tand tthe tphysical tmanifestation tof tdisease. tIt tcan tbe

tdescribed tas ta tresponse tcharacterized tby ta tmismatch tbetween ta tperson’s tneeds tand tthe

tresources tavailable tto tmeet tthose tneeds. tA tperson tcan thave ta tdisease twithout tfeeling till. tThe

tother tchoices trepresent tdisease.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tAnalyze t(Analysis) t REF: tDisease, tIllness, tand tHealth tOBJ: t 4 tTOP:
tAssessment tMSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance



6. Which tCanadian treport tis tconsidered tto tbe ta tlandmark tdocument tin tcreating ta
global tapproach tto thealth?
t

a. Population tHealth tPromotion tModel
b. Healthy tPeople t2020
c. Framework tfor tHealth tPromotion tin tCanada
d. World tHealth tOrganization tQuality tof tLife
ANS: tC
By tthe tmid-1980s, tCanada tbecame ta tworld tleader tin tthe tformulation tof thealth-promotion
tideals tand tstrategies, tparticularly twith tthe tunveiling tof tthe tFramework tfor tHealth

tPromotion tin tCanada tat tthe tfirst tWorld tHealth tOrganization t(WHO) tconference ton thealth

tpromotion tin tOttawa. tThe toverall tgoal tof t“achieving thealth tfor tall” tin tthis treport tidentifies

tthree thealth

, challenges: treducing tinequities, tincreasing tprevention, tand tenhancing tcoping. tThe tthree
thealth-promotion tmechanisms tto taddress tthese tchallenges tare tself-care, tmutual taid, tand

thealthy tenvironments. tThe tfinal tcomponent tof tthe tframework tconsists tof tthree

timplementation tstrategies: tfostering tpublic tparticipation, tstrengthening tcommunity

thealth tservices; tand tcoordinating thealth tpublic tpolicy.

Healthy tPeople t2020 tis ta tUS-based tdocument tto tguide tplanning tfor thealth tcare. tThe tWHO
tQuality tof tLife ttool tis ta tquality tof tlife tmeasurement ttool tused tby thealth tcare tworkers. tThe

Population tHealth tPromotion tModel twas tdeveloped tto tprovide tan toverall tframework tto tguide
thealth tpromotion tby tblending tboth thealth tpromotion tand tpopulation thealth tconcepts.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tRemember t(Knowledge)
REF: t The tEvolution tof tHealth tPromotion tin tCanada tOBJ: t3 tTOP: tPlanning
tMSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance



7. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tone tof tthe tthree tprograms tthat tthe tPublic tHealth tAgency tof
tCanada t(PHAC) tis tfocused ton tfor timproving tthe thealth tof tCanadians?

a. Decreased ttobacco tuse tin tyouth tthroughout tthe tcountry
b. Health tpromotion tand tdisease tprevention
c. Increased tpublic tfunding tfor thealth tinsurance
d. Decreased thospital tre-admission trates
ANS: tB
The taim tof tthe tPublic tHealth tAgency tof tCanada t(PHAC) tis tto tpromote tand tprotect tthe
thealth tof tCanadians tthrough tleadership, tpartnership, tinnovation, tand taction tin tpublic thealth.

tAmong tthe tagency’s trecent tplans tare tthree tprograms: tpublic thealth tinfrastructure; thealth

tpromotion tand tdisease tprevention; tand thealth tsecurity. tChoices tA, tC, tand tD tare tpossible

tstrategies tto tachieve tthe tgoals tof tthis tprogram.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tRemember t(Knowledge)
REF: tThe tRole tof tthe tPublic tHealth tAgency tof tCanada tin tHealth tPromotion, tPrevention,
tand tProtection OBJ: t 3 TOP: tPlanning
MSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance

8. Which tof tthe tfollowing trepresents ta tmethod tof tprimary tprevention?
a. Informational tsession tabout thealthy tlifestyles
b. Blood tpressure tscreening
c. Interventional tcardiac tcatheterization
d. Diagnostic tcardiac tcatheterization
ANS: tA
Primary tprevention tprecedes tdisease tor tdysfunction. tIt tincludes thealth tpromotion tand tspecific
tprotection tand tencourages tincreased tawareness; tthus, teducation tabout thealthy tlifestyles tfits

tthis tdefinition. tBlood tpressure tscreening tdoes tnot tprevent tdisease, tbut tinstead tidentifies tit.



DIF: tCognitive tLevel: tApply t(Application) REF: tLevels tof
tPrevention tOBJ: t 5 TOP: tPlanning MSC: tHealth tPromotion tand tMaintenance
9. Which tof tthe tfollowing trepresents ta tmethod tof tsecondary tprevention?
a. Education tabout tbreast tself-examination
b. Yearly tmammograms
c. Chemotherapy tfor tadvanced tbreast tcancer
d. Complete tmastectomy tfor tbreast tcancer

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