WGU E224 GLOBAL AND POPULATION HEALTH
EXAM REVIEW STUDY NOTES
◉ Q: Evidence-Based Medicine
Answer: A: Treatment based on the best available research.
◉ Q: Penicillin
Answer: A: First antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928
to treat bacterial infections.
◉ Q: Define community health.
Answer: A: Improving health within a specific group or location
(town, school district).
◉ Q: Define public health.
Answer: A: Protecting and improving health across larger
populations via policies, prevention, and education.
◉ Q: Similarities and differences between community and public
health.
Answer: A: Both focus on prevention and quality of life. Community
health is local; public health is larger scale, often government-driven.
,◉ Q: Community Health Assessment
Answer: A: Gathering and analyzing data to determine what a
community needs to be healthier.
◉ Q: Community and public health goals
Answer: A: Prevent disease, promote healthy habits, reduce health
disparities between groups.
◉ Q: Why is community health important to public health?
Answer: A: Healthy communities build a strong foundation for
overall population health.
◉ Q: Mortality
Answer: A: Death rate in a population.
◉ Q: Morbidity
Answer: A: How often illness/disease occurs in a population.
◉ Q: Health Determinants
Answer: A: Factors influencing health, like income, education,
environment.
, ◉ Q: Intervention
Answer: A: Action taken to improve health or prevent illness.
◉ Q: Importance of PRECEDE-PROCEED model
Answer: A: Guides planning, implementing, and evaluating health
programs; focuses on understanding health behavior influences
first.
◉ Q: Importance of socio-ecological model
Answer: A: Health is influenced by personal choices, relationships,
community, and policies.
◉ Q: Socio-Ecological Model of Health
Answer: A: Framework connecting personal, social, and
environmental factors to health.
◉ Q: PRECEDE-PROCEED Model
Answer: A: Step-by-step framework for planning and evaluating
health promotion programs.
◉ Q: Individual Factors
Answer: A: Personal habits, genetics, lifestyle choices.
EXAM REVIEW STUDY NOTES
◉ Q: Evidence-Based Medicine
Answer: A: Treatment based on the best available research.
◉ Q: Penicillin
Answer: A: First antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928
to treat bacterial infections.
◉ Q: Define community health.
Answer: A: Improving health within a specific group or location
(town, school district).
◉ Q: Define public health.
Answer: A: Protecting and improving health across larger
populations via policies, prevention, and education.
◉ Q: Similarities and differences between community and public
health.
Answer: A: Both focus on prevention and quality of life. Community
health is local; public health is larger scale, often government-driven.
,◉ Q: Community Health Assessment
Answer: A: Gathering and analyzing data to determine what a
community needs to be healthier.
◉ Q: Community and public health goals
Answer: A: Prevent disease, promote healthy habits, reduce health
disparities between groups.
◉ Q: Why is community health important to public health?
Answer: A: Healthy communities build a strong foundation for
overall population health.
◉ Q: Mortality
Answer: A: Death rate in a population.
◉ Q: Morbidity
Answer: A: How often illness/disease occurs in a population.
◉ Q: Health Determinants
Answer: A: Factors influencing health, like income, education,
environment.
, ◉ Q: Intervention
Answer: A: Action taken to improve health or prevent illness.
◉ Q: Importance of PRECEDE-PROCEED model
Answer: A: Guides planning, implementing, and evaluating health
programs; focuses on understanding health behavior influences
first.
◉ Q: Importance of socio-ecological model
Answer: A: Health is influenced by personal choices, relationships,
community, and policies.
◉ Q: Socio-Ecological Model of Health
Answer: A: Framework connecting personal, social, and
environmental factors to health.
◉ Q: PRECEDE-PROCEED Model
Answer: A: Step-by-step framework for planning and evaluating
health promotion programs.
◉ Q: Individual Factors
Answer: A: Personal habits, genetics, lifestyle choices.
