BSNC 1000 - module 1-3 Questions With Correct Answers!!

What are the determinants of health? - ANSWER the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status What is health? - ANSWER a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity What is the ENVIRONMENT of the epidemiological triad? - ANSWER internal/external to a given host or agent and that is influenced by and influences the host and agent What is primary prevention? - ANSWER measures to decrease the incidence of disease ie/ handwashing, seatbelts What is secondary prevention? - ANSWER focuses on identifying the disease early ie/ health screening or family history What is tertiary prevention? - ANSWER interrupting the course of disease/reducing disability/rehabilitation What is the chain of infection? - ANSWER infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host What are the 4 subconcepts of population health? - ANSWER 1-health promotion 2-epidemiology 3-illness/injury prevention 4-chronic disease management What is growth? - ANSWER -quantitative -change in size, weight, sex characteristics etc. What is development? - ANSWER qualitative (difficult to measure) What is mo