NSG 221 Community Health Concepts With 70 Questions &
Correct Answers Marian University
Population - ANSWER-group of individuals of the same species that live in the
same area
Public Health - ANSWER-the practice of protecting and improving the health of
people in a community
primary prevention - ANSWER-Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring.
i.e. immunizations
secondary prevention - ANSWER-Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness
that you cannot completely prevent.
i.e. screening for cervical cancer
tertiary prevention - ANSWER-actions taken to contain damage once a disease or
disability has progressed beyond its early stages
i.e. teaching pt w/ diabetes how to administer insulin
, Community - ANSWER-a collection or group of locally based individuals
interacting in social units and sharing common interest, characteristics, value and
goals
Health People 2020 - ANSWER-National Preventive initiative that focuses on
improving the health of Americans by providing a comprehensive set of diseases
prevention and health promotion goals and objectives with target dates
Core Public Health Functions - ANSWER--assessment- collection, anaylsis and
info sharing about risk
-policy development- use of info to develope health policy and resources
-assurance- availability of necessary health services i.e. agencies. enforce laws and
safety
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER--Founder of modern nursing
- influence of environmental factors on health
-emphasis on sanitation
Lillian Wald - ANSWER--Establishment of public health in U.S.
-House on Henry street nursing service
-School nursing in New York City
-National org of public health nursing President
Elizabeth Poor Laws - ANSWER-first social welfare policy implemented in
colonial America, which outlined the public's responsibility for people who were
poor
endemic - ANSWER-native or confined to a particular region or people
Correct Answers Marian University
Population - ANSWER-group of individuals of the same species that live in the
same area
Public Health - ANSWER-the practice of protecting and improving the health of
people in a community
primary prevention - ANSWER-Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring.
i.e. immunizations
secondary prevention - ANSWER-Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness
that you cannot completely prevent.
i.e. screening for cervical cancer
tertiary prevention - ANSWER-actions taken to contain damage once a disease or
disability has progressed beyond its early stages
i.e. teaching pt w/ diabetes how to administer insulin
, Community - ANSWER-a collection or group of locally based individuals
interacting in social units and sharing common interest, characteristics, value and
goals
Health People 2020 - ANSWER-National Preventive initiative that focuses on
improving the health of Americans by providing a comprehensive set of diseases
prevention and health promotion goals and objectives with target dates
Core Public Health Functions - ANSWER--assessment- collection, anaylsis and
info sharing about risk
-policy development- use of info to develope health policy and resources
-assurance- availability of necessary health services i.e. agencies. enforce laws and
safety
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER--Founder of modern nursing
- influence of environmental factors on health
-emphasis on sanitation
Lillian Wald - ANSWER--Establishment of public health in U.S.
-House on Henry street nursing service
-School nursing in New York City
-National org of public health nursing President
Elizabeth Poor Laws - ANSWER-first social welfare policy implemented in
colonial America, which outlined the public's responsibility for people who were
poor
endemic - ANSWER-native or confined to a particular region or people
