GLPH 271 Final Exam questions
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How is health defined? - correct answer ✔✔A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
How does health differ culturally? - correct answer ✔✔Canadian native Americans included spirituality
in their definition and attributed each state to a direction. All directions had to be in balance to be
considered a healthy individual.
What are the Health Promoting Conditions? - correct answer ✔✔1. availability of health services
2. adequate housing
3. safe working conditions
4. nutritious food
What did the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) recognize? - correct answer ✔✔-
recognized basic freedoms
- everyone has a right to health regardless of what group they belong to (sex, religion, nationality)
What is resiliency? - correct answer ✔✔extent to which an individual/ group is able to realize aspirations
and satisfy needs, and are able to change/cope with environment
What are the components of resiliency? - correct answer ✔✔social support, emotional/mental
capabilities, and physical strength
What are the components of global health as a discipline? - correct answer ✔✔1. decision making on
data and evidence
2. focus on populations rather than individuals
3. goal of social justice and equity
4. emphasis on prevention rather than curative care
, What is public health? - correct answer ✔✔organized efforts of a society to keep people healthy and
prevent injury, illness, and premature death from the population perspective for all citizens
What are the roles of public health? - correct answer ✔✔1. prevention: immunization programs
2. protection: food inspection, evaluating air and water quality
3. promotion: encouraging active transportation, breast feeding initiatives, nutritional education
programs
What are social determinants of health? - correct answer ✔✔conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work and age
How are social determinants helpful? - correct answer ✔✔provides insight about health inequities in
different populations
What are the 4 social determinations of health? - correct answer ✔✔1. personal: race, gender, genetics
2. social: social safety net, social exclusion
3. economic: low income, job security
4. environmental: poor living conditions, air quality
What are upstream preventions? - correct answer ✔✔interventions that aim to treat the cause of a
health problem
What are downstream preventions? - correct answer ✔✔interventions that focus on treating the health
problem
To be rich and healthy according to Hans Rosling (Gap-Minder Findings) we need... - correct answer
✔✔time, trade, peace, and green technology
What are the 3 levels of advocacy? - correct answer ✔✔1. individual
2. community
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How is health defined? - correct answer ✔✔A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
How does health differ culturally? - correct answer ✔✔Canadian native Americans included spirituality
in their definition and attributed each state to a direction. All directions had to be in balance to be
considered a healthy individual.
What are the Health Promoting Conditions? - correct answer ✔✔1. availability of health services
2. adequate housing
3. safe working conditions
4. nutritious food
What did the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) recognize? - correct answer ✔✔-
recognized basic freedoms
- everyone has a right to health regardless of what group they belong to (sex, religion, nationality)
What is resiliency? - correct answer ✔✔extent to which an individual/ group is able to realize aspirations
and satisfy needs, and are able to change/cope with environment
What are the components of resiliency? - correct answer ✔✔social support, emotional/mental
capabilities, and physical strength
What are the components of global health as a discipline? - correct answer ✔✔1. decision making on
data and evidence
2. focus on populations rather than individuals
3. goal of social justice and equity
4. emphasis on prevention rather than curative care
, What is public health? - correct answer ✔✔organized efforts of a society to keep people healthy and
prevent injury, illness, and premature death from the population perspective for all citizens
What are the roles of public health? - correct answer ✔✔1. prevention: immunization programs
2. protection: food inspection, evaluating air and water quality
3. promotion: encouraging active transportation, breast feeding initiatives, nutritional education
programs
What are social determinants of health? - correct answer ✔✔conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work and age
How are social determinants helpful? - correct answer ✔✔provides insight about health inequities in
different populations
What are the 4 social determinations of health? - correct answer ✔✔1. personal: race, gender, genetics
2. social: social safety net, social exclusion
3. economic: low income, job security
4. environmental: poor living conditions, air quality
What are upstream preventions? - correct answer ✔✔interventions that aim to treat the cause of a
health problem
What are downstream preventions? - correct answer ✔✔interventions that focus on treating the health
problem
To be rich and healthy according to Hans Rosling (Gap-Minder Findings) we need... - correct answer
✔✔time, trade, peace, and green technology
What are the 3 levels of advocacy? - correct answer ✔✔1. individual
2. community
