WGU D402 KEY TERMS | 92 QUESTIONS |
WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS!!
germ theory of disease: Answer - an accepted scientific theory stating
microorganisms, also called pathogens or germs, can cause disease by invading
humans, animals, or living hosts
penicillin: Answer - a medication used to treat infections that was discovered
in 1928 by Alexander Fleming and was one of the first medications against
bacterial infections that had previously killed many people
evidence-based medicine: Answer - an interdisciplinary approach that bases
the treatment of a health concern on the best available current research
Shattuck Report: Answer - a report written by Lemuel Shattuck in 1850
identifying public health needs for Massachusetts; the report identified the
importance of data such as birth and death statistics to verify the cause and
effect of poor hygiene on preventable diseases
pasteurization: Answer - heating liquids at high temperatures within a short
period to kill harmful microbes (bacteria) in milk, thus keeping foods safe and
not affecting the nutritional quality
vaccine: Answer - a prepared substance administered by injection, orally, or
sprayed into the nose to stimulate the body's immune response against a
disease
,community health: Answer - the health status of a defined geographic area
with similar characteristics
public health: Answer - the science of improving health and preventing and
researching disease states
community health assessment: Answer - the practice of conducting
assessments of populations at the local or state level
mortality: Answer - a measure of the number of deaths in a population
morbidity: Answer - the symptom or the amount of disease within a
population
health determinants: Answer - conditions that affect the health of a
community, such as safe housing, transportation, racism, discrimination, job
opportunities, language, and literacy skills
intervention: Answer - an action taken to improve (in the case of health) a
health problem to mitigate the harm resulting from the problem
socio-ecological model of health: Answer - factors that can affect health and
explores the relationship among health, the individual, the group, and the
community
individual factors: Answer - the influence on an individual's behavior, for
example, their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personality
interpersonal factors: Answer - the interactions with others, which may
provide support or create barriers to interpersonal growth
, institutional and organizational factors: Answer - the rules, regulations and
policies, and formal structures that promote or constrain healthy behaviors
community factors: Answer - the formal or informal social norms that exist
among individuals, groups, or organizations that may limit or enhance healthy
behaviors
public policy factors: Answer - the local, state, and federal policies and laws
that regulate or support health and practices for disease prevention
PRECEDE-PROCEED model: Answer - provides the structure for planning a
focused public health program with steps focused on the implementation and
evaluation of the healthcare program
PRECEDE Answer - -Predisposing
-Reinforcing
-Enabling
-Constructs in Educational
-Environmental
-Diagnosis
-Evaluation
PROCEED Answer - -Policy
-Regulatory
-Organizational
-Constructs in
-Educational
WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS!!
germ theory of disease: Answer - an accepted scientific theory stating
microorganisms, also called pathogens or germs, can cause disease by invading
humans, animals, or living hosts
penicillin: Answer - a medication used to treat infections that was discovered
in 1928 by Alexander Fleming and was one of the first medications against
bacterial infections that had previously killed many people
evidence-based medicine: Answer - an interdisciplinary approach that bases
the treatment of a health concern on the best available current research
Shattuck Report: Answer - a report written by Lemuel Shattuck in 1850
identifying public health needs for Massachusetts; the report identified the
importance of data such as birth and death statistics to verify the cause and
effect of poor hygiene on preventable diseases
pasteurization: Answer - heating liquids at high temperatures within a short
period to kill harmful microbes (bacteria) in milk, thus keeping foods safe and
not affecting the nutritional quality
vaccine: Answer - a prepared substance administered by injection, orally, or
sprayed into the nose to stimulate the body's immune response against a
disease
,community health: Answer - the health status of a defined geographic area
with similar characteristics
public health: Answer - the science of improving health and preventing and
researching disease states
community health assessment: Answer - the practice of conducting
assessments of populations at the local or state level
mortality: Answer - a measure of the number of deaths in a population
morbidity: Answer - the symptom or the amount of disease within a
population
health determinants: Answer - conditions that affect the health of a
community, such as safe housing, transportation, racism, discrimination, job
opportunities, language, and literacy skills
intervention: Answer - an action taken to improve (in the case of health) a
health problem to mitigate the harm resulting from the problem
socio-ecological model of health: Answer - factors that can affect health and
explores the relationship among health, the individual, the group, and the
community
individual factors: Answer - the influence on an individual's behavior, for
example, their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personality
interpersonal factors: Answer - the interactions with others, which may
provide support or create barriers to interpersonal growth
, institutional and organizational factors: Answer - the rules, regulations and
policies, and formal structures that promote or constrain healthy behaviors
community factors: Answer - the formal or informal social norms that exist
among individuals, groups, or organizations that may limit or enhance healthy
behaviors
public policy factors: Answer - the local, state, and federal policies and laws
that regulate or support health and practices for disease prevention
PRECEDE-PROCEED model: Answer - provides the structure for planning a
focused public health program with steps focused on the implementation and
evaluation of the healthcare program
PRECEDE Answer - -Predisposing
-Reinforcing
-Enabling
-Constructs in Educational
-Environmental
-Diagnosis
-Evaluation
PROCEED Answer - -Policy
-Regulatory
-Organizational
-Constructs in
-Educational
