BSNC 1000 Module 1 - population health Exam Questions Fully Solved Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
list a few determinants of health (there are 12) - Answers 1. gender
2. health service
3. employment/working conditions
4. education/literacy
5. physical environment
6. social support network
7. personal health practice and coping skills
8. social environment
9. healthy child development
10. biology and genetic endowment
11. culture
12. financial and social status
How does DoH relate to the trash bin exercise in class - Answers everyone had to stay in seat and throw
paper in trash bin but people in front had higher chance of succeeding - DoH because not everyone in
the population has a equal chance of achieving good health and wellbeing
- we are all healthy adults in the class but not everyone can maintain their health due to DoH (scarcity of
resources) or SDoH (economic status)
define illness vs disease - Answers Illness:
- the experience of being sick
- perception of & reaction to a physical/psychological condition
- subjective experience of loss of health
- ie. feeling under the weather but not actually sick
disease:
- a psychological/physical dysfunction
- involves some abnormalities
- can be detected by medical science
, -objective state of ill health
define health - Answers potter and perry: "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being,
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
can people with disease be considered healthy? - Answers Potter and perry:
yes.
health:
• Feeling vitalized and full of energy
• Having satisfying social relationships
• Having a feeling of control over one's life and living conditions
•Being able to do things that one enjoys
• Having a sense of purpose
• Feeling connected to community
what are some social determinants of health - Answers Stanhope and lancaster: "poverty, economic
inequality, social status, stress, education and care in early life, social exclusion, employment and job
security, social support, and food security."
Community vs population vs aggregate - Answers all from stanhope and Lancaster
Community: can be defined in terms of either geography, agency, institution, or a common interest or
focus -
- residents of Burnaby
Population: a population is a large group of people who have at least one characteristic in common and
who reside in a community
- adolecents residing in BC
Aggregate: group of people that share a *common characteristic* (age, gender, and cultural heritage)
- groups that forms a population
- subpopulation
list a few determinants of health (there are 12) - Answers 1. gender
2. health service
3. employment/working conditions
4. education/literacy
5. physical environment
6. social support network
7. personal health practice and coping skills
8. social environment
9. healthy child development
10. biology and genetic endowment
11. culture
12. financial and social status
How does DoH relate to the trash bin exercise in class - Answers everyone had to stay in seat and throw
paper in trash bin but people in front had higher chance of succeeding - DoH because not everyone in
the population has a equal chance of achieving good health and wellbeing
- we are all healthy adults in the class but not everyone can maintain their health due to DoH (scarcity of
resources) or SDoH (economic status)
define illness vs disease - Answers Illness:
- the experience of being sick
- perception of & reaction to a physical/psychological condition
- subjective experience of loss of health
- ie. feeling under the weather but not actually sick
disease:
- a psychological/physical dysfunction
- involves some abnormalities
- can be detected by medical science
, -objective state of ill health
define health - Answers potter and perry: "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being,
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
can people with disease be considered healthy? - Answers Potter and perry:
yes.
health:
• Feeling vitalized and full of energy
• Having satisfying social relationships
• Having a feeling of control over one's life and living conditions
•Being able to do things that one enjoys
• Having a sense of purpose
• Feeling connected to community
what are some social determinants of health - Answers Stanhope and lancaster: "poverty, economic
inequality, social status, stress, education and care in early life, social exclusion, employment and job
security, social support, and food security."
Community vs population vs aggregate - Answers all from stanhope and Lancaster
Community: can be defined in terms of either geography, agency, institution, or a common interest or
focus -
- residents of Burnaby
Population: a population is a large group of people who have at least one characteristic in common and
who reside in a community
- adolecents residing in BC
Aggregate: group of people that share a *common characteristic* (age, gender, and cultural heritage)
- groups that forms a population
- subpopulation
