IMED1004 WEEK 1-3 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
disease - Answers a pathological process-often physical. Presence of some deviation from the biological
norm.
illness - Answers a feeling and experience of unhealthy which is entirely personal, interior the person
health - Answers a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
public health - Answers preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting physical health and efficiency
through organised community efforts
health education - Answers the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy
choices
health promotion - Answers the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve,
their health
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion - Answers An approach to health development by the World
Health Organisation which attempts to reduce inequalities in health. identifies three basic strategies for
health promotion, which are enabling, mediating, and advocacy.
strengthen community action - Answers A strategy of ottawa charter which focuses on building links
between individuals and the community and centres around the community working together to
achieve a common goal
create supportive environments - Answers Strategy of ottawa charter which encourages individuals to
support and help each other to make healthy choices now and in the future. The safe, stimulating
provision of facilities that support healthy lifestyles
Eg. - Hazard free playgrounds
- Shaded areas
develop personal skills - Answers Strategy of ottawa charter which provides opportunities for people to
develop knowledge and skills that give them greater control over their health. Education is a strong
element of this area.
Eg. Learn how to cook a nutritious meal
Eg. Pour a standard drink
, reorient health services - Answers Strategy of ottawa charter which switches the focus from focusing on
just the biomedical model to a more preventative health care model, which encourages medical
professionals to place a stronger focus on health promotion by taking on the role of the educator.
building healthy public policy - Answers Ottawa charter strategy which relates to decisions made at all
levels of govt and organisations toward health improvements - identifying impact of policies, influencing
policy and deciding where to spend the money-leading to greater equity.
primary prevention - Answers Efforts to prevent an injury or illness before it occurrs. e.g. vaccinations
secondary prevention - Answers Efforts to arrest an existing condition to minimise the severity and
complications i.e. mammography
tertiary prevention - Answers efforts to reduce the complications of an existing condition to minimise
impact (disability) i.e. programs for chronic illness
health status - Answers An individual's or a population's overall health, taking into account various
aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
incidence - Answers The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.
prevalence - Answers The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a
population at a given time.
mortality - Answers number of deaths in a population in a given period
morbidity - Answers Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or
group.
burden of disease - Answers measures the health impact of disease on a population in a given year.
Expressed as DALY
DALY - Answers A measure of burden of disease, one _____ equals one year of healthy life lost due to
premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
determinants of health - Answers Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or
individual. Help to explain or predict trends in health and why some groups have better or worse health
than others.
proximal - Answers Level of determinant of health which has direct effect on health
i.e. lifestyle and behavioural factors, biological factors
intermediate - Answers level of determinant of health which has less direct effects
i.e. material factors, access to health care, natural, physical and built environments
disease - Answers a pathological process-often physical. Presence of some deviation from the biological
norm.
illness - Answers a feeling and experience of unhealthy which is entirely personal, interior the person
health - Answers a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
public health - Answers preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting physical health and efficiency
through organised community efforts
health education - Answers the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy
choices
health promotion - Answers the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve,
their health
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion - Answers An approach to health development by the World
Health Organisation which attempts to reduce inequalities in health. identifies three basic strategies for
health promotion, which are enabling, mediating, and advocacy.
strengthen community action - Answers A strategy of ottawa charter which focuses on building links
between individuals and the community and centres around the community working together to
achieve a common goal
create supportive environments - Answers Strategy of ottawa charter which encourages individuals to
support and help each other to make healthy choices now and in the future. The safe, stimulating
provision of facilities that support healthy lifestyles
Eg. - Hazard free playgrounds
- Shaded areas
develop personal skills - Answers Strategy of ottawa charter which provides opportunities for people to
develop knowledge and skills that give them greater control over their health. Education is a strong
element of this area.
Eg. Learn how to cook a nutritious meal
Eg. Pour a standard drink
, reorient health services - Answers Strategy of ottawa charter which switches the focus from focusing on
just the biomedical model to a more preventative health care model, which encourages medical
professionals to place a stronger focus on health promotion by taking on the role of the educator.
building healthy public policy - Answers Ottawa charter strategy which relates to decisions made at all
levels of govt and organisations toward health improvements - identifying impact of policies, influencing
policy and deciding where to spend the money-leading to greater equity.
primary prevention - Answers Efforts to prevent an injury or illness before it occurrs. e.g. vaccinations
secondary prevention - Answers Efforts to arrest an existing condition to minimise the severity and
complications i.e. mammography
tertiary prevention - Answers efforts to reduce the complications of an existing condition to minimise
impact (disability) i.e. programs for chronic illness
health status - Answers An individual's or a population's overall health, taking into account various
aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
incidence - Answers The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.
prevalence - Answers The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a
population at a given time.
mortality - Answers number of deaths in a population in a given period
morbidity - Answers Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or
group.
burden of disease - Answers measures the health impact of disease on a population in a given year.
Expressed as DALY
DALY - Answers A measure of burden of disease, one _____ equals one year of healthy life lost due to
premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
determinants of health - Answers Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or
individual. Help to explain or predict trends in health and why some groups have better or worse health
than others.
proximal - Answers Level of determinant of health which has direct effect on health
i.e. lifestyle and behavioural factors, biological factors
intermediate - Answers level of determinant of health which has less direct effects
i.e. material factors, access to health care, natural, physical and built environments
