PBH 315 Chap 1 questions with
complete solutions
World Health Organization definition of health - correct answer ✔✔Health is a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health Education - correct answer ✔✔assisting individuals, acting separately or collectively, to
make informed
decisions about matters affecting their personal health and that of others
Any combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of
behavior
conducive to health
health promotion - correct answer ✔✔Any combination of health education and related
organizational, economic, and environmental
supports for behavior of individuals, groups or
communities conducive to health
Health Promotion Sciences is also sometimes referred to as... - correct answer ✔✔Social and
Behavioral Health
▪ Health Education
▪ Health Education and Behavior
▪ Health Education and Health Behavior
, What was the Epidemiologic Transition and what caused it? - correct answer ✔✔◦ The Western
experience of a gradual shift from infectious to chronic disease as the leading cause of death
What caused the epidemiological transition? - correct answer ✔✔Occurred in response to
dramatic changes in the causes of death, increased life expectancy,
changing fertility patterns and the aging of the population
What were the changes in disease patterns and epidemiology (who
was affected by what diseases)? - correct answer ✔✔Three stages/phases
◦ Age of Pestilence and Famine
◦ Age of Declining Pandemics
◦ Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases
Age of Pestilence and Famine - correct answer ✔✔Leading causes of death were epidemics of
infectious diseases, endemic parasitic and deficiency diseases, malnutrition and famine
Who was the most vulnerable in the Age of Pestilence and Famine - correct answer ✔✔Children
and women were most vulnerable
What was the Life expectancy of Age of Pestilence and Famine - correct answer ✔✔Around 20
years of age due to the high numbers of infants and youth dying
Who is the most vulnerable group - correct answer ✔✔Infants and young children were the
most vulnerable group
◦ infant mortality ranged from 1/5 to nearly 1/3 of the births
◦ 1/3 of the deaths in the population were of children 0-5 years old.
◦ pneumonia-diarrhea-malnutrition complex
Smallpox typical childhood disease.
complete solutions
World Health Organization definition of health - correct answer ✔✔Health is a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health Education - correct answer ✔✔assisting individuals, acting separately or collectively, to
make informed
decisions about matters affecting their personal health and that of others
Any combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of
behavior
conducive to health
health promotion - correct answer ✔✔Any combination of health education and related
organizational, economic, and environmental
supports for behavior of individuals, groups or
communities conducive to health
Health Promotion Sciences is also sometimes referred to as... - correct answer ✔✔Social and
Behavioral Health
▪ Health Education
▪ Health Education and Behavior
▪ Health Education and Health Behavior
, What was the Epidemiologic Transition and what caused it? - correct answer ✔✔◦ The Western
experience of a gradual shift from infectious to chronic disease as the leading cause of death
What caused the epidemiological transition? - correct answer ✔✔Occurred in response to
dramatic changes in the causes of death, increased life expectancy,
changing fertility patterns and the aging of the population
What were the changes in disease patterns and epidemiology (who
was affected by what diseases)? - correct answer ✔✔Three stages/phases
◦ Age of Pestilence and Famine
◦ Age of Declining Pandemics
◦ Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases
Age of Pestilence and Famine - correct answer ✔✔Leading causes of death were epidemics of
infectious diseases, endemic parasitic and deficiency diseases, malnutrition and famine
Who was the most vulnerable in the Age of Pestilence and Famine - correct answer ✔✔Children
and women were most vulnerable
What was the Life expectancy of Age of Pestilence and Famine - correct answer ✔✔Around 20
years of age due to the high numbers of infants and youth dying
Who is the most vulnerable group - correct answer ✔✔Infants and young children were the
most vulnerable group
◦ infant mortality ranged from 1/5 to nearly 1/3 of the births
◦ 1/3 of the deaths in the population were of children 0-5 years old.
◦ pneumonia-diarrhea-malnutrition complex
Smallpox typical childhood disease.
