HLTH 331- EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The absence of disease - Answer -Historically, health is seen as
______________________.
Widespread killer in the 1900s
Outbreak declined (leading up to 1929)
New York City Outbreak Scare= 6M immunizations (1947)
WHO eradication campaign (1967)
Eradication (1980) - Answer -Describe the history of smallpox.
SARS
Avian Flu
Ebola
TB
HIV
Other antibiotic resistant diseases - Answer -What infectious diseases have reemerged
recently?
Epidemiological Transition model - Answer -______________________________
shows the way in which what kills us has changed over time.
Age of Pestilence and Famine
Age of Receding Pandemics
Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases - Answer -What were the 3 periods of
the Epidemiological model?
1735-1800
Mortality rate is high, life expectancy is low & variable - Answer -Age of Pestilence and
Famine
Weather; food - Answer -Life expectancy during the age of pestilence and famine was
dependent on _____________ and ______________.
Mortality declines; time extends between epidemic peaks; life expectancy increased
Industrialization - Answer -Age of Receding Pandemics
Mortality rate approaches stability; peaks in birth rates due to the end of war - Answer -
Age of Degenerative and Man-Made diseases
The 1866 establishment of the Board of Health and Present Health Department.
Led to the beginning of stabilization and decline in death rates - Answer -What helped
contribute to the decrease in mortality rates in New York?
, New Paradigm - Answer -__________________ is depicted as the shift away from the
traditional Medical Model.
Medical model - Answer -Emphasized "fixing a problem" through diagnosis and
treatment
Wellness - Answer -Perspective that focused on moving toward a positive state of
health and well-being.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease and infirmity. - Answer -How did the World Health Organization
(WHO) define health in 1947?
1. Biology
2. Environmental
3. Lifestyle
4. Health care organization/delivery - Answer -The Canadian Ministry of Health and
Welfare's health field concept described 4 areas that contribute to health. These four
areas are?
Center for Disease Control; Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Answer -By
1970, the U.S. Communicable Disease Center had changed its name to the
____________________. It is now called _________________________>
Healthy People - Answer -Series of reports that outlines objectives on how to improve
the lives of Americans.
1979- Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
1980- Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation - Answer -
Healthy People was originally called what in 1979 and 1980?
Every 10 years. For example, there has been Healthy People 1990, 2000, 2010, and
2020. - Answer -Healthy people is written after how many years?
-increase life span
-eliminate disparities
-improve quality of life - Answer -What are the goals of Healthy People 2010?
Socio-ecological model - Answer -Provides a visual conceptualization of the broad
approach needed to truly impact health and quality of life for individuals within the
context of their environment.
Helps health professionals and community partners visualize how health and quality of
life are impacted by ever-widening layers of influence.
The absence of disease - Answer -Historically, health is seen as
______________________.
Widespread killer in the 1900s
Outbreak declined (leading up to 1929)
New York City Outbreak Scare= 6M immunizations (1947)
WHO eradication campaign (1967)
Eradication (1980) - Answer -Describe the history of smallpox.
SARS
Avian Flu
Ebola
TB
HIV
Other antibiotic resistant diseases - Answer -What infectious diseases have reemerged
recently?
Epidemiological Transition model - Answer -______________________________
shows the way in which what kills us has changed over time.
Age of Pestilence and Famine
Age of Receding Pandemics
Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases - Answer -What were the 3 periods of
the Epidemiological model?
1735-1800
Mortality rate is high, life expectancy is low & variable - Answer -Age of Pestilence and
Famine
Weather; food - Answer -Life expectancy during the age of pestilence and famine was
dependent on _____________ and ______________.
Mortality declines; time extends between epidemic peaks; life expectancy increased
Industrialization - Answer -Age of Receding Pandemics
Mortality rate approaches stability; peaks in birth rates due to the end of war - Answer -
Age of Degenerative and Man-Made diseases
The 1866 establishment of the Board of Health and Present Health Department.
Led to the beginning of stabilization and decline in death rates - Answer -What helped
contribute to the decrease in mortality rates in New York?
, New Paradigm - Answer -__________________ is depicted as the shift away from the
traditional Medical Model.
Medical model - Answer -Emphasized "fixing a problem" through diagnosis and
treatment
Wellness - Answer -Perspective that focused on moving toward a positive state of
health and well-being.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease and infirmity. - Answer -How did the World Health Organization
(WHO) define health in 1947?
1. Biology
2. Environmental
3. Lifestyle
4. Health care organization/delivery - Answer -The Canadian Ministry of Health and
Welfare's health field concept described 4 areas that contribute to health. These four
areas are?
Center for Disease Control; Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Answer -By
1970, the U.S. Communicable Disease Center had changed its name to the
____________________. It is now called _________________________>
Healthy People - Answer -Series of reports that outlines objectives on how to improve
the lives of Americans.
1979- Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
1980- Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation - Answer -
Healthy People was originally called what in 1979 and 1980?
Every 10 years. For example, there has been Healthy People 1990, 2000, 2010, and
2020. - Answer -Healthy people is written after how many years?
-increase life span
-eliminate disparities
-improve quality of life - Answer -What are the goals of Healthy People 2010?
Socio-ecological model - Answer -Provides a visual conceptualization of the broad
approach needed to truly impact health and quality of life for individuals within the
context of their environment.
Helps health professionals and community partners visualize how health and quality of
life are impacted by ever-widening layers of influence.
