PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT FOR THE 2026 FINAL.
⫸ Health literacy. Answer: is commonly defined as the degree to
which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand
basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions
regarding their health (Affordable Care Act, 2010).
⫸ Many instruments are available to assess a person's level of health
literacy. Answer: •Newest Vital Scale (N V S) instrument;
•Test of Functional Health literacy in Adults (T O F H L A); and
•Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (R E A L
M-S F).
⫸ Three major government initiatives that have had great impact on
health promotion in the United States are. Answer: the National
Prevention Strategy, Healthy People 2020, and the U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force
⫸ Seven Priorities of NPS are identified to reduce the burden of the
leading causes of preventable death and major illness. Answer:
•Tobacco-Free Living
•Preventing Drug Abuse and Excessive Alcohol Use
•Healthy Eating