HHE 350 EXAM 1 REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
- is a broad concept, is influenced by personal, behavioral, and environmental variables, is multi-
dimensional
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- group of people who have common
characteristics; can be defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interest, or another common
bond
- characteristics include membership, common symbol system, shared values and norms, mutual
influence, shared needs and commitment, shared emotional connection
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: community health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- the health status of a defined group
of people and the actions/conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. education access and quality
2. economic status
3. social and community context
4. neighborhood and built environment
5. health care access and quality
list the factors that influence a community's health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- physical factors
- social and cultural factors
- community organization
- individual behaviors
physical factors described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- geography, environment, community size, and
industrial development
social and cultural factors described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- beliefs, traditions, and prejudices,
economy, politics, religion, social norms, socioeconomic status
, community organization described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- "process through which communities are
helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement
strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set", is not a science, but an art of consensus
building within a democratic process
individual behaviors described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- takes the concerted effort of many individuals
to make a program work, even public health efforts rely on individuals to engage in health promoting
behavior
describe the purpose of Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- attain
healthy, thriving lives and well-being free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death
- eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and
well-being for all
- create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health
and well-being for all
- promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across all life stages
- engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors to take action and design
policies that improve the health and well-being of all
HISTORY OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: eighteenth century (industrial growth) leads to
problems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- overcrowding, unsafe workplaces, diseases such as smallpox,
cholera, typhoid fever, and yellow fever run rampant, greatest epidemic of yellow fever occurs in
Philadelphia in 1793 with an estimated 23,000 cases
advancements made during the eighteenth century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- dr. edward jenner
inoculates a young boy against small pox
- first census is taken in 1790
- marine hospital service is formed
- several of americas largest cities form boards of health
HISTORY OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: nineteenth century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
overcrowding in cities, caused many public health problems -- smallpox, cholera, typhoid, and
tuberculosis reached high endemic levels
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
- is a broad concept, is influenced by personal, behavioral, and environmental variables, is multi-
dimensional
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- group of people who have common
characteristics; can be defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interest, or another common
bond
- characteristics include membership, common symbol system, shared values and norms, mutual
influence, shared needs and commitment, shared emotional connection
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: community health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- the health status of a defined group
of people and the actions/conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
DEFINE AND EXPLAIN: determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. education access and quality
2. economic status
3. social and community context
4. neighborhood and built environment
5. health care access and quality
list the factors that influence a community's health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- physical factors
- social and cultural factors
- community organization
- individual behaviors
physical factors described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- geography, environment, community size, and
industrial development
social and cultural factors described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- beliefs, traditions, and prejudices,
economy, politics, religion, social norms, socioeconomic status
, community organization described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- "process through which communities are
helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement
strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set", is not a science, but an art of consensus
building within a democratic process
individual behaviors described - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- takes the concerted effort of many individuals
to make a program work, even public health efforts rely on individuals to engage in health promoting
behavior
describe the purpose of Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- attain
healthy, thriving lives and well-being free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death
- eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and
well-being for all
- create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health
and well-being for all
- promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across all life stages
- engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors to take action and design
policies that improve the health and well-being of all
HISTORY OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: eighteenth century (industrial growth) leads to
problems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- overcrowding, unsafe workplaces, diseases such as smallpox,
cholera, typhoid fever, and yellow fever run rampant, greatest epidemic of yellow fever occurs in
Philadelphia in 1793 with an estimated 23,000 cases
advancements made during the eighteenth century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- dr. edward jenner
inoculates a young boy against small pox
- first census is taken in 1790
- marine hospital service is formed
- several of americas largest cities form boards of health
HISTORY OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: nineteenth century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
overcrowding in cities, caused many public health problems -- smallpox, cholera, typhoid, and
tuberculosis reached high endemic levels
