Ch 1, 2, 3 Community/Public Health Nursing
Questions And Answers 2026.
Public health assumes that it is responsibility to meet the basic needs of the
people. - society's
health relates to community vitality and isa result of positive interaction among
groups within the community with an emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention
an example would be when a community group sponsors a? - social
food drive to help alleviate problems with hunger/nutrition (think its promoting health and
preventing illness)
the who definition of health considers several dimensions of health including s, m, and p -
social, mental and physical
why is it so difficult to standardize health? - because there is such a variety of definitions of
the word health
in recent nursing literature, is seen as a group or collection of individuals who
share common interests, characteristics, values and goals - community
what are the two main types of communities? g, p - geopolitical & phenomenological
what type of community is most traditionally recognized , is defined or formed by natural
and/or man-made boundaries and include cities, counties, states and nations? - geopolitical
communities
what type of community refers to relational, interactive groups; the place or setting is more
abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on culture, values, history,
interests and goals? - phenomenological communities
schools, colleges, universities, churches, synagogues, mosques, and various social networks
are examples of communities - phenomenological
type of phenomenological community where there is a collection of people who form a group
specifically to address a common need or concern
an example would be the sierra club, whose members lobby for preservation of natural
resource lands. - community of solution
,term used to denote a group of people having common personal or environmental
characteristics (p) - population
subgroups or subpopulations that have some common characteristics or concerns such as
age, gender (a) - aggregates
, it is estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are responsible for about
percent of all premature deaths in the united states - 50%
leading the list of actual causes of death is , which was implicated in percent of
annual deaths in the us - tobacco, 20%
commonly reported health indicators include: (4) le, im, aadr, cir - life expectancy infant
mortality
age-adjusted death rates
cancer incidence rates
healthy people 2020 has a total of leading health indicators as major public health
concerns - 12
Health indicators can be correlated as causes of and - morbidity and mortality
Community health nurses should be aware of health and health within
their practice. - patterns & indicators
who is known for classic definition of public health? cew
it says that public health is the science and art of preventing , prolonging , and
promoting - c.e winslow
preventing disease
prolonging life
promoting health and efficiency
who began the public health nursing tradition in the late 1800s? lw - lillian wald
what are the 3 core functions of public health? - assessment
policy development
assurance
what core function focuses on the availability of necessary health services throughout the
community? - assurance
public health efforts that protect the public from hazards such as polluted water and air, tainted
food, and unsafe housing are chs - community health services
public health efforts such as immunization and family planning services, well infant care, and
std treatment are phcs - personal health care services
personal health care services often target: - populations most at risk
prevention of problems before they occur (like immunization)
Questions And Answers 2026.
Public health assumes that it is responsibility to meet the basic needs of the
people. - society's
health relates to community vitality and isa result of positive interaction among
groups within the community with an emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention
an example would be when a community group sponsors a? - social
food drive to help alleviate problems with hunger/nutrition (think its promoting health and
preventing illness)
the who definition of health considers several dimensions of health including s, m, and p -
social, mental and physical
why is it so difficult to standardize health? - because there is such a variety of definitions of
the word health
in recent nursing literature, is seen as a group or collection of individuals who
share common interests, characteristics, values and goals - community
what are the two main types of communities? g, p - geopolitical & phenomenological
what type of community is most traditionally recognized , is defined or formed by natural
and/or man-made boundaries and include cities, counties, states and nations? - geopolitical
communities
what type of community refers to relational, interactive groups; the place or setting is more
abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on culture, values, history,
interests and goals? - phenomenological communities
schools, colleges, universities, churches, synagogues, mosques, and various social networks
are examples of communities - phenomenological
type of phenomenological community where there is a collection of people who form a group
specifically to address a common need or concern
an example would be the sierra club, whose members lobby for preservation of natural
resource lands. - community of solution
,term used to denote a group of people having common personal or environmental
characteristics (p) - population
subgroups or subpopulations that have some common characteristics or concerns such as
age, gender (a) - aggregates
, it is estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are responsible for about
percent of all premature deaths in the united states - 50%
leading the list of actual causes of death is , which was implicated in percent of
annual deaths in the us - tobacco, 20%
commonly reported health indicators include: (4) le, im, aadr, cir - life expectancy infant
mortality
age-adjusted death rates
cancer incidence rates
healthy people 2020 has a total of leading health indicators as major public health
concerns - 12
Health indicators can be correlated as causes of and - morbidity and mortality
Community health nurses should be aware of health and health within
their practice. - patterns & indicators
who is known for classic definition of public health? cew
it says that public health is the science and art of preventing , prolonging , and
promoting - c.e winslow
preventing disease
prolonging life
promoting health and efficiency
who began the public health nursing tradition in the late 1800s? lw - lillian wald
what are the 3 core functions of public health? - assessment
policy development
assurance
what core function focuses on the availability of necessary health services throughout the
community? - assurance
public health efforts that protect the public from hazards such as polluted water and air, tainted
food, and unsafe housing are chs - community health services
public health efforts such as immunization and family planning services, well infant care, and
std treatment are phcs - personal health care services
personal health care services often target: - populations most at risk
prevention of problems before they occur (like immunization)
