TEST BANK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, 1ST EDITION, SALLY GUTTMACHER, PATRICIA J. KELLY, YUMARY RUIZ-JANECKO

Part One: Introducing Community-Based Interventions Chapter 1: Improving Health in Community Settings TRUE/FALSE 1. Ecological theory outlines important interventions that take place primarily in a clinical setting. a. True b. False Correct Answer: b. False Rationale: (p. 4) 2. Unlike communities of interest which are defined by collective activities or hobbies, professional communities consist of a group of people who share only knowledge and skills, but not similar interests. a. True b. False Correct Answer: b. False Rationale: (p. 4) 3. A good example of a unit within community of interest would be a group of men undergoing radiation or chemotherapy treatment for prostate cancer. a. True b. False Correct Answer: a. True Rationale: (p. 4) 4. Certain demographic variables like age, gender, ethnicity, race, education, and social class tend to only depict members of common-interest communities, and not geographic or professional communities. a. True b. False Correct Answer: b. False Rationale: (p. 5) 5. When evaluating an interrelated ecological system’s role on determining health, a variety of factors including family, work, school, and socioeconomic status must be considered. a. True b. False