Shah's Public Health and Preventive Health Care in Canada
6th Edition Test Bank
by Bonnie Fournier and Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla
2024/2025
,Chapter 1: Foundational Concepts in Population and Public Health
1. Which of the following is the primary goal of public health?
a) To treat individuals in healthcare settings
b) To prevent disease and promote health in populations
c) To provide specialized medical services to high-risk populations
d) To support research on clinical treatments for diseases
Answer: b) To prevent disease and promote health in populations
Rationale: Public health focuses on preventing disease and promoting health at the population
level through policies, programs, and interventions.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Understand the role and goals of public health
TOP: Overview of Public Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
2. Select all that apply: Which of the following are key determinants of health in a
population?
a) Genetics
b) Social and economic factors
c) Access to healthcare
d) Public health policies
e) Personal lifestyle choices
Answer: a) Genetics, b) Social and economic factors, c) Access to healthcare, d) Public health
policies, e) Personal lifestyle choices
Rationale: All these factors are considered major determinants of health in populations,
influencing individual and group health outcomes.
DIF: Moderate
OBJ: Identify determinants of health
TOP: Determinants of Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Understanding
3. Which of the following best defines population health?
a) Health outcomes that affect individual patients
b) Health outcomes that are observed across a specific group of people
c) The aggregate of healthcare outcomes for an entire nation
d) The management of health in clinical settings
Answer: b) Health outcomes that are observed across a specific group of people
Rationale: Population health refers to the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including
the distribution of such outcomes within the group.
DIF: Easy
,OBJ: Define population health
TOP: Population Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
4. What is the primary focus of preventive health care?
a) Treatment of acute conditions
b) Prevention and health promotion through education and interventions
c) Management of chronic diseases
d) Rehabilitation after illness or injury
Answer: b) Prevention and health promotion through education and interventions
Rationale: Preventive health care aims to prevent illness and promote health through proactive
measures, education, and early intervention.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Understand the role of preventive health care
TOP: Preventive Health Care
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
5. Select all that apply: Which of the following are examples of primary prevention
strategies?
a) Immunization programs
b) Screening for hypertension
c) Promoting healthy eating habits
d) Providing rehabilitation after a stroke
e) Smoking cessation programs
Answer: a) Immunization programs, c) Promoting healthy eating habits, e) Smoking cessation
programs
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it occurs, such as through
immunization, health promotion, and smoking cessation.
DIF: Moderate
OBJ: Identify primary prevention strategies
TOP: Prevention Levels
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Understanding
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of the "social determinants of health"?
a) They focus only on genetic predispositions to disease
b) They include factors like income, education, and housing
c) They are primarily related to medical treatments
d) They are the same for all individuals regardless of background
Answer: b) They include factors like income, education, and housing
Rationale: The social determinants of health refer to the conditions in which people are born,
, grow, live, work, and age, which include social, economic, and environmental factors.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Identify social determinants of health
TOP: Determinants of Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
7. A community health nurse is working with a group of elderly clients to promote physical
activity and prevent falls. This is an example of which type of prevention?
a) Primary prevention
b) Secondary prevention
c) Tertiary prevention
d) Quaternary prevention
Answer: a) Primary prevention
Rationale: Primary prevention focuses on preventing disease or injury before it happens, such as
promoting physical activity to prevent falls.
DIF: Moderate
OBJ: Apply knowledge of prevention types to scenarios
TOP: Prevention Levels
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Applying
8. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a) Vaccination against flu
b) Smoking cessation programs
c) Rehabilitation after a stroke
d) Health education on healthy diets
Answer: c) Rehabilitation after a stroke
Rationale: Tertiary prevention focuses on managing and reducing the impact of long-term
illness or disability, such as stroke rehabilitation.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Identify types of prevention in clinical scenarios
TOP: Prevention Levels
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
9. Which of the following factors is most likely to influence the effectiveness of a public
health program?
a) The political environment
b) The availability of a single healthcare provider
c) The technology used in clinical settings
d) The number of people in a specific community
6th Edition Test Bank
by Bonnie Fournier and Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla
2024/2025
,Chapter 1: Foundational Concepts in Population and Public Health
1. Which of the following is the primary goal of public health?
a) To treat individuals in healthcare settings
b) To prevent disease and promote health in populations
c) To provide specialized medical services to high-risk populations
d) To support research on clinical treatments for diseases
Answer: b) To prevent disease and promote health in populations
Rationale: Public health focuses on preventing disease and promoting health at the population
level through policies, programs, and interventions.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Understand the role and goals of public health
TOP: Overview of Public Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
2. Select all that apply: Which of the following are key determinants of health in a
population?
a) Genetics
b) Social and economic factors
c) Access to healthcare
d) Public health policies
e) Personal lifestyle choices
Answer: a) Genetics, b) Social and economic factors, c) Access to healthcare, d) Public health
policies, e) Personal lifestyle choices
Rationale: All these factors are considered major determinants of health in populations,
influencing individual and group health outcomes.
DIF: Moderate
OBJ: Identify determinants of health
TOP: Determinants of Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Understanding
3. Which of the following best defines population health?
a) Health outcomes that affect individual patients
b) Health outcomes that are observed across a specific group of people
c) The aggregate of healthcare outcomes for an entire nation
d) The management of health in clinical settings
Answer: b) Health outcomes that are observed across a specific group of people
Rationale: Population health refers to the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including
the distribution of such outcomes within the group.
DIF: Easy
,OBJ: Define population health
TOP: Population Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
4. What is the primary focus of preventive health care?
a) Treatment of acute conditions
b) Prevention and health promotion through education and interventions
c) Management of chronic diseases
d) Rehabilitation after illness or injury
Answer: b) Prevention and health promotion through education and interventions
Rationale: Preventive health care aims to prevent illness and promote health through proactive
measures, education, and early intervention.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Understand the role of preventive health care
TOP: Preventive Health Care
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
5. Select all that apply: Which of the following are examples of primary prevention
strategies?
a) Immunization programs
b) Screening for hypertension
c) Promoting healthy eating habits
d) Providing rehabilitation after a stroke
e) Smoking cessation programs
Answer: a) Immunization programs, c) Promoting healthy eating habits, e) Smoking cessation
programs
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it occurs, such as through
immunization, health promotion, and smoking cessation.
DIF: Moderate
OBJ: Identify primary prevention strategies
TOP: Prevention Levels
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Understanding
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of the "social determinants of health"?
a) They focus only on genetic predispositions to disease
b) They include factors like income, education, and housing
c) They are primarily related to medical treatments
d) They are the same for all individuals regardless of background
Answer: b) They include factors like income, education, and housing
Rationale: The social determinants of health refer to the conditions in which people are born,
, grow, live, work, and age, which include social, economic, and environmental factors.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Identify social determinants of health
TOP: Determinants of Health
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
7. A community health nurse is working with a group of elderly clients to promote physical
activity and prevent falls. This is an example of which type of prevention?
a) Primary prevention
b) Secondary prevention
c) Tertiary prevention
d) Quaternary prevention
Answer: a) Primary prevention
Rationale: Primary prevention focuses on preventing disease or injury before it happens, such as
promoting physical activity to prevent falls.
DIF: Moderate
OBJ: Apply knowledge of prevention types to scenarios
TOP: Prevention Levels
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Applying
8. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a) Vaccination against flu
b) Smoking cessation programs
c) Rehabilitation after a stroke
d) Health education on healthy diets
Answer: c) Rehabilitation after a stroke
Rationale: Tertiary prevention focuses on managing and reducing the impact of long-term
illness or disability, such as stroke rehabilitation.
DIF: Easy
OBJ: Identify types of prevention in clinical scenarios
TOP: Prevention Levels
REF: Chapter 1
MSC: Remembering
9. Which of the following factors is most likely to influence the effectiveness of a public
health program?
a) The political environment
b) The availability of a single healthcare provider
c) The technology used in clinical settings
d) The number of people in a specific community
