BSNC 1000 - MODULE 1-3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOLVED 100% CORRECT.
What are the determinants of health? Answer - the range of personal, social,
economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
What is health? Answer - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is the ENVIRONMENT of the epidemiological triad? Answer -
internal/external to a given host or agent and that is influenced by and
influences the host and agent
What is the HOST of the epidemiological triad? Answer - living species capable
of being infected/affected by the agent
What is the AGENT in the epidemiological triad? Answer - animate/inanimate
factor that must be present OR lacking for disease to develop
What is primary prevention? Answer - measures to decrease the incidence of
disease
ie/ handwashing, seatbelts
, What is secondary prevention? Answer - focuses on identifying the disease
early
ie/ health screening or family history
What is tertiary prevention? Answer - interrupting the course of
disease/reducing disability/rehabilitation
What is the chain of infection? Answer - infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
What are the 4 subconcepts of population health? Answer - 1-health
promotion
2-epidemiology
3-illness/injury prevention
4-chronic disease management
What is growth? Answer - -quantitative
-change in size, weight, sex characteristics etc.
What is development? Answer - qualitative (difficult to measure)
What is morbidity? Answer - occurrence of disease in a population
What is mortality? Answer - the number of deaths in a population
What is chronic disease management? Answer - equipping the client to
manage their condition by building on their strengths
SOLVED 100% CORRECT.
What are the determinants of health? Answer - the range of personal, social,
economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
What is health? Answer - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is the ENVIRONMENT of the epidemiological triad? Answer -
internal/external to a given host or agent and that is influenced by and
influences the host and agent
What is the HOST of the epidemiological triad? Answer - living species capable
of being infected/affected by the agent
What is the AGENT in the epidemiological triad? Answer - animate/inanimate
factor that must be present OR lacking for disease to develop
What is primary prevention? Answer - measures to decrease the incidence of
disease
ie/ handwashing, seatbelts
, What is secondary prevention? Answer - focuses on identifying the disease
early
ie/ health screening or family history
What is tertiary prevention? Answer - interrupting the course of
disease/reducing disability/rehabilitation
What is the chain of infection? Answer - infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
What are the 4 subconcepts of population health? Answer - 1-health
promotion
2-epidemiology
3-illness/injury prevention
4-chronic disease management
What is growth? Answer - -quantitative
-change in size, weight, sex characteristics etc.
What is development? Answer - qualitative (difficult to measure)
What is morbidity? Answer - occurrence of disease in a population
What is mortality? Answer - the number of deaths in a population
What is chronic disease management? Answer - equipping the client to
manage their condition by building on their strengths
