Health and Public Health Nursing
Questions with Accurate Answers
action stage of change correct answer implementing the plan to change
American Public Health Association (APHA) correct answer Advocates for policies
and programs to improve community health
Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) correct answer
Supports education and research in community health nursing
community health correct answer A field of study on improving the health of a
group, usually within a specific geographic area, like a neighborhood
Contemplative stage of change correct answer seeing the need for change but
blocked by barriers to adopt change
Core Public Health Function and Essential Public Health Services (3) correct
answer • Assessment: Monitor health and investigate health problems.
• Policy Development: Develop policies to address health challenges.
• Assurance: Ensure access to quality care and services.
downstream thinking correct answer addresses immediate needs, such as
treatment and symptom management
, Ecological models correct answer Recognize the interaction between individuals,
communities, and their environments.
shows how various internal and external factors affect healthy behavior on
multiple levels of society
epidemiology correct answer The study of health conditions, their origins,
patterns of distribution, and effects in populations
framework for public health relies on correct answer epidemiology, biostatistics,
and social science to assess and improve community health
Healthy People Initiatives correct answer National health objectives designed to
improve the health of all Americans
Focus on social determinants, equity, and evidence-based interventions
How is the health belief model useful? correct answer It is useful for designing
interventions like vaccination campaigns or smoking cessation programs.
levels of prevention correct answer primary, secondary, tertiary
Maintenance stage of change correct answer implementing and maintaining the
plan for change