Health and Healing Community Health
Study Guide Test Questions and
Actual Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Stages of disaster management - Answer -Prevention and mitigation
-preparedness
-response
-recovery
What is a population? - Answer a large group of people who have at least one characteristic in
common who reside in a community (e.x. Durham College Students)
What are aggregates? - Answer groups within a population (e.x. Durham college students who
are apart of S.T.O.P smoking cessation programs)
Difference between elimination and eradication? - Answer Elimination- removal of a disease
from a large geographical area
Eradication- elimination of disease worldwide
What is Community Health Nursing - Answer - Work with clients to preserve, promote, and
maintain health
- Aim to improve health of all persons by addressing the social determinants of health and
minimizing health disparities
What is the difference between equity and equality - Answer Everyone will benefit from the
same supports (treated equally)
Individuals with different supports but make it possible for them to have equal access
(equitably)
When inequity is addressed, systematic barriers are removed and there aren't any needs for
supports / accommodations
Three Levels of Disease Prevention - Answer 1) Primary Disease Prevention
, 3) Tertiary Disease Prevention
i. Intervention once a disease has started
E.g. cardiac/stroke and rehab programs
What is harm reduction? - Answer - Used widely in health policy
- To reduce harm to an individual or society by modifying hazardous behaviours that are
difficult/impossible to prevent
E.g. requiring use of car seats
- Safer sex
- Needle exchange programs
What is epidemiology? - Answer The study of the distribution and determinants of health-
related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control
of health problems.
John Snow "Father of Epidemiology" cholera spread
What is an epidemic? - Answer a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time.
What is an endemic? - Answer diseases that are presented in the population all the time at
low levels (regularly found within a population)
What is a pandemic? - Answer global disease outbreak
8 Community Health Nurse Standards of Practice - Answer 1) Health Promotion
- Encouraging client to exercise and working with community to advocate for smoke free
environment
2) Prevention and Health Protection
- Vaccine clinics and providing health teaching to people with diabetes
3) Health Maintenance, Restoration + Palliation
- Care for disabled students in classroom and provide therapy for pt with TB
Study Guide Test Questions and
Actual Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Stages of disaster management - Answer -Prevention and mitigation
-preparedness
-response
-recovery
What is a population? - Answer a large group of people who have at least one characteristic in
common who reside in a community (e.x. Durham College Students)
What are aggregates? - Answer groups within a population (e.x. Durham college students who
are apart of S.T.O.P smoking cessation programs)
Difference between elimination and eradication? - Answer Elimination- removal of a disease
from a large geographical area
Eradication- elimination of disease worldwide
What is Community Health Nursing - Answer - Work with clients to preserve, promote, and
maintain health
- Aim to improve health of all persons by addressing the social determinants of health and
minimizing health disparities
What is the difference between equity and equality - Answer Everyone will benefit from the
same supports (treated equally)
Individuals with different supports but make it possible for them to have equal access
(equitably)
When inequity is addressed, systematic barriers are removed and there aren't any needs for
supports / accommodations
Three Levels of Disease Prevention - Answer 1) Primary Disease Prevention
, 3) Tertiary Disease Prevention
i. Intervention once a disease has started
E.g. cardiac/stroke and rehab programs
What is harm reduction? - Answer - Used widely in health policy
- To reduce harm to an individual or society by modifying hazardous behaviours that are
difficult/impossible to prevent
E.g. requiring use of car seats
- Safer sex
- Needle exchange programs
What is epidemiology? - Answer The study of the distribution and determinants of health-
related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control
of health problems.
John Snow "Father of Epidemiology" cholera spread
What is an epidemic? - Answer a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time.
What is an endemic? - Answer diseases that are presented in the population all the time at
low levels (regularly found within a population)
What is a pandemic? - Answer global disease outbreak
8 Community Health Nurse Standards of Practice - Answer 1) Health Promotion
- Encouraging client to exercise and working with community to advocate for smoke free
environment
2) Prevention and Health Protection
- Vaccine clinics and providing health teaching to people with diabetes
3) Health Maintenance, Restoration + Palliation
- Care for disabled students in classroom and provide therapy for pt with TB
