HSS 3108 – Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What |was |the |early |focus |in |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sanitation |and |hygiene
What |happened |in |the |1940-50s: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Systematic |and |more |scientific |
approach |to |educating |the |public |began
What |happened |Post |WWII: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mandatory |public |health |measures; |shift |
to |chronic |disease |prevention
What |happened |1950-60s: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Health |education |approaches |targeted |
behavioural |risk |factors; |development |of |models |and |theories |of |health |behaviour |(ex |- |
smoking, |diet, |nutrition, |etc.)
What |happened |1960-70s: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Public |health |prevention |interventions |
focused |on |education |to |change |lifestyle |behaviours |(ex. |participaction |- |body |breaks)
What |was |written |in |1974: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |New |Perspective |on |the |Health |of |
Canadians |(Lalonde |Report)
What |took |place |1978 |and |what |was |it? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Alma-Ata |Declaration;
Health |Promotion |Directorate |established
What |happened |in |1979-84: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-New |research |highlighting |health |impact |
of |social, |economic |& |environmental |factors
,What |conference |and |report |were |done |in |1986: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1st |international |
conference |on |HP;
The |Ottawa |Charter; |Achieving |Health |for |All |(Epp |Report)
What |is |A |New |Perspective |on |the |Health |of |Canadians |(Lalonde, |1974) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-First |government |document |that |advocated |for |investing |resources |beyond |
health |services
What |was |the |main |focus |or |goal |of |the |Lalonde |report? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shift |toward
|health |promotion |and |disease |prevention
Focus |on |lifestyle |and |personal |responsibility |through |behaviour |change
Criticism |of |Lalonde |report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blaming |the |victim |and |lack |of |focus |on |
SDOH
Criticism |of |Alma |Ata |Declaration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Approach |was |idealistic |and |
unfeasible
What |are |the |pre-reqs |deemed |by |the |Ottawa |Charter |for |Health |Promotion? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pre-requisites |and |resources |for |health |identified:
Peace, |shelter, |education, |food, |income, |a |stable |eco-system, |sustainable |resources, |social |
justice |and |equity
Criticism |of |Ottawa |Charter |for |Health |Promotion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |direction |
and |specificity |in |application |for |the |practitioner
What |does |the |Ottawa |Charter |consist |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |3 |Strategies
- |5 |Action |Areas
, What |are |the |three |key |areas |of |the |Shanghai |Declaration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Good |
governance |(so |at |all |levels |of |government, |not |just |one)
- |Healthy |cities |(where |most |of |the |population |lives |- |different |initiatives, |smoke-free, |active)
- |Health |literacy: |key |key |key |- |important |for |a |campaign |and |the |communication |aspect |of |
health |promo |(looks |outside |of |the |individual |level)
Health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |of |complete |physical, |mental |and |social |well-being |and |
not |merely |the |absence |of |disease |or |infirmity
Wellness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |state |of |dynamic |physical, |mental, |social |and |spiritual |
well-being |that |enables |a |person |to |achieve |full |potential |and |an |enjoyable |life
Disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pathological |process |that |may |or |may |not |produce |symptoms
Illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Subjective |sense |of |feeling |unwell
Sickness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Social |and |cultural |conception |of |the |health |condition
Prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |that |can |be |applied |to |reduce |the |occurrence, |
progression, |and |consequences
Primordial |prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Strategies |that |inhibit |the |establishment |of |
predisposing |risk |factors
Primordial |prevention |examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Improving |public |policies, |
environmental |conditions, |health |literacy
Primary |prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Strategies |to |prevent |disease |occurrence |through |
risk |reduction
Correct Answers
What |was |the |early |focus |in |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sanitation |and |hygiene
What |happened |in |the |1940-50s: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Systematic |and |more |scientific |
approach |to |educating |the |public |began
What |happened |Post |WWII: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mandatory |public |health |measures; |shift |
to |chronic |disease |prevention
What |happened |1950-60s: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Health |education |approaches |targeted |
behavioural |risk |factors; |development |of |models |and |theories |of |health |behaviour |(ex |- |
smoking, |diet, |nutrition, |etc.)
What |happened |1960-70s: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Public |health |prevention |interventions |
focused |on |education |to |change |lifestyle |behaviours |(ex. |participaction |- |body |breaks)
What |was |written |in |1974: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |New |Perspective |on |the |Health |of |
Canadians |(Lalonde |Report)
What |took |place |1978 |and |what |was |it? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Alma-Ata |Declaration;
Health |Promotion |Directorate |established
What |happened |in |1979-84: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-New |research |highlighting |health |impact |
of |social, |economic |& |environmental |factors
,What |conference |and |report |were |done |in |1986: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1st |international |
conference |on |HP;
The |Ottawa |Charter; |Achieving |Health |for |All |(Epp |Report)
What |is |A |New |Perspective |on |the |Health |of |Canadians |(Lalonde, |1974) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-First |government |document |that |advocated |for |investing |resources |beyond |
health |services
What |was |the |main |focus |or |goal |of |the |Lalonde |report? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shift |toward
|health |promotion |and |disease |prevention
Focus |on |lifestyle |and |personal |responsibility |through |behaviour |change
Criticism |of |Lalonde |report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blaming |the |victim |and |lack |of |focus |on |
SDOH
Criticism |of |Alma |Ata |Declaration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Approach |was |idealistic |and |
unfeasible
What |are |the |pre-reqs |deemed |by |the |Ottawa |Charter |for |Health |Promotion? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pre-requisites |and |resources |for |health |identified:
Peace, |shelter, |education, |food, |income, |a |stable |eco-system, |sustainable |resources, |social |
justice |and |equity
Criticism |of |Ottawa |Charter |for |Health |Promotion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |direction |
and |specificity |in |application |for |the |practitioner
What |does |the |Ottawa |Charter |consist |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |3 |Strategies
- |5 |Action |Areas
, What |are |the |three |key |areas |of |the |Shanghai |Declaration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Good |
governance |(so |at |all |levels |of |government, |not |just |one)
- |Healthy |cities |(where |most |of |the |population |lives |- |different |initiatives, |smoke-free, |active)
- |Health |literacy: |key |key |key |- |important |for |a |campaign |and |the |communication |aspect |of |
health |promo |(looks |outside |of |the |individual |level)
Health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |of |complete |physical, |mental |and |social |well-being |and |
not |merely |the |absence |of |disease |or |infirmity
Wellness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |state |of |dynamic |physical, |mental, |social |and |spiritual |
well-being |that |enables |a |person |to |achieve |full |potential |and |an |enjoyable |life
Disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pathological |process |that |may |or |may |not |produce |symptoms
Illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Subjective |sense |of |feeling |unwell
Sickness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Social |and |cultural |conception |of |the |health |condition
Prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |that |can |be |applied |to |reduce |the |occurrence, |
progression, |and |consequences
Primordial |prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Strategies |that |inhibit |the |establishment |of |
predisposing |risk |factors
Primordial |prevention |examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Improving |public |policies, |
environmental |conditions, |health |literacy
Primary |prevention |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Strategies |to |prevent |disease |occurrence |through |
risk |reduction
