EXAM 1 FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH 50
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Physical environment
Social environment (socioeconomics)
Genetic inheritance
Health behavior-behaviors beneficial to health
Health care - CORRECT ANSWER Determinants of PH
state of complete physical, mental & social well-being & not merely the absence
of disease or illness - CORRECT ANSWER Health
science of prolonging life, preventing disease & organized community efforts -
CORRECT ANSWER Public Health
mental model (i.e. picture, diagram) of how (we think) things work
-broader in scope than a theory; leads to a theory
-contains essential elements/domains of a 'system'; depiction/characterization of
relationships - CORRECT ANSWER Conceptual Model
perspective of relating a group of living things to their environment
1. Individual
2. Social/Community
3.Living and working conditions-
, 4.Broader conditions and policies - CORRECT ANSWER Ecological Model
Heart disease
Cancer
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
Chronic lower respiratory tract disease
Unintentional injuries
Diabetes mellitus
Influenza & pneumonia
Alzheimer's disease - CORRECT ANSWER Pathological (More involved I'm clinical
medicine)
Tobacco
Poor diet & physical inactivity
Alcohol consumption
Microbial agents
Toxic agents
Motor vehicles
Firearms
Sexual behaviors
Illicit drug use - CORRECT ANSWER Etiological (more involved in PH)
Assurance
Policy Development
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Physical environment
Social environment (socioeconomics)
Genetic inheritance
Health behavior-behaviors beneficial to health
Health care - CORRECT ANSWER Determinants of PH
state of complete physical, mental & social well-being & not merely the absence
of disease or illness - CORRECT ANSWER Health
science of prolonging life, preventing disease & organized community efforts -
CORRECT ANSWER Public Health
mental model (i.e. picture, diagram) of how (we think) things work
-broader in scope than a theory; leads to a theory
-contains essential elements/domains of a 'system'; depiction/characterization of
relationships - CORRECT ANSWER Conceptual Model
perspective of relating a group of living things to their environment
1. Individual
2. Social/Community
3.Living and working conditions-
, 4.Broader conditions and policies - CORRECT ANSWER Ecological Model
Heart disease
Cancer
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
Chronic lower respiratory tract disease
Unintentional injuries
Diabetes mellitus
Influenza & pneumonia
Alzheimer's disease - CORRECT ANSWER Pathological (More involved I'm clinical
medicine)
Tobacco
Poor diet & physical inactivity
Alcohol consumption
Microbial agents
Toxic agents
Motor vehicles
Firearms
Sexual behaviors
Illicit drug use - CORRECT ANSWER Etiological (more involved in PH)
Assurance
Policy Development
