N480 Exam #1 questions & answers
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community - ANS ✔✔a group or collection of individuals interacting in social units and sharing
common interests, cultural values, and goals; it can be geopolitical or phenomenological
aggregate - ANS ✔✔the subgroups of a larger group with common characteristics or concerns
health - ANS ✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the
absence of disease or infirmity; a resource for everyday life and the extent to which an
individual or group is able, on the one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and on the
other hand to change or cope with the environment
public health - ANS ✔✔the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and
promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen; its mission is
social justice
community health - ANS ✔✔an extension of the realm of public health to include organized
health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts, examples
include the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross
public health nursing - ANS ✔✔focuses on population health through surveillance and
assessment of multiple determinants of health, with intention to promote health and wellness,
prevent disease, disability, and premature death, and identify, implement, and evaluate
evidence-based programs and services; the goal is to achieve health equity
community - ANS ✔✔the ______________ in public health nursing serves as the context, client,
and setting
prevention - ANS ✔✔this is the key to public health nursing
,primary, secondary, tertiary - ANS ✔✔the 3 levels of prevention in public health nursing
primary prevention - ANS ✔✔the prevention of health problems before they occur, such as
immunization
secondary prevention - ANS ✔✔the early detection and intervention of health problems, such
as screening for diseases
tertiary prevention - ANS ✔✔the correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state,
such as teaching insulin administration in the home
population - ANS ✔✔a geographically-defined group, such as a county, state, or country, or an
at-risk group
population health - ANS ✔✔the policies and interventions at individual and social levels that
lead to patterns of health determinants over the life course and health outcomes and
distribution in a population
determinants, outcomes - ANS ✔✔population health involves the implementation of policies
and programs that result in health ______________ and health ______________
neighborhood and built environment, health and healthcare, social and community context,
education, economic stability - ANS ✔✔the 5 social determinants of health
community - ANS ✔✔______________ health focuses on a group of individuals within a
geographically or culturally defined group, with key features of it being collaboration, initiatives,
and empowerment
, community health - ANS ✔✔interventions for ____________ ______________ focus mainly on
improving education, reducing unemployment, and incorporating the social determinants of
health
population - ANS ✔✔______________ health focuses on society-wide health issues and health
issues of particular high-risk groups, and its 3 pillars are public health, healthcare, and public
policy
population health - ANS ✔✔interventions for _____________ ____________ focus mainly on
targeting a prioritized health concern for a specific at-risk group, such as increasing frequency of
child vaccinations
upstream - ANS ✔✔the #1 shared characteristic between community and population health is
that both enhance disease prevention through the use of ______________ health promotion
strategies
social determinants of health (SDOH) - ANS ✔✔the non-medical factors that influence health
outcomes; the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set
of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life; these forces and systems include
economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies, and political
systems
assessment, policy development, assurance - ANS ✔✔the 3 core functions of public health
services
the 10 essential public health services - ANS ✔✔these are the following: assess and monitor
population health, investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes,
communicate effectively to inform and educate, strengthen, support, and mobilize communities
and partnerships, create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws, utilize legal and
regulatory actions, enable equitable access, build a diverse and skilled workforce, improve and
innovate through evaluation, research, and quality improvement, and build and maintain a
strong organizational infrastructure for public health
rated A+ 2025/2026
community - ANS ✔✔a group or collection of individuals interacting in social units and sharing
common interests, cultural values, and goals; it can be geopolitical or phenomenological
aggregate - ANS ✔✔the subgroups of a larger group with common characteristics or concerns
health - ANS ✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the
absence of disease or infirmity; a resource for everyday life and the extent to which an
individual or group is able, on the one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and on the
other hand to change or cope with the environment
public health - ANS ✔✔the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and
promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen; its mission is
social justice
community health - ANS ✔✔an extension of the realm of public health to include organized
health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts, examples
include the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross
public health nursing - ANS ✔✔focuses on population health through surveillance and
assessment of multiple determinants of health, with intention to promote health and wellness,
prevent disease, disability, and premature death, and identify, implement, and evaluate
evidence-based programs and services; the goal is to achieve health equity
community - ANS ✔✔the ______________ in public health nursing serves as the context, client,
and setting
prevention - ANS ✔✔this is the key to public health nursing
,primary, secondary, tertiary - ANS ✔✔the 3 levels of prevention in public health nursing
primary prevention - ANS ✔✔the prevention of health problems before they occur, such as
immunization
secondary prevention - ANS ✔✔the early detection and intervention of health problems, such
as screening for diseases
tertiary prevention - ANS ✔✔the correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state,
such as teaching insulin administration in the home
population - ANS ✔✔a geographically-defined group, such as a county, state, or country, or an
at-risk group
population health - ANS ✔✔the policies and interventions at individual and social levels that
lead to patterns of health determinants over the life course and health outcomes and
distribution in a population
determinants, outcomes - ANS ✔✔population health involves the implementation of policies
and programs that result in health ______________ and health ______________
neighborhood and built environment, health and healthcare, social and community context,
education, economic stability - ANS ✔✔the 5 social determinants of health
community - ANS ✔✔______________ health focuses on a group of individuals within a
geographically or culturally defined group, with key features of it being collaboration, initiatives,
and empowerment
, community health - ANS ✔✔interventions for ____________ ______________ focus mainly on
improving education, reducing unemployment, and incorporating the social determinants of
health
population - ANS ✔✔______________ health focuses on society-wide health issues and health
issues of particular high-risk groups, and its 3 pillars are public health, healthcare, and public
policy
population health - ANS ✔✔interventions for _____________ ____________ focus mainly on
targeting a prioritized health concern for a specific at-risk group, such as increasing frequency of
child vaccinations
upstream - ANS ✔✔the #1 shared characteristic between community and population health is
that both enhance disease prevention through the use of ______________ health promotion
strategies
social determinants of health (SDOH) - ANS ✔✔the non-medical factors that influence health
outcomes; the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set
of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life; these forces and systems include
economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies, and political
systems
assessment, policy development, assurance - ANS ✔✔the 3 core functions of public health
services
the 10 essential public health services - ANS ✔✔these are the following: assess and monitor
population health, investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes,
communicate effectively to inform and educate, strengthen, support, and mobilize communities
and partnerships, create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws, utilize legal and
regulatory actions, enable equitable access, build a diverse and skilled workforce, improve and
innovate through evaluation, research, and quality improvement, and build and maintain a
strong organizational infrastructure for public health
