GCH 300 QUIZ 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED 2026-2027!!
What is the word health derived from? - ANSWER Hal, which means "hale, sound,
whole"
How is Health defined by the World Health Organization? - ANSWER As a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not just in the way of not
being sick or frail.
What are Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)? - ANSWER Non-medical factors
that influence health outcomes.
What are the 5 domains of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)? - ANSWER 1.
Education access and quality
2. Healthcare access and quality
3. Economic Stability
4. Neighborhood and built environment
5. Social and community context
How is Community defined? - ANSWER Group of people who have common
characteristics
What is public health? - ANSWER The actions society takes collectively to ensure
that conditions in which people can be healthy can occur
What is community health? - ANSWER The health status of a group of people and
the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
How is population health defined? - ANSWER health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group
What is global health? - ANSWER health problems, issues, and concerns that
transcend national boundaries
Define the public health system. What is it? - ANSWER Organized mechanism
within the formal structure of the government and associated efforts or private
and voluntary organizations and individuals who promote health to the public
What is the difference between personal health activities and community health
activities? - ANSWER Personal: Individual actions and decision making that
affects the health of the individual and those immediately around them
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED 2026-2027!!
What is the word health derived from? - ANSWER Hal, which means "hale, sound,
whole"
How is Health defined by the World Health Organization? - ANSWER As a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not just in the way of not
being sick or frail.
What are Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)? - ANSWER Non-medical factors
that influence health outcomes.
What are the 5 domains of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)? - ANSWER 1.
Education access and quality
2. Healthcare access and quality
3. Economic Stability
4. Neighborhood and built environment
5. Social and community context
How is Community defined? - ANSWER Group of people who have common
characteristics
What is public health? - ANSWER The actions society takes collectively to ensure
that conditions in which people can be healthy can occur
What is community health? - ANSWER The health status of a group of people and
the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
How is population health defined? - ANSWER health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group
What is global health? - ANSWER health problems, issues, and concerns that
transcend national boundaries
Define the public health system. What is it? - ANSWER Organized mechanism
within the formal structure of the government and associated efforts or private
and voluntary organizations and individuals who promote health to the public
What is the difference between personal health activities and community health
activities? - ANSWER Personal: Individual actions and decision making that
affects the health of the individual and those immediately around them
