Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Exam
Practice Questions Verified A+
What is health? - Answer Health is the state of complete social, mental, and physical well-being. It is not
merely the absence of disease or infirmary.
Define disease - Answer Disease is a disorder in structure or function. It is a medical condition with
noticeable signs and symptoms. Objective.
Define illness - Answer Illness is the subjective experience of an individual and the physical
manifestations of a disease. It is also a way of expressing that one does not feel well.
What is health education? - Answer Any combination of planned learning experiences using EBP and or
sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt
and maintain healthy behaviors
What is health promotion? - Answer The science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move
towards a state of optimal health.
Definition of health literacy - Answer The degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions and
services to treat and prevent illness.
Primary prevention - Answer Preventing disease/injury before it happens. Ex. Vaccination, education,
and legislation
Secondary prevention - Answer Early detection and prompt treatment. Ex. Removing a mole, screening.
Tertiary prevention - Answer Disability and limitation rehabilitation. Ex. Support groups and
rehabilitation programs.
Five steps in developing health promo program - Answer 1. Know your population 2. Asses their needs 3.
Establish objectives and goals 4. Develop intervention 5. Evaluate effectiveness
, Health People 2020 - Answer Every 10 years they use scientific evidence and lessons learned to update
data, trends, and innovations. Encourages collaboration across sectors. Identifies major risks to health
and wellness. It identifies public health priorities. Increases public awareness and understanding of
health, disease, and disability and how to prevent and manage. Measures the impact of prevention
activities.
2000 HP goal - Answer To reduce health disparities
2010 HP goal - Answer To eliminate health disparities
2020 HP goal - Answer To achieve health equity, eliminate health disparity, and increase the health of all
groups.
Red flags for low literacy - Answer Missed appointments, incomplete forms, no compliance with
medicine, unable to name or explain medicine doses, n'identifie spills by look not label, asks fewer
questions, unable to give coherent history, lack of follow through with appointments.
Red flags for protection by patient - Answer Seeking help only when illness has advanced, walking out of
waiting room, excuses, pretending they can read, becomes angry, using humor, quiet or passive, détour
letting the doctor miss the concern.
How to eliminate health literacy disparities... - Answer 1. Create a shame free environment 2. Enhance
assessment techniques 3. Improve interpersonal communication 4. Create and use patient friendly
written materials.
Suggestions for increasing patient health literacy - Answer Brown bag review, teach back method,
demonstrate and draw pictures, use clearly written educational materials.
Health literacy extra information ... - Answer Patients prefer receiving key messages from their clinicians
with accompanying pamphlets (5th grade reading level or lower) rather than written materials when
used along.
Practice Questions Verified A+
What is health? - Answer Health is the state of complete social, mental, and physical well-being. It is not
merely the absence of disease or infirmary.
Define disease - Answer Disease is a disorder in structure or function. It is a medical condition with
noticeable signs and symptoms. Objective.
Define illness - Answer Illness is the subjective experience of an individual and the physical
manifestations of a disease. It is also a way of expressing that one does not feel well.
What is health education? - Answer Any combination of planned learning experiences using EBP and or
sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt
and maintain healthy behaviors
What is health promotion? - Answer The science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move
towards a state of optimal health.
Definition of health literacy - Answer The degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions and
services to treat and prevent illness.
Primary prevention - Answer Preventing disease/injury before it happens. Ex. Vaccination, education,
and legislation
Secondary prevention - Answer Early detection and prompt treatment. Ex. Removing a mole, screening.
Tertiary prevention - Answer Disability and limitation rehabilitation. Ex. Support groups and
rehabilitation programs.
Five steps in developing health promo program - Answer 1. Know your population 2. Asses their needs 3.
Establish objectives and goals 4. Develop intervention 5. Evaluate effectiveness
, Health People 2020 - Answer Every 10 years they use scientific evidence and lessons learned to update
data, trends, and innovations. Encourages collaboration across sectors. Identifies major risks to health
and wellness. It identifies public health priorities. Increases public awareness and understanding of
health, disease, and disability and how to prevent and manage. Measures the impact of prevention
activities.
2000 HP goal - Answer To reduce health disparities
2010 HP goal - Answer To eliminate health disparities
2020 HP goal - Answer To achieve health equity, eliminate health disparity, and increase the health of all
groups.
Red flags for low literacy - Answer Missed appointments, incomplete forms, no compliance with
medicine, unable to name or explain medicine doses, n'identifie spills by look not label, asks fewer
questions, unable to give coherent history, lack of follow through with appointments.
Red flags for protection by patient - Answer Seeking help only when illness has advanced, walking out of
waiting room, excuses, pretending they can read, becomes angry, using humor, quiet or passive, détour
letting the doctor miss the concern.
How to eliminate health literacy disparities... - Answer 1. Create a shame free environment 2. Enhance
assessment techniques 3. Improve interpersonal communication 4. Create and use patient friendly
written materials.
Suggestions for increasing patient health literacy - Answer Brown bag review, teach back method,
demonstrate and draw pictures, use clearly written educational materials.
Health literacy extra information ... - Answer Patients prefer receiving key messages from their clinicians
with accompanying pamphlets (5th grade reading level or lower) rather than written materials when
used along.
