Public Health & Community Nursing Mastery Exam: WHO Health
Definition, Population & Aggregate Health, Geopolitical &
Phenomenological Communities, Health Determinants, Social
Determinants, Health Disparities, Preventive Care, Upstream Thinking,
Healthy People 2030, Core Functions of Public Health, Assessment,
Policy Development, Assurance, Public Health Services, Intervention
Wheel, Individual, Community, & Systems-Focused Interventions,
Surveillance, Screening, Case Management, Outreach, Referral &
Follow-Up, Health Teaching, Counseling, Consultation, Collaboration,
Coalition Building, Community Organizing, Advocacy, Social
Marketing, Policy Development & Enforcement, Cultural Competency
& Humility, Levels of Social-Ecological Model Exam Questions Verified
and Provided with A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
WHO's definition of health
"a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity"
community
refers to a group of individuals living within the same geographical area, or a group of
individuals who share some other common denominator, such as ethnicity or religious
orientation; common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
,-people
-place
-common characteristics/interests
what are the 3 attributes of a community?
geopolitical community
a community characterized by geographic and jurisdictional boundaries
phenomenological community
a community characterized by a group perspective or identity
population
a group of people with a shared common personal or environmental characteristic or people in
a defined community; a larger group whose members may or may not interact with one another
-minority groups
-Americans
-women
, what are some possible examples of populations?
aggregate
subpopulations within the larger population who possess some common characteristic or
concern; individual units brought together into a whole or a sum of those individuals
-persons with HIV
-homeless people
-people with type II diabetes
what are some possible examples of aggregates?
-medical care
-health behaviors
-genes & biology
-social/societal characteristics
what are the determinants of health?
-health care access & quality
-neighborhood & built environment
-social & community context
Definition, Population & Aggregate Health, Geopolitical &
Phenomenological Communities, Health Determinants, Social
Determinants, Health Disparities, Preventive Care, Upstream Thinking,
Healthy People 2030, Core Functions of Public Health, Assessment,
Policy Development, Assurance, Public Health Services, Intervention
Wheel, Individual, Community, & Systems-Focused Interventions,
Surveillance, Screening, Case Management, Outreach, Referral &
Follow-Up, Health Teaching, Counseling, Consultation, Collaboration,
Coalition Building, Community Organizing, Advocacy, Social
Marketing, Policy Development & Enforcement, Cultural Competency
& Humility, Levels of Social-Ecological Model Exam Questions Verified
and Provided with A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
WHO's definition of health
"a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity"
community
refers to a group of individuals living within the same geographical area, or a group of
individuals who share some other common denominator, such as ethnicity or religious
orientation; common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
,-people
-place
-common characteristics/interests
what are the 3 attributes of a community?
geopolitical community
a community characterized by geographic and jurisdictional boundaries
phenomenological community
a community characterized by a group perspective or identity
population
a group of people with a shared common personal or environmental characteristic or people in
a defined community; a larger group whose members may or may not interact with one another
-minority groups
-Americans
-women
, what are some possible examples of populations?
aggregate
subpopulations within the larger population who possess some common characteristic or
concern; individual units brought together into a whole or a sum of those individuals
-persons with HIV
-homeless people
-people with type II diabetes
what are some possible examples of aggregates?
-medical care
-health behaviors
-genes & biology
-social/societal characteristics
what are the determinants of health?
-health care access & quality
-neighborhood & built environment
-social & community context
