GLPH 271 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.For all people to realize health in a comprehensive manner health-promoting
social conditions are needed, like (4 things) - ANSWERS✔-1. The availability of
health services
2. Adequate housing
3. Safe work conditions
4. Nutritious food
\.health defined - ANSWERS✔-" health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not simply an absence of disease or infirmity"
- there are a number of cultures who believe spiritual well- being contributes to
health
\.WHO was formed in - ANSWERS✔-1948
\.world health day - ANSWERS✔-April 7th
\.according to the constitution of the Who- health as a human right - ANSWERS✔-
the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is
,one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race,
religion, political benefit, economic or social condition"
\.· In support of this mandate, WHO acts as the directing and coordinating
authority for health within the UN system by: - ANSWERS✔-- Providing leadership
on global health matters
- Shaping the health research agenda
- Setting norms and standards
- Articulating evidence-based policy options
- Providing technical support to countries
- Monitoring and assessing health trends
\.the health promotion movement of 1980 was fostered by the Who. This
movement brought in a new understanding of health because it included the
dynamic concept of_____ - ANSWERS✔-Resiliency: the extent to which an
individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and to change
or cope with the environment. Health is a resource of everyday life, not the
objective of living, it is a positive concept, emphasizing social and personal
resources as well as physical capacities
\.___ + ____ + _____ = resiliency - ANSWERS✔-social support + emotional and
mental capabilities + physical strength = resiliency
\.Global health as a discipline was established on the basis of four factors -
ANSWERS✔-1. Decision making based on data and evidence - vital statistics,
surveillance and outbreak investigations, laboratory science
,2. A focus on populations rather than individuals
3. A goal of social justice and equity
4. An emphasis on prevention rather than curative care
\.What is global health - ANSWERS✔-an area of study, research and practice that
places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people
worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants,
and solutions, involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences
and promoted interdisciplinary collaboration, and is a synthesis of population
based prevention with individual level clinical care
\.What is public health - ANSWERS✔-the organized efforts of society to keep
people healthy and prevent injury, illness and premature death. It is a
combination of programs, services and policies that protect and promote the
health of all
- promoted the highest attainment of health for all people and death with health
from a population perspective. Public health ensures that health is addressed
early in life and that access to health resources are available as needed
\.public health activities fall under one of the three areas, what are they (3Ps) -
ANSWERS✔-1. Prevention: vaccinations for the flu, immunization programs
2. Promotion: encouraging active transportation, breast feeding initiatives,
nutritional education programs
3. Protection: food inspection, evaluating air and water quality
\.Role of public health: aims to keep the population healthy through the following
activities (5) - ANSWERS✔-- Health protection
, - Health promotion
- Health and disease surveillance
- Disease and injury prevention
- Population health assessment
\.social determinant of health definition: - ANSWERS✔-factors that would modify
a persons physical, mental, social or spiritual wellbeing
- Determinants can be through of as conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work and age they play a key role in determining a populations health
\.Individual social determinants of health (15) - ANSWERS✔-1. health services
2. social safety net
3. food insecurity
4. social exclusion
5. employment and working conditions
6. race
7. education
8. income and income distribution
9. early life
10. early life
11. housing
12. disability
13. gender
14. Indigenous status
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.For all people to realize health in a comprehensive manner health-promoting
social conditions are needed, like (4 things) - ANSWERS✔-1. The availability of
health services
2. Adequate housing
3. Safe work conditions
4. Nutritious food
\.health defined - ANSWERS✔-" health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not simply an absence of disease or infirmity"
- there are a number of cultures who believe spiritual well- being contributes to
health
\.WHO was formed in - ANSWERS✔-1948
\.world health day - ANSWERS✔-April 7th
\.according to the constitution of the Who- health as a human right - ANSWERS✔-
the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is
,one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race,
religion, political benefit, economic or social condition"
\.· In support of this mandate, WHO acts as the directing and coordinating
authority for health within the UN system by: - ANSWERS✔-- Providing leadership
on global health matters
- Shaping the health research agenda
- Setting norms and standards
- Articulating evidence-based policy options
- Providing technical support to countries
- Monitoring and assessing health trends
\.the health promotion movement of 1980 was fostered by the Who. This
movement brought in a new understanding of health because it included the
dynamic concept of_____ - ANSWERS✔-Resiliency: the extent to which an
individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and to change
or cope with the environment. Health is a resource of everyday life, not the
objective of living, it is a positive concept, emphasizing social and personal
resources as well as physical capacities
\.___ + ____ + _____ = resiliency - ANSWERS✔-social support + emotional and
mental capabilities + physical strength = resiliency
\.Global health as a discipline was established on the basis of four factors -
ANSWERS✔-1. Decision making based on data and evidence - vital statistics,
surveillance and outbreak investigations, laboratory science
,2. A focus on populations rather than individuals
3. A goal of social justice and equity
4. An emphasis on prevention rather than curative care
\.What is global health - ANSWERS✔-an area of study, research and practice that
places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people
worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants,
and solutions, involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences
and promoted interdisciplinary collaboration, and is a synthesis of population
based prevention with individual level clinical care
\.What is public health - ANSWERS✔-the organized efforts of society to keep
people healthy and prevent injury, illness and premature death. It is a
combination of programs, services and policies that protect and promote the
health of all
- promoted the highest attainment of health for all people and death with health
from a population perspective. Public health ensures that health is addressed
early in life and that access to health resources are available as needed
\.public health activities fall under one of the three areas, what are they (3Ps) -
ANSWERS✔-1. Prevention: vaccinations for the flu, immunization programs
2. Promotion: encouraging active transportation, breast feeding initiatives,
nutritional education programs
3. Protection: food inspection, evaluating air and water quality
\.Role of public health: aims to keep the population healthy through the following
activities (5) - ANSWERS✔-- Health protection
, - Health promotion
- Health and disease surveillance
- Disease and injury prevention
- Population health assessment
\.social determinant of health definition: - ANSWERS✔-factors that would modify
a persons physical, mental, social or spiritual wellbeing
- Determinants can be through of as conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work and age they play a key role in determining a populations health
\.Individual social determinants of health (15) - ANSWERS✔-1. health services
2. social safety net
3. food insecurity
4. social exclusion
5. employment and working conditions
6. race
7. education
8. income and income distribution
9. early life
10. early life
11. housing
12. disability
13. gender
14. Indigenous status
