PPN 202 WEEK 4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Framingham Heart Study - Answers Shifted focus from treating heart disease → preventing it
Main risk factors for heart disease: High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, diabetes,
lack of exercise
Genetics play a role in heart disease risk
Smoking, poor diet, and inactivity increase heart disease risk
what is Framingham Risk Score? - Answers A tool that estimates a person's 10-year risk of developing
heart disease using personal health factors
what is health promotion - Answers Helping people and communities improve their health by
changing:
social factors, physical enviroments, economic factors, political factors
Examples:
Healthy Babies / Healthy Children programs
Alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs
What is Developmental Screening - Answers A routine check to see if a young child may be delayed in
areas like:
Language
Motor skills
Social/emotional development
Cognitive skills
NOT A DIAGNOSIS but Helps decide if a child needs further assessment
What is Acute Care - Answers Short-term, active treatment
For severe illness, injury, urgent conditions, or post-surgery recovery
Usually occurs in hospitals, ERs, or surgical units
Focus: stabilize and treat the immediate problem
Example: pneumonia admission, broken bone, post-operative care
What is Primary Care - Answers Day-to-day, ongoing health care
First point of contact in the health system
Provides preventive care, manages chronic conditions, and treats common illnesses
First level of care in the health system
Aims to prevent serious or advanced disease
Coordinates referrals to specialists
Follows a patient's health history and development over many years
Example: annual check-ups, diabetes management, routine infections
Article #1 —(Gewurtz et al., 2016) purpose of study - Answers To understand health promotion
through everyday practices and experiences
Focus on how daily life shapes individual and community health
Article #1 —(Gewurtz et al., 2016) background of study - Answers Canada needs a broader approach
to health promotion.
Current health campaigns focus only on specific actions (like diet or exercise).
They ignore the "broader determinants of health"—the social and environmental factors that shape
our lives.
We need to look at our daily activities and how they affect our health, both positively and negatively.
To improve health, we must focus on two key things: - Answers 1. Engaging
Make sure people have a wide range of experiences in their daily lives.
Example: Don't just focus on exercise; consider work, hobbies, and rest.
2. Attending
Pay attention to how people are involved in these activities.
Look beyond the task itself to the nature of their involvement (e.g., Are they stressed? Are they
focused? Do they feel connected?).
Defining "Healthy Living" - Answers Being healthy isn't just one thing. It includes a wide range of
physical, mental, and social outcomes.
Our daily activities (and therefore our health) are influenced by two main things: - Answers Personal
Factors: Our individual skills, interests, and motivations.
Social Factors: Our environment, community, and the people around us.
Framingham Heart Study - Answers Shifted focus from treating heart disease → preventing it
Main risk factors for heart disease: High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, diabetes,
lack of exercise
Genetics play a role in heart disease risk
Smoking, poor diet, and inactivity increase heart disease risk
what is Framingham Risk Score? - Answers A tool that estimates a person's 10-year risk of developing
heart disease using personal health factors
what is health promotion - Answers Helping people and communities improve their health by
changing:
social factors, physical enviroments, economic factors, political factors
Examples:
Healthy Babies / Healthy Children programs
Alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs
What is Developmental Screening - Answers A routine check to see if a young child may be delayed in
areas like:
Language
Motor skills
Social/emotional development
Cognitive skills
NOT A DIAGNOSIS but Helps decide if a child needs further assessment
What is Acute Care - Answers Short-term, active treatment
For severe illness, injury, urgent conditions, or post-surgery recovery
Usually occurs in hospitals, ERs, or surgical units
Focus: stabilize and treat the immediate problem
Example: pneumonia admission, broken bone, post-operative care
What is Primary Care - Answers Day-to-day, ongoing health care
First point of contact in the health system
Provides preventive care, manages chronic conditions, and treats common illnesses
First level of care in the health system
Aims to prevent serious or advanced disease
Coordinates referrals to specialists
Follows a patient's health history and development over many years
Example: annual check-ups, diabetes management, routine infections
Article #1 —(Gewurtz et al., 2016) purpose of study - Answers To understand health promotion
through everyday practices and experiences
Focus on how daily life shapes individual and community health
Article #1 —(Gewurtz et al., 2016) background of study - Answers Canada needs a broader approach
to health promotion.
Current health campaigns focus only on specific actions (like diet or exercise).
They ignore the "broader determinants of health"—the social and environmental factors that shape
our lives.
We need to look at our daily activities and how they affect our health, both positively and negatively.
To improve health, we must focus on two key things: - Answers 1. Engaging
Make sure people have a wide range of experiences in their daily lives.
Example: Don't just focus on exercise; consider work, hobbies, and rest.
2. Attending
Pay attention to how people are involved in these activities.
Look beyond the task itself to the nature of their involvement (e.g., Are they stressed? Are they
focused? Do they feel connected?).
Defining "Healthy Living" - Answers Being healthy isn't just one thing. It includes a wide range of
physical, mental, and social outcomes.
Our daily activities (and therefore our health) are influenced by two main things: - Answers Personal
Factors: Our individual skills, interests, and motivations.
Social Factors: Our environment, community, and the people around us.
