GLPH 271:Final Exam Questions with
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
For all people to realize health in a comprehensive manner health-promoting social conditions
are needed, like (4 things) - Answer 1. The availability of health services
2. Adequate housing
3. Safe work conditions
4. Nutritious food
health defined - Answer " 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 - Answer 1948
world health day - Answer April 7th
according to the constitution of the Who- health as a human right - Answer 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: - Answer - 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_____ - Answer
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 - Answer social support + emotional and mental capabilities
+ physical strength = resiliency
Global health as a discipline was established on the basis of four factors - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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) - Answer 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) -
Answer - Health protection
- Health promotion
- Health and disease surveillance
- Disease and injury prevention
- Population health assessment
social determinant of health definition: - Answer 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) - Answer 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
15. Unemployment and job security
Factors what influence health (3 main factors) - Answer illness results from the interplay
between external factors, internal factors and the social determinates of health
what makes Canadians sick? (4 things- percentages) - Answer 50% your life
25% your health care
15% your biology
10% your environment
health equity definition - Answer the absence of avoidance or remediable health differences
among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically,
demographically or geographically
he ultimate goal of addressing health inequities and disparities is to achieve____ _____ -
Answer ·health equity
upstream prevention - Answer interventions that aim to treat the cause of a health problem
, downstream prevention - Answer interventions that focus on treating the health problem
For all population to become rich and healthy, Hans Rosling believed that we need: (4 things) -
Answer 1. Time
2. Trade
3. Peace
4. Green technology
healthcare advocacy is a critical competency because - Answer it involves health promotion
at the individual and population level
an advocate is ... - Answer one the pleads the cause of another specifically one that lease the
cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court OR one that defends to maintains a cause or
proposal OR one that supports or promoted the interests of another
· Being an advocate health the cause(s) of people who need support to be fairly represented or
defended
advocate - Joan of arc - Answer believed that, despite being a girl, she was destined to help
free France from the English. In her mid-teens, she managed to lead the French army to several
important victories during the Hundred Years War, which paved the way from the coronation of
Charles VII
advocate- Abraham Lincoln - Answer instrumental in the preservation of the US while ending
slavery and promoting economic and financial modernization
advocate- Suffragette movement - Answer advocated for change within society to allow and
accept women's rights
advocate- Dr. Martin Luther King: - Answer instrumental leader during the civil rights
movement for African Americans to gain equal rights
advocate- Tommy Douglas - Answer noted as being the father of socialized medicine which
was the original beginning of our current health care system in Canada
advocate- Jams Orbinski - Answer founder of the McMaster University Health Reach
Program that investigates and promotes the health of children in war zones
According to the description of health advocate in CanMeds, physicians should be able to: -
Answer - Respond to individual patient health needs and issues as part of patient care
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
For all people to realize health in a comprehensive manner health-promoting social conditions
are needed, like (4 things) - Answer 1. The availability of health services
2. Adequate housing
3. Safe work conditions
4. Nutritious food
health defined - Answer " 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 - Answer 1948
world health day - Answer April 7th
according to the constitution of the Who- health as a human right - Answer 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: - Answer - 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_____ - Answer
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 - Answer social support + emotional and mental capabilities
+ physical strength = resiliency
Global health as a discipline was established on the basis of four factors - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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) - Answer 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) -
Answer - Health protection
- Health promotion
- Health and disease surveillance
- Disease and injury prevention
- Population health assessment
social determinant of health definition: - Answer 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) - Answer 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
15. Unemployment and job security
Factors what influence health (3 main factors) - Answer illness results from the interplay
between external factors, internal factors and the social determinates of health
what makes Canadians sick? (4 things- percentages) - Answer 50% your life
25% your health care
15% your biology
10% your environment
health equity definition - Answer the absence of avoidance or remediable health differences
among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically,
demographically or geographically
he ultimate goal of addressing health inequities and disparities is to achieve____ _____ -
Answer ·health equity
upstream prevention - Answer interventions that aim to treat the cause of a health problem
, downstream prevention - Answer interventions that focus on treating the health problem
For all population to become rich and healthy, Hans Rosling believed that we need: (4 things) -
Answer 1. Time
2. Trade
3. Peace
4. Green technology
healthcare advocacy is a critical competency because - Answer it involves health promotion
at the individual and population level
an advocate is ... - Answer one the pleads the cause of another specifically one that lease the
cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court OR one that defends to maintains a cause or
proposal OR one that supports or promoted the interests of another
· Being an advocate health the cause(s) of people who need support to be fairly represented or
defended
advocate - Joan of arc - Answer believed that, despite being a girl, she was destined to help
free France from the English. In her mid-teens, she managed to lead the French army to several
important victories during the Hundred Years War, which paved the way from the coronation of
Charles VII
advocate- Abraham Lincoln - Answer instrumental in the preservation of the US while ending
slavery and promoting economic and financial modernization
advocate- Suffragette movement - Answer advocated for change within society to allow and
accept women's rights
advocate- Dr. Martin Luther King: - Answer instrumental leader during the civil rights
movement for African Americans to gain equal rights
advocate- Tommy Douglas - Answer noted as being the father of socialized medicine which
was the original beginning of our current health care system in Canada
advocate- Jams Orbinski - Answer founder of the McMaster University Health Reach
Program that investigates and promotes the health of children in war zones
According to the description of health advocate in CanMeds, physicians should be able to: -
Answer - Respond to individual patient health needs and issues as part of patient care
