_____ of people who get Rx don't even get them filled - ✔✔✔-20%
_____ of people with routine medications do not take them consistently - ✔✔✔-50%
An expert at John Hopkins estimates that number to be around ________ annually, which if
accurate, makes medical care the 3rd largest killer in America - ✔✔✔-225,000
An increasing number of health promotion and related research efforts require the _________
of the community - ✔✔✔-integration and participation
Changing behavior is a function of _________ and _______. - ✔✔✔-Individual (internal)
characteristics, Environmental (external) factors
Describe the US medical spending vs. life expectancy - ✔✔✔-We rank 25th in terms of life
expectancy but spend 2.5 times more than the OECD average. "When we spend more on
medical care, we are commonly just buying more expensive care, not higher quality care and
certainly not health"
Diffusion of innovations places an emphasis on... - ✔✔✔-dissemination
Do all health behaviors have a termination stage in the TTM? - ✔✔✔-no
During the action stage of the TTM, what needs to happen in order for it to be successful? -
✔✔✔-In order for action to be successful, it needs to be measured against criteria previously
determined to reduce the risk of disease
HBM is what is known as a _____ theory - ✔✔✔-value expectancy theory
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How would one tailor a program for a certain community? - ✔✔✔-- Refer, as much as possible,
to situations, people, and issues relevant to the target community/population.
- Use language and materials appropriate for the audience.
- Schedule activities so that members of the target population can participate.
In general, maintenance begins after _____ months of being in the active stage of changing and
continue for at least ______ months - ✔✔✔-six
Is the HBM an individual based theory or community? - ✔✔✔-individual
Is the social cognitive theory behavior an individual based theory or community? - ✔✔✔-
community
Is the Theory of planned behavior an individual based theory or community? - ✔✔✔-individual
Is the Theory of reasoned action an individual based theory or community? - ✔✔✔-individual
Is the TTM an individual based theory or community? - ✔✔✔-individual
Of all the constructs, which is the most significant in determining behavior change? - ✔✔✔-
perceived barriers
Of the 30 years of increased life expectancy achieved between 1890s and the 1990s, only
______ could be attributed to medical care - ✔✔✔-five years
Only _________ make a difference in health outcomes - ✔✔✔-a handful of preventative
screenings
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Overall, Cancer mortality has ___________ in the last 25 years - ✔✔✔-not changed
The most optimistic classify only about _____ of deaths as preventable by medical care - ✔✔✔-
15%
The most optimistic classify only about 15% of deaths as preventable by medical care. True or
false? - ✔✔✔-true
What are communication campaigns? - ✔✔✔-Coordinated processes of disseminating
messages to influence behavior in a particular group/population
What are community interventions? - ✔✔✔-- Broader interventions can be called community
interventions (CI)
- Community interventions tend to result in smaller changes, but over a large number of people
- a larger absolute number
What are protective factor domains? - ✔✔✔-Individual
Social bonding
Healthy beliefs and clear behavior standards
What are risk factor domains? - ✔✔✔-Individual
Peer
Family
School
Community
Society/Environment