HS1002B -Latest Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+.
what is health? Why is it important to start here? - Answer physical, mental and social
wellbeing (world health organization). Population health is important to develop interventions
(programs/policies)
social determinants of health - Answer non-medical (social and economic) factors that
influence health outcomes. Condition in which people are born, grow, work, live air and the
wider sets of systems that shape their conditions
examples of social determinants - Answer income, education, unemployment, early
childhood development, housing, social exclusion, social safety, health services, indigenous
status, gender, race, disability
distal determinants - Answer ex. historical structures, residential schools
intermediate determinants - Answer ex. health care, education
proximal determinants - Answer ex. rural or urban community, illness, access to healthcare
indigenous medicine wheel - Answer mental, spiritual, emotional and physical well being
population health - Answer focus on conditions that influence the health of the population
and develop policies to improve health and wellbeing of the population
increased active transportation could prevent as many as ____ cases of diabetes over 10 years -
Answer 1620
top cause of death in Canada - Answer cancer
top global cause of death - Answer heart disease
top cause of death in low income countries - Answer lower respiratory infections
incidence - Answer number of newly diagnosed diseases
, top cause of death in upper-middle income countries - Answer ischemic heart disease
prevalence - Answer number of prevalent cases within the population (determine a persons
likelihood of having a disease)
orbidity - Answer degree of health and wellbeing
mortality - Answer number of deaths due to a disease in a population
physical risks - Answer immediate damage to the body ex. slips, fall
biological risks - Answer diseases, harmful vacteira, viruses, parasites
chemical risks - Answer naturally occurring as well as synthetically produced, cause illness
due to long term or immediate exposure (Ex. radon)
social vulnerability - Answer how do factors help communities deal with loss
factors contributing toward resilience - Answer - the ways in which individuals engage with
the world
- the availability of social resources
- specific coping strategies
dr John Snow and Cholera - Answer Dr. John Snow found the source of cholera due to human
waste products in the water systems and inspired change and improvement in the waste and
water systems.
rudolph Virchow - Answer argued the epidemic was due to lack of democracy, feudalism and
unfair tax policies that drove poor living conditions, diets and hygiene
whitehall studies - Answer People with higher salary and higher job status had higher health
status.
prerequisites of health - Answer peace, shelter, education, food, income, stable ecosystem,
sustainable resources, social justice and equity
marmot and Wilkinson - Answer a book that introduced what the social determinants of
health are
Answers Graded A+.
what is health? Why is it important to start here? - Answer physical, mental and social
wellbeing (world health organization). Population health is important to develop interventions
(programs/policies)
social determinants of health - Answer non-medical (social and economic) factors that
influence health outcomes. Condition in which people are born, grow, work, live air and the
wider sets of systems that shape their conditions
examples of social determinants - Answer income, education, unemployment, early
childhood development, housing, social exclusion, social safety, health services, indigenous
status, gender, race, disability
distal determinants - Answer ex. historical structures, residential schools
intermediate determinants - Answer ex. health care, education
proximal determinants - Answer ex. rural or urban community, illness, access to healthcare
indigenous medicine wheel - Answer mental, spiritual, emotional and physical well being
population health - Answer focus on conditions that influence the health of the population
and develop policies to improve health and wellbeing of the population
increased active transportation could prevent as many as ____ cases of diabetes over 10 years -
Answer 1620
top cause of death in Canada - Answer cancer
top global cause of death - Answer heart disease
top cause of death in low income countries - Answer lower respiratory infections
incidence - Answer number of newly diagnosed diseases
, top cause of death in upper-middle income countries - Answer ischemic heart disease
prevalence - Answer number of prevalent cases within the population (determine a persons
likelihood of having a disease)
orbidity - Answer degree of health and wellbeing
mortality - Answer number of deaths due to a disease in a population
physical risks - Answer immediate damage to the body ex. slips, fall
biological risks - Answer diseases, harmful vacteira, viruses, parasites
chemical risks - Answer naturally occurring as well as synthetically produced, cause illness
due to long term or immediate exposure (Ex. radon)
social vulnerability - Answer how do factors help communities deal with loss
factors contributing toward resilience - Answer - the ways in which individuals engage with
the world
- the availability of social resources
- specific coping strategies
dr John Snow and Cholera - Answer Dr. John Snow found the source of cholera due to human
waste products in the water systems and inspired change and improvement in the waste and
water systems.
rudolph Virchow - Answer argued the epidemic was due to lack of democracy, feudalism and
unfair tax policies that drove poor living conditions, diets and hygiene
whitehall studies - Answer People with higher salary and higher job status had higher health
status.
prerequisites of health - Answer peace, shelter, education, food, income, stable ecosystem,
sustainable resources, social justice and equity
marmot and Wilkinson - Answer a book that introduced what the social determinants of
health are
