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Edelman and Kudzma’s Canadian Health Promotion 2026-2027
BANK QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
EXAM QUESTIONS WILL COME FROM HERE (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
1. Which definition best describes health promotion according to the
World Health Organization?
A) The absence of disease and infirmity
B) The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve
their health
C) The medical treatment of acute and chronic illnesses
D) The reduction of healthcare costs through preventive screenings
Answer: B
Explanation: The WHO defines health promotion as the process of
enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. This
moves beyond a biomedical model to encompass social, environmental,
and personal resources.
2. The Lalonde Report is foundational to Canadian health promotion
because it introduced which concept?
A) The Canada Health Act principles
B) The Health Field Concept
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C) The social determinants of health framework
D) Primary Health Care reform
Answer: B
Explanation: The Lalonde Report (1974) introduced the Health Field
Concept, which identified four health fields: human biology,
environment, lifestyle, and health care organization, broadening the
understanding of health beyond just medical care.
3. Which document emphasized the need for healthy public policy,
supportive environments, and community action?
A) The Romanow Report
B) The Epp Report
C) The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
D) The Declaration of Alma-Ata
Answer: C
Explanation: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986) outlined
five key action strategies: building healthy public policy, creating
supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing
personal skills, and reorienting health services.
4. A patient reports eating well and exercising but lives in a
neighborhood with poor air quality. This relates to which health field
from the Lalonde Report?
A) Human biology
B) Lifestyle
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C) Environment
D) Health care organization
Answer: C
Explanation: The environment health field includes all matters related
to health external to the human body, over which the individual has
little or no control, such as air and water quality.
5. Which is a primary level of prevention activity?
A) Blood pressure screening
B) Cardiac rehabilitation
C) Immunization against influenza
D) Foot care for a person with diabetes
Answer: C
Explanation: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs. Immunization prevents the onset of infectious disease.
6. In the Population Health Promotion Model, what do the axes of the
cube represent?
A) Cost, access, and quality
B) Who, what, and how
C) Primary, secondary, and tertiary care
D) Individual, community, and policy
Answer: B
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Explanation: The Population Health Promotion Model cube asks three
questions: “on what” (determinants of health), “with whom” (target
populations), and “how” (action strategies).
7. Which is a core competency for health promotion practitioners in
Canada?
A) Diagnosing disease
B) Prescribing medication
C) Facilitating empowerment
D) Performing surgery
Answer: C
Explanation: Core competencies include facilitating empowerment,
advocating for health, mediating between differing interests, and
enabling change in individuals and communities.
8. The Canada Health Act is based on five principles. Which principle
ensures that residents moving provinces retain coverage?
A) Universality
B) Portability
C) Accessibility
D) Comprehensiveness
Answer: B
Edelman and Kudzma’s Canadian Health Promotion 2026-2027
BANK QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
EXAM QUESTIONS WILL COME FROM HERE (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
1. Which definition best describes health promotion according to the
World Health Organization?
A) The absence of disease and infirmity
B) The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve
their health
C) The medical treatment of acute and chronic illnesses
D) The reduction of healthcare costs through preventive screenings
Answer: B
Explanation: The WHO defines health promotion as the process of
enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. This
moves beyond a biomedical model to encompass social, environmental,
and personal resources.
2. The Lalonde Report is foundational to Canadian health promotion
because it introduced which concept?
A) The Canada Health Act principles
B) The Health Field Concept
,2|Page
C) The social determinants of health framework
D) Primary Health Care reform
Answer: B
Explanation: The Lalonde Report (1974) introduced the Health Field
Concept, which identified four health fields: human biology,
environment, lifestyle, and health care organization, broadening the
understanding of health beyond just medical care.
3. Which document emphasized the need for healthy public policy,
supportive environments, and community action?
A) The Romanow Report
B) The Epp Report
C) The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
D) The Declaration of Alma-Ata
Answer: C
Explanation: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986) outlined
five key action strategies: building healthy public policy, creating
supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing
personal skills, and reorienting health services.
4. A patient reports eating well and exercising but lives in a
neighborhood with poor air quality. This relates to which health field
from the Lalonde Report?
A) Human biology
B) Lifestyle
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C) Environment
D) Health care organization
Answer: C
Explanation: The environment health field includes all matters related
to health external to the human body, over which the individual has
little or no control, such as air and water quality.
5. Which is a primary level of prevention activity?
A) Blood pressure screening
B) Cardiac rehabilitation
C) Immunization against influenza
D) Foot care for a person with diabetes
Answer: C
Explanation: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs. Immunization prevents the onset of infectious disease.
6. In the Population Health Promotion Model, what do the axes of the
cube represent?
A) Cost, access, and quality
B) Who, what, and how
C) Primary, secondary, and tertiary care
D) Individual, community, and policy
Answer: B
, 4|Page
Explanation: The Population Health Promotion Model cube asks three
questions: “on what” (determinants of health), “with whom” (target
populations), and “how” (action strategies).
7. Which is a core competency for health promotion practitioners in
Canada?
A) Diagnosing disease
B) Prescribing medication
C) Facilitating empowerment
D) Performing surgery
Answer: C
Explanation: Core competencies include facilitating empowerment,
advocating for health, mediating between differing interests, and
enabling change in individuals and communities.
8. The Canada Health Act is based on five principles. Which principle
ensures that residents moving provinces retain coverage?
A) Universality
B) Portability
C) Accessibility
D) Comprehensiveness
Answer: B
