NUR 422 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WHO definition of health
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Definitions of Health | | |
1958 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"A state of complete well-being, physical,
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social, and mental, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
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The early, classic definition set a trend toward describing health in social
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terms rather than in medical terms.
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WHO definition of health
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Definitions of Health | | |
1986 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"The extent to which an individual or
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group is able, on the one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy needs;
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and, on the other hand, to change or cope with the environment.
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Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the
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objective of living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social and
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personal resources, and physical capacities".
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Definition of Community - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"a collection of
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people who interact with one another and whose common interests or
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characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity and belonging". | | | | | | | | | |
,Definition of Community before 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-focused
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on geographic boundaries combined with social attributes of people
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Community - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is seen as a group or collection of
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individuals interacting in social units and sharing common interests,
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characteristics, values, and goals | | |
Geopolitical communities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-are defined or
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formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and include cities,
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counties, states, and nations
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Phenomenological communities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-on the other | | | | | | |
hand, refer to relational, interactive groups. The place or setting is more
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abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on
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culture, values, history, interest, and goals. Examples are schools,
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colleges, and churches | |
Aggregates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Subgroups or sub population that
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have some common characteristics. Example: pregnant teens within a
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school district |
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is typically used to denote a group a
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group of people having common personal or environmental
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characteristics.
, What is the mission of public health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is the
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Science and Art of ... | | | |
-Preventing disease |
-Prolonging life |
-Promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
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Core functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-*Assessment:*
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Regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about health
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conditions, risks, and resources in a community
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*Policy development:* Use of information gathered during assessment
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to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources toward
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those policies
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*Assurance:* Focuses on the availability of necessary health services
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throughout the community. It includes maintaining the ability of both
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public health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day
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operations and the capacity to respond to critical situations and
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emergencies
Essential Public Health Services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Healthy People 2020 overarching goals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.
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Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability,
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injury, and premature death.
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CORRECT ANSWERS
WHO definition of health
| | | |
Definitions of Health | | |
1958 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"A state of complete well-being, physical,
| | | | | | | | |
social, and mental, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
| | | | | | | | | | | |
The early, classic definition set a trend toward describing health in social
| | | | | | | | | | |
terms rather than in medical terms.
| | | | | |
WHO definition of health
| | | |
Definitions of Health | | |
1986 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"The extent to which an individual or
| | | | | | | | | |
group is able, on the one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy needs;
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
and, on the other hand, to change or cope with the environment.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
objective of living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social and
| | | | | | | | | | |
personal resources, and physical capacities".
| | | |
Definition of Community - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"a collection of
| | | | | | | |
people who interact with one another and whose common interests or
| | | | | | | | | | |
characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity and belonging". | | | | | | | | | |
,Definition of Community before 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-focused
| | | | | | | |
on geographic boundaries combined with social attributes of people
| | | | | | | |
Community - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is seen as a group or collection of
| | | | | | | | | | |
individuals interacting in social units and sharing common interests,
| | | | | | | | |
characteristics, values, and goals | | |
Geopolitical communities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-are defined or
| | | | | | |
formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and include cities,
| | | | | | | | |
counties, states, and nations
| | |
Phenomenological communities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-on the other | | | | | | |
hand, refer to relational, interactive groups. The place or setting is more
| | | | | | | | | | | |
abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on
| | | | | | | | | | |
culture, values, history, interest, and goals. Examples are schools,
| | | | | | | | |
colleges, and churches | |
Aggregates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Subgroups or sub population that
| | | | | | | |
have some common characteristics. Example: pregnant teens within a
| | | | | | | | |
school district |
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is typically used to denote a group a
| | | | | | | | | |
group of people having common personal or environmental
| | | | | | | | |
characteristics.
, What is the mission of public health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is the
| | | | | | | | | | |
Science and Art of ... | | | |
-Preventing disease |
-Prolonging life |
-Promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
| | | | | | |
Core functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-*Assessment:*
| | | | | | | |
Regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about health
| | | | | | | |
conditions, risks, and resources in a community
| | | | | |
*Policy development:* Use of information gathered during assessment
| | | | | | | |
to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources toward
| | | | | | | | | | |
those policies
| |
*Assurance:* Focuses on the availability of necessary health services
| | | | | | | | |
throughout the community. It includes maintaining the ability of both
| | | | | | | | | |
public health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day
| | | | | | | | |
operations and the capacity to respond to critical situations and
| | | | | | | | | |
emergencies
Essential Public Health Services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | |
Healthy People 2020 overarching goals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.
| | | | | | | |
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability,
| | | | | | | | |
injury, and premature death.
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