NUR 220 Quiz 1
Health education - answer involves giving information and teaching individuals and
communities how to achieve better health, a common role within nursing
health promotion - answer focuses on socioeconomic and environmental determinants
of health and participatory involvement; includes advocacy and assessing and building
on patient strengths
WHO definition of health - answer Complete state of physical, mental, social, and
emotional well-being; not merely the absence of disease; health is a fundamental right
of all people
Organizational, Environmental, Economic, Sociocultural, Behavioral - answerfactors
affecting health
primary prevention - answertries to avert the occurrence of disease
secondary prevention - answeraims to halt disease progression
tertiary prevention (rehabilitation) - answeraims to restore individuals to their highest
level of functioning
Historical practices, key documents, task forces and international conferences -
answerWhat has health promotion today been shaped by?
1970s - answerFocus was on preventing disease and reducing risk behaviors through
health education
1980s - answerIncreasing attention to supportive environments, social influences,
economic resources, health inequalities
1990s - answerFocus on setting and environment
healthy people 2020 - answerEliminate preventable disease, disability, injury and
premature death
Achieve health equity by eliminating health disparities
Create social and physical environments that promote health
Support health development and behavior across the lifespan
Phase 2 will include interactive tools such as webinars, online chat groups, instant
messaging, LinkedIn, and Twitter feeds
Health education - answer involves giving information and teaching individuals and
communities how to achieve better health, a common role within nursing
health promotion - answer focuses on socioeconomic and environmental determinants
of health and participatory involvement; includes advocacy and assessing and building
on patient strengths
WHO definition of health - answer Complete state of physical, mental, social, and
emotional well-being; not merely the absence of disease; health is a fundamental right
of all people
Organizational, Environmental, Economic, Sociocultural, Behavioral - answerfactors
affecting health
primary prevention - answertries to avert the occurrence of disease
secondary prevention - answeraims to halt disease progression
tertiary prevention (rehabilitation) - answeraims to restore individuals to their highest
level of functioning
Historical practices, key documents, task forces and international conferences -
answerWhat has health promotion today been shaped by?
1970s - answerFocus was on preventing disease and reducing risk behaviors through
health education
1980s - answerIncreasing attention to supportive environments, social influences,
economic resources, health inequalities
1990s - answerFocus on setting and environment
healthy people 2020 - answerEliminate preventable disease, disability, injury and
premature death
Achieve health equity by eliminating health disparities
Create social and physical environments that promote health
Support health development and behavior across the lifespan
Phase 2 will include interactive tools such as webinars, online chat groups, instant
messaging, LinkedIn, and Twitter feeds
