EXSC 191 Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers

EXSC 191 Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers What is public health? - Ans:-a field that encompasses many disciplines to promote and protect and prevent disease 5 pillars of public health - Ans:-1. Epidemiology and disease control 2. Environmental health 3. Health promotion and health education 4. Health administration and policy 5. Biostatistics Define Health - Ans:-The state of complete physical mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Define Wellness - Ans:--positive component of optimal health -reflects how one feels about life and one's ability to function effectively ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/23 5 Specific elements of well-being - Ans:-1. Purpose 2. Social 3. Financial 4. Community 5. Physical Physical activity vs. Exercise - Ans:--Physical Activity: Bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles which requires energy expenditure -Exercise: A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement with the intent of improving or maintaining one or more components of physical fitness. 4 Primary goals of Healthy People 2020 - Ans:-1. Attain high-quality, longer lives 2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve health of all groups 3. Create social and physical environments that promote health for all 4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all stages of life Define physical fitness. - Ans:--Body's ability to function effectively ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/23 -Includes health-related and skill-related components Define Metabolic fitness - Ans:-An assessment of total fitness resulting in reduced risk of chronic diseses Define Bone Integrity - Ans:-Possessing strong, healthy bones Define Functional Fitness - Ans:--Refers to the ability to perform activities of daily living What are determinants of health you have little or some control over? - Ans:--Heredity -Age -Disability -Health Care -Environment What are determinants of health you have greater control over? - Ans:--Personal actions, interactions, cognitions and emotions EX: eating well, engaging in physical activity, managing stress, avoiding destructive habits What is the #1 major cause of early death in the U.S.? - Ans:-Heart Disease What are the 10 great achievements of Public Health? - Ans:-1. Vaccination ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/23 2. Motor-vehicle safety 3. Safer workplaces 4. Control of infectious diseases 5. Declines in deaths from CHD and stroke 6. Safer and healthier foods 7. Healthier mothers and babies 8. Family planning 9. Fluoridation of drinking water 10. Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard What are the 3 priority lifestyles for good health? - Ans:-1. Physical Activity 2. Healthy Eating 3. Managing stress Stages of change - Ans:- What factors influence Lifestyle change - Ans:--personal factors ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/23 -predisposing factors -enabling factors -reinforcing factors Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory - Ans:- (T/F) Self-efficacy is ones belief in the ability to perform a specific tas