NURS 3527 - TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Social Justice - answer Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and
privileges within a society.
Equity - answer -prioritizes social justice in healthcare
-prioritizes treatment and care based on need
Equality - answer -the state of being equal
-calls for equal treatment for all patients
-does not always work in practice because some people need more support — or a
different kind of support — than others
Creating supportive environments - answer Aims to promote a healthy physical and
socio-cultural environment for all members of the community.
Self Efficacy - answer An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a
task.
Building healthy public policy - answer Developing policies that foster equity, ensure
safe and healthy services, provide clean and enjoyable environments and that make
healthy choices easier.
(like mandatory calories on menus)
Capacity building (WHO) - answer recognizes and ultimizeing strentghs (rather then
defects such as available services, resources and programs in order to assist
communities, individuals or organization to resolve their health issues)
Health Promotion - answer -the process of enabling people to increase control over, and
to improve, their health
-In 1974, the Lalonde Report initiated a shift toward population health promotion.
-Major public health function
Risk Reduction - answer a proactive process in which individuals participate in
behaviors that enable them to react to actual or potential threats to their health
Maintenance of Health - answer Primary Health Care
-A model for essential health care
, -Universally accessible to individuals and families in the community at a cost that the
community and country can afford to maintain
biomedical approach - answer -Main focus is physiological health
-Treatment of disease and restoring with medical interventions
socio-enviromental approach to health promotion - answer founded on the evidence that
health is affected by many factors outside the sphere of traditional health care
Health education approach to health promotion - answer Increasing people's knowledge
about their health will lead to healthier behaviour. Nurses who adopt an educational
approach will provide people with knowledge and information about their health.
Population Health - answer Population Health aims to reduce health inequalities among
population groups through the use of protection, prevention, and promotion strategies
What is the most important Determinant of Health? - answer INCOME/Poverty
Population Health: 12 SDOH - answer • Income and social status
• Social supports and coping skills
• Education and literacy
• Employment/working conditions
• Race/racism
• Physical environments
• Healthy behaviours
• Biology and genetic endowment
• Access to health services
• Gender
• Culture
• Childhood experiences
What does WHO define as health? - answer Health is a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
SDoH was created by: - answer • The Lalonde Report (1974)
• Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion (WHO, 2006)
• The Epp Report (1986)
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Social Justice - answer Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and
privileges within a society.
Equity - answer -prioritizes social justice in healthcare
-prioritizes treatment and care based on need
Equality - answer -the state of being equal
-calls for equal treatment for all patients
-does not always work in practice because some people need more support — or a
different kind of support — than others
Creating supportive environments - answer Aims to promote a healthy physical and
socio-cultural environment for all members of the community.
Self Efficacy - answer An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a
task.
Building healthy public policy - answer Developing policies that foster equity, ensure
safe and healthy services, provide clean and enjoyable environments and that make
healthy choices easier.
(like mandatory calories on menus)
Capacity building (WHO) - answer recognizes and ultimizeing strentghs (rather then
defects such as available services, resources and programs in order to assist
communities, individuals or organization to resolve their health issues)
Health Promotion - answer -the process of enabling people to increase control over, and
to improve, their health
-In 1974, the Lalonde Report initiated a shift toward population health promotion.
-Major public health function
Risk Reduction - answer a proactive process in which individuals participate in
behaviors that enable them to react to actual or potential threats to their health
Maintenance of Health - answer Primary Health Care
-A model for essential health care
, -Universally accessible to individuals and families in the community at a cost that the
community and country can afford to maintain
biomedical approach - answer -Main focus is physiological health
-Treatment of disease and restoring with medical interventions
socio-enviromental approach to health promotion - answer founded on the evidence that
health is affected by many factors outside the sphere of traditional health care
Health education approach to health promotion - answer Increasing people's knowledge
about their health will lead to healthier behaviour. Nurses who adopt an educational
approach will provide people with knowledge and information about their health.
Population Health - answer Population Health aims to reduce health inequalities among
population groups through the use of protection, prevention, and promotion strategies
What is the most important Determinant of Health? - answer INCOME/Poverty
Population Health: 12 SDOH - answer • Income and social status
• Social supports and coping skills
• Education and literacy
• Employment/working conditions
• Race/racism
• Physical environments
• Healthy behaviours
• Biology and genetic endowment
• Access to health services
• Gender
• Culture
• Childhood experiences
What does WHO define as health? - answer Health is a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
SDoH was created by: - answer • The Lalonde Report (1974)
• Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion (WHO, 2006)
• The Epp Report (1986)
