Study Guide
#1 cause of death or injury to infants ANS: suffocation
#2 & 3 cause of death and injury to infants ANS: MVA & Homicide
Obesity is defined by ANS: BMI
BMI is ANS: weight in kg divided by height in meters squared
Risk for obesity in children is related to ANS: parents
Obesity rates are higher in what populations (ethnicity) ANS: Naitve americans, Hispanics, African
Americans
Groups with higher obesity rates ANS: lower socioeconomic in urban areas
#1 cause of death ages 1-24 ANS: MVA
What age group experiences a large amount of falls, poisonings, and MVAs ANS: Toddlers
What age group has the lowest injury death rate? ANS: School age children
What are school age children at risk for d/t difficulty judging speed and distance? ANS: pedestrian and
bicycle accidents
,Screening and preventive measures for all children ANS: height weight
vision/hearing
dental health
Cholesterol/triglycerides
Immunization status
Screening and preventative measures at birth ANS: hemoglobinopathy
phenylalanine
t4
tsh
Screening and preventative measures for school age children ANS: lead exposure
screening and preventative measures for adolescents ANS: mental health screen
substance abuse disorders
rubella serology (females)
lice screening
scoliosis
skin health
acanthosis nigricans screening
dm-pedi
adha
conjunctivitis
community education for all children ANS: anticipatory guidance
,nutrition
physical activity
skin protection
injury prevention
community education for adolescents ANS: stress
healthy heart diet
pre-adolescent teaching
healthy people2020
seat belt safety
safehouses
nicotine prevention
eczema
immunizations and rates
lead poisoning
hepatovax b allergy reaction
#2 leading cause of death ages 15-24 ANS: suicide
Suicide is the #3 leading cause of death for what age group ANS: 10 to 24 years
significant cause of illness in children ANS: Acute illness
examples of chronic health problems in children ANS: down syndrome
spina bifida
, cerebral palsy
asthma
diabetes
congenital heart disease
cancer
hemophilia
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
AIDS
This was pivotal in bringing national recognition to women's health issues ANS: Women's health
movement
Who has a longer life expectancy, men or women? ANS: Women
Who is more likely to have more acute and chronic conditions requiring use of more services? men or
women ANS: women typically
What group of women statically have poor health outcomes d/t poor understanding, lack of access, and
lifestyle practices ANS: women of color
leading cause of death in women ANS: heart disease
#2 leading cause of death in women ANS: lung cancer
health concerns for women ANS: reproductive health
heart disease
diabetes