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1. The 20th century saw numerous improvements in the health status of people in t
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he developed world. This was primarily attributable to what phenomenon?
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A. Steady declines in the rate of tobacco consumption br br br br br br br
B. The development of vaccines against many communicable diseases
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C. Eradication of microorganisms responsible for infectious diseases br br br br br br
D. Government policies that prioritized health promotion over disease t br br br br br br br br
reatment
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Rationale: Health status gains in the developed world during the 20th century
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were a result of (1) advances in knowledge about the causes of disease, (2) de
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velopment of new technologies and pharmaceuticals to treat and cure many dise
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ases, (3) creation of vaccines and environmental solutions to prevent disease tr
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ansmission and acquisition, and (4) innovations in surveillance techniques to m
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easure health status. br br
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF:
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NAT: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance TOP: Chapter 1 b r br br br br br br b r br
: Population Health Promotion: Essentials and Essence of Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BL
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M: Cognitive Level: Understand
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2. What document is recognized as laying the foundation for the transition in the fo
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cus of Canadian health policy from disease to health?
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A. The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
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B. The Epp Framework (A Framework for Health Promotion)
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C. The WHO Declaration of Alma-Ata br br br br
D. The Lalonde Report (A New Perspectives on the Health of Canadians)
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Rationale: The publication in 1974 of the Lalonde Report (A New Perspective on t
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he Health of Canadians) heralded a change in the focus of health on disease to a f
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ocus on health. The Ottawa Charter, the WHO Declaration, and the Epp Framewo
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rk were each subsequent to the Lalonde Report.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: Page and Header: 5, The Lalonde Report OBJ: 1 br br br br br br
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care T
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OP: Chapter 1: Population Health Promotion: Essentials and Essence of Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BL
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,3. The Lalonde Report of 1974 is recognized as one of the seminal publications th
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at has shaped the character and direction of public health policy in Canada. Wh
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at change in policy is attributed to the Lalonde Report?
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A. A shift from collective responsibility for the health of Canadians to an i
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B. A change in focus from the treatment of illness to the promotion of health
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C. A change from private funding for health to a combination of provincial and fe
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D. A recognition of the importance of determinants of health
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Rationale: The Lalonde Report is credited with initiating a change in the policy fr
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om a focus on disease to a focus on health. The report did not promote a change
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in funding, a change to individual responsibility, or a formal recognition of the det
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erminants of health. br br
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KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BL
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4. The publication of the World Health Organization’s Declaration of Alma-
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Ata is acknowledged to be a key event in the development of contemporary p
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ublic health policy. The Declaration prioritized:
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ecisions.
B. increased funding for the education of nurses, physicians, and allied health w
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orkers in member nations. br br br
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lobal health inequities.
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D. the removal of class-based barriers to health decision making.
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Ata called for health providers to work with people to assist them in making decis
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ions about their health and how to meet health challenges in ways that are affor
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dable, acceptable, and sustainable in the long term. It did not specifically prioriti
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ze education funding, international cooperation, or the removal of class-
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based barriers to health. br br br
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: Page and Header: 5, Declaration of Alma-Ata OBJ: 1
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care T
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OP: Chapter 1: Population Health Promotion: Essentials and Essence of Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process
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5. A public health worker is participating in the creation of a health promotion initi
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ative that aims to address many of the poor health outcomes in a city’s homele
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ss population. The success or failure of this initiative is likely to depend on what f
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actor?
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B. The provision of incentives and immediate benefits for participants in the p
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rogram
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D. Redressing the disparities based on gender, socioeconomic status, and e br br br br br br br br br
ducation
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Ata called for health providers to work with people to assist them in making decis
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ions about their health and how to meet health challenges in ways that are affor
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dable, acceptable, and sustainable in the long term. In facing the health challeng
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es posed by homelessness, it is imperative that programs, policies, and interventi
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ons ensure accessibility by the members of this population. As well, it is necessar
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y to present initiatives in a way that promotes their credibility. Short-
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term benefits are not a prerequisite and the resolution of disparities and lack of h
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ousing need not precede health promotion.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care T
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OP: Chapter 1: Population Health Promotion: Essentials and Essence of Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BL
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6. Which issue is recognized as being inadequately addressed by current Canadian h
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ealth policy? br
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ealth status. br
B. Utilization of the health care system is insufficient to ensure the health of t
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he population.
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C. Members of disadvantaged groups are less healthy than other Canadians.
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D. The interests of the health care industry are at odds with the long-
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term health of Canadians.
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