Community Health Concepts Quiz

<p>Developing programs targeted at specific individuals within a community. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The increasing cost of healthcare. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Promoting the health and well-being of populations. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Establishing free community health clinics in underserved areas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessing an individual's perceived threat of illness and benefits of taking action (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Upstream thinking targets root causes, while macroscopic approaches address existing issues. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increasing the price of cigarettes through taxes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unequal distribution of resources and access to healthcare services based on factors like race, socioeconomic status, and location (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify specific health issues. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Windshield Survey (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Long-term changes in knowledge and behavior. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Implementing health promotion strategies. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hill-Burton Act (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improvements in sanitation and patient care (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The total number of cases in a population at a specific time (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The organism or factor causing disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accidents while driving (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Henry Street Settlement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rate of disease or illness prevalence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The percentage of exposed individuals who become infected (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather patterns and sanitation conditions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cognitive function and memory retention (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A drink containing 14 grams of pure alcohol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Focuses on populations rather than individual patients.

Individual health behaviors within a community greatly impact overall health.

Strategies to prevent illness: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

Actions to prevent the onset of illness, like vaccinations.

Modifiable can be changed; nonmodifiable cannot (e.g., age).

Regions with limited access to affordable and nutritious food.

Focuses on populations, laws, and broader systemic changes.

Emphasizes preventive measures affecting future population health.

Differences in access to care and treatment outcomes among populations.

The fair distribution of healthcare resources.

Explains reasons individuals engage in health behaviors using a multi-dimensional approach.

Focuses on the perception of illness, its seriousness, and benefits of taking action.

Describes stages individuals progress through in changing their behavior: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Determination, Action, Relapse.

Stages in the Transtheoretical Model: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Determination, Action, Relapse.

Founder of Henry Street Settlement, serving social services and healthcare in NYC.

Pioneer of modern nursing, known for sanitation and improving patient care.

A measure to understand typical alcohol content in beverages.

Immediate dangers such as accidents and injuries from alcohol use.

Health dangers that develop over time, like liver disease.

Practices that promote healthy sleep patterns and routines.

Model explaining disease spread: Host, Agent, Environment.

Total number of cases of a disease in a population at a given time.

Number of new cases of a disease over a specific period.

Death rate within a specific population.

Conducting needs assessments, interviewing community members, analyzing vital statistics.

The ability of patients to understand and use health information.

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound objectives in planning.

Ensuring understanding by having the patient repeat information in their own words.

Observing a community's environment to assess health needs.