Health Promotion Test Questions
Course Introduction
Health Promotion is a multidisciplinary course that explores the fundamental principles, strategies, and practices aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and communities. The course examines key theories of health behavior change, program planning, implementation, and evaluation methods, with a focus on addressing social, cultural, and environmental determinants of health. Students learn to design, deliver, and assess effective health promotion interventions across various settings, including schools, workplaces, and communities, with the goal of preventing disease, reducing health disparities, and fostering environments that support healthy choices and lifestyles.
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An Introduction to Community Health 7th Edition by James McKenzie
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Chapter 1: Community Health: Yesterday, today, and Tomorrow
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Q1) In looking at factors affecting community health,community size is a A)social factor
B)cultural factor
C)physical factor
D)political factor
Answer: C
Q2) There has been no evidence of community health activities dating back over 1,000 years.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The goal of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 was to enhance the quality of A)hospitals
B)health departments
C)medicare
D)the military
Answer: A
Q4) Describe a community health practice in the earliest civilizations.
Answer: Evidence of sewage disposal prior to 2000 B.C.was discovered in archeological findings.
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Chapter 2: Organizations That Help Shape Community Health
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Q1) Explain corporate involvement in community health.
Answer: Many corporations provide health insurance coverage for their employees.To assist in keeping insurance costs down,companies may offer worksite health promotion programs to help keep workers healthy such as nutrition education,fitness programs,smoking cessation services,and substance abuse counseling.
Q2) The main reason for corporate involvement in community health is due to A)the federal mandates for employee wellness programs
B)efforts to keep infectious disease rates low C)their tax status
D)the provision of health care benefits to employees
Answer: D
Q3) Explain one way a state health department can be at the disposal of local health departments.
Answer: State health departments have laboratory services and diagnostic testing procedures available that are too expensive for local health departments to maintain.
Q4) List three categories of nongovernmental health agencies.
Answer: voluntary,professional,philanthropic,service,social,religious,corporate
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Chapter 3: Epidemiology: the Study of Disease, injury, and
Death in the Community
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Q1) An epidemiological study aimed at testing hypotheses is a descriptive study.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) List and describe the two types of analytic studies.
Answer: Observational studies - the investigator observes the natural course of events,taking note of who is exposed or unexposed and who has or has not developed the disease of interest.Experimental studies - the investigator allocates the exposure,then follows the subjects for the development of disease.
Q3) An unexpectedly large number of cases of an illness,specific health-related behavior,or other health-related event in a particular population defines a pandemic.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The rate of an illness in a population is the natality rate.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Epidemiology: Prevention and Control of
Diseases and Health Conditions
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Q1) Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mammography for breast cancer is an example of primary prevention.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Diseases for which the reservoir resides in animal populations are called anthroponoses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One's race and age are examples of
A)modifiable risk factors
B)unmodifiable risk factors
C)bloodborne pathogens
D)metastasis
Q5) The center of the multicausation disease model is behavioral choices.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the multicausation disease model. Page 6
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Chapter 5: Community Organizingbuilding and Health
Promotion Programming
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Q1) Relationships and structures within a community that promote cooperation for mutual benefit describes
A)community capacity
B)social capital
C)community organizing
D)locality development
Q2) "By the end of the year,all senior citizens who requested transportation to the congregate means will have received it," is an example of a well written program objective.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Provide a summary,in order,of the steps in a generic model of community organizing and building.
Q4) Provide two examples of well-written program objectives.
Q5) There is one single,best preferred method for organizing a community.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List,in order,the steps involved in program evaluation.
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Q7) List,in order,the generalized steps for program planning.
Q8) Name at least three assumptions those who organize communities can make.
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Chapter 6: The School Health Program: a Component of Community Health
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Q1) Which individuals are most often selected as the coordinator of the school health council?
A)counseling personnel and social workers
B)physical education teachers
C)parents or outside community leaders
D)school nurses and health educators
Q2) Barriers to school health education include
A)over-enforcement by state and local education policymakers
B)excessive support from administration
C)lack of time in the school year/day
D)none of the above
Q3) Provide five examples of characteristics of effective health education curricula.
Q4) List and describe at least three advantages of having school health services.
Q5) Things like indoor air quality,lighting,playgrounds,and school bus safety are part of the school's psychosocial environment.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Provide at least four responsibilities of school nurses.
Q7) Explain what should be outlined in an effective health curriculum.
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Chapter 7: Maternal,infant,and Child Health
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Q1) Name at least three of the strategies that are a part of the U.S.government's Childhood Immunization Act.
Q2) Maternal mortality rates are the most severe measure of ill health for pregnant women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The mortality rates of children have gone down significantly in the past couple of decades.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What does child maltreatment include?
Q5) A medical doctor who specializes in the care of newborn children up to two months of age is a neurologist.
A)True B)False
Q6) Title V is the only federal legislation dedicated to promoting and improving the health of our nation's mothers and children.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Adolescents, young Adults, and Adults
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Q1) The percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes has decreased significantly over the past 20 years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A critical period in life health-wise,during which many health-related beliefs,attitudes,and behaviors are adopted and consolidated is
A)adolescence and young adulthood
B)adulthood
C)childhood
D)older adulthood
Q3) Provide at least three examples of behaviors related to unintentional injuries of high school students that are assessed as part of the YRBSS.
Q4) Adults are categorized as those ages 25-64.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Nearly half of all new STD cases are acquired by the 15-24-year-old population.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Elders
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Q1) The actual number of chronic conditions increases with age.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A person unable to leave home for normal activities is considered
A)disabled
B)homebound
C)frail
D)retired
Q3) Elder abuse and neglect are special problems for elders because they are
A)frail
B)easily able to defend themselves
C)keen to telemarketing scams
D)unlikely victims of theft
Q4) Describe some of the problems faced by caregivers of elders?
Q5) In terms of housing,the largest majority of elders
A)are homeowners
B)are renters
C)live in assisted living
D)live in nursing homes
Q6) List and explain the four major housing needs of the elderly.
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Chapter 10: Community Health and Minorities
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Q1) Many cultural traits of black Americans can be traced to the period when slavery was practiced in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Individuals who migrate from one country to another for the purpose of seeking permanent residence are referred to as
A)refugees
B)immigrants
C)aliens
D)illegal aliens
Q3) A social power-base is not needed to gain political power.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the six priority areas of the Race and Health Initiative?
Q5) Asian Americans are generally concentrated in the A)Western states
B)Southeastern states
C)Midwest
D)Canadian border states
Q6) List in order the racial/ethnic groups with the highest poverty rates.
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Chapter 11: Community Mental Health
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Q1) The task of providing primary prevention services for mental health falls mainly on A)government agencies
B)hospitals
C)private voluntary agencies
D)psychotherapists
Q2) Mental disorders are health conditions that are characterized by alteration in thinking,mood,or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe two of the causes of mental disorders.
Q4) The widespread use of lobotomies because unnecessary because of A)electroconvulsive therapy
B)antipsychotic and antidepressive drugs
C)self-help groups
D)the moral treatment era
Q5) What does parity refer to?
Q6) Describe the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
Q7) Explain the forces that propelled deinstitutionalization.
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Concern
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Q1) Binge drinking for females is four or more drinks in a row.
A)True
B)False
Q2) 3 The inappropriate use of legally purchased drugs is drug abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the difference between drug abuse and drug misuse.
Q4) Nicotine is a psychoactive and addictive drug.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are three endeavors of the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy?
Q6) Drugs that reduce pain and numb the senses are A)depressants
B)hallucinogens
C)stimulants
D)narcotics
Q7) Physical dependence on drugs means that discontinued use will result in clinical illness.
A)True
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Chapter 13: Health Care System
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Q1) Nurses are an example of limited care providers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are the four sources of payment for the U.S.health care bill?
Q3) The Joint Commission is the predominant organization responsible for accrediting health care facilities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Health care workers who have the specialized education and legal authority to treat any health problem or disease are independent providers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Of employed registered nurses,the largest majority work in offices of physicians.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Laboratory technicians are considered to be allied health care professionals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Community Health and the Environment
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Q1) Virtually all surface water is polluted and needs to be treated before it can be safely consumed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The substance that remains after humans have used water for domestic or commercial purposes is
A)wastewater
B)sludge
C)scum
D)none of the above
Q3) The average U.S.resident uses an average of how much water each day?
A)5-10 gallons
B)20-40 gallons
C)80-100 gallons
D)120-150 gallons
Q4) The current number one method of disposal of municipal solid waste is combustion.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Name five public health safer food-handling procedures.
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Chapter 15: Injuries As a Community Health Problem
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Q1) At every age level,females are more likely to become involved in a fatal unintentional injury than are males.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are two examples of situations that may lead to intimate partner violence?
Q3) After the first year of life,unintentional injuries become the leading cause of death and disability in children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Most deaths from fires occur in the summer months.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The failure of a parent or guardian to care for or otherwise provide the necessary subsistence for a child is
A)child abuse
B)family violence
C)child neglect
D)none of the above
Q6) Explain what an unsafe condition is,and provide two examples.
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Chapter 16: Safety and Health in the Workplace
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Q1) Farming is considered to be a hazardous occupation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Acute or chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of cotton,flax,or hemp dusts,also know as brown lung disease is
A)pneumoconiosis
B)silicosis
C)asbestosis
D)byssinosis
Q3) The age group with the lowest workplace fatality rate is
A)65 and over
B)45-54
C)25-34
D)16-17
Q4) Less than half of all adult women work.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Days away from work for disabling injury increase with age.
A)True
B)False
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