HTH 100 Exam 1 Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers
Why Health? Why Now? - Correct Answer 1. immediate benefits (more energy, better mood, less
depressed) 2. long term benefits 3. life expectancy (75M/80W) 4.healthy life expectancy (amount of
productive years) 5. to benefit others (healthcare costs, increased health insurance)
Top Ten Reported Impediments to Academic Performance - Correct Answer #1- Stress
#2- Anxiety
Morbidity - Correct Answer -another term for illness
-a person can have several co-morbidity simultaneously.
-prevelence is a measure often used to determine the level or morbidity in a population.
Mortality - Correct Answer -another term for death
- a mortality rate is the number of deaths due to a disease divided by the total population.
Leading cause of death in the US - Correct Answer All Ages- Disease of the Heart, Cancer, Respiratory
Disease
Ages 15-24: Accidents, assault, cancer, diseases of the heart.
Ages 25-44: Accidents, Cancer, Disease of the heart, suicide.
Ages 45-64: cancer, disease of the heart, accidents, chronic liver disease, respiratory disease.
Ages 65+: disease of the heart, cancer, respiratory disease, cerebrovascular, Alzheimers.
Life Expectancy - Correct Answer 1900s- 45 years old
2016- 78.6 years old
CDC Medical Costs of Obesity - Correct Answer $150 billion per year in the United States
Medical Model - Correct Answer views health status as focused on the individual and their tissues or
organs
, Public Health Model - Correct Answer views health as a result of the individual's interactions with the
social and physical environment.
World Health Org definition of health - Correct Answer "the state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity"
Ten Greatest Public Health Achievements - Correct Answer 1. Vaccinations
2. Motor vehicle safety
3. workplace safety
4. control of infectious disease
physical health - Correct Answer body size and functioning
social health - Correct Answer having a broad social network and successful interaction with others
intellectual health - Correct Answer ability to think clearly and make responsible decisions
emotional health - Correct Answer ability to express emotions and maintain a level of self-
confidence.
spiritual health - Correct Answer having a sense of meaning and purpose in one's life
environmental health - Correct Answer appreciation of one's external environment
Biology - Correct Answer refers to an individuals genetics, ethnicity, age, and gender/
Biological determinatns cannot be changes; they are NON MODIFIABLE.
Behaviors - Correct Answer refer to an individual's response to internal and external conditions.
Behaviors are modifiable determinants because they can be changed.
Policymaking - Correct Answer and interventions can have powerful and positive effects on the
health of individuals and communities.
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