NUR 330 Exam 2
1. Ottowa Charter
Answer
First international conference on health promotion, met on Nov 21, 1986; The goal of health
promotion is to raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, population, and communities.
2. Prerequisites for Health according to the Ottawa Charter
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The fundamental conditions and resources for health are peace, shelter, education, food, income,
a stable eco-system, sustainable resources, social justice, and equity; Improvement in health
requires a secure foundation in these basic prerequisites.
3. Principles of Healthy Community Movement
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This movement fosters "health and well-being through governance, empowerment, and
participation, creating ur- ban places for equity and community prosperity and investing in
people for a peaceful planet"
4. Community
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A collection of people who share some important feature of their lives (ex. citizens of a town),
have a sense of belonging, shared values, identity, values, norms, communications, and interests
5. Three communities a community health nurse focuses on
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Geographic, com- mon interest, and health-related
6. Population
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All the people occupying an area or all of those who share one or more characteristics; may not
interact with each other or share a sense of belonging; useful in epidemiological study and
collecting demographic data for health planning
7. Aggregate
, Answer
Mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and who are loosely
associated with each other; communities and populations are types of aggregates
8. Key Goal of Community-Based Nursing
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Primary prevention
9. Primary Prevention
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Pre-pathogenic period; time before onset of disease or injury (ex. counsel on use of seat belts,
immunizations, prevention of heart disease); Outreach, health teaching, coalition building, social
marketing
10. Secondary Prevention
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Detecting disease before symptoms occur; providing interventions to prevent or limit disability
(ex. early treatment, BP screening, educa- tion on taking antihypertensive meds); Screening, case
management, consultation, community organizing
11. Tertiary Prevention
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Treatment for diagnosed conditions, halting the progress of disease, rehab, improving quality of
life, alleviating or reducing symptoms (ex. physical rehab, counseling, referral, and follow up)
12. Conducting a Community Assessment
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Gather and analyze information that will affect the health of the people to be served; Air
quality, water quality, land
use, environment, housing, sanitation, safe waste disposal, location of schools, playgrounds and
public transportation all need to be considered in a community assessment
13. CHN Action for Community Assessment