Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change. This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy cor...
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or smoking because
they lack the confidence that they can successfully change. This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy correct answersC
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model correct answersB
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological model have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors that operate outside
the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be addressed at the policy
level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy behaviors. correct
answersA
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to breast cancer. Researchers at
a local university implement a breast cancer screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
,(D) Primary prevention correct answersC
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored correct answersC
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the Southeast. On the basis
of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive
Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health
objectives. Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to
narrow such gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan correct answersA
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the Southeast. On the basis
of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive
Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health
objectives. Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to
narrow such gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a social and health
diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems were related to limb amputation and kidney
failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of
the following behavioral factors are most likely responsible for the above health and quality-of-life issues
in correct answersB
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the Southeast. On the basis
of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive
,Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health
objectives. Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to
narrow such gaps.
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health problems in this scenario, what would
be the best source for community planners to use to find data on how widespread each behavioral factor
is at the state or local level?
(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
(D) Morbidity and Mortality We correct answersB
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the Southeast. On the basis
of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive
Federal funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the national health
objectives. Communities receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to
narrow such gaps.
The Franklin County health program planners intend to keep close track of the number of programs and
activities offered, the number of adults and children who participate in each program or activity, and all
feedback given by community members about the programs and activities. These actions would most
appropriately fit into which of the following evaluation categories?
(A) Cost-effectiveness
(B) Impact
(C correct answersD
Which term refers to a collective body of individuals identified by geography, common interests,
concerns, characteristics, or values?
(A) Community
(B) Population
(C) Sample
(D) Group correct answersA
Which of the following is defined as a community's ability to define and solve its own problems?
, (A) Social capital
(B) Community development
(C) Community organization
(D) Community capacity correct answersD
Biological, environmental, behavioral, organizational, political, and social factors that contribute to the
health status of individuals, groups and communities are commonly referred to as:
(A) Health behavior causal factors
(B) Social ecology factors
(C) Needs assessment factors
(D) Determinants of health correct answersD
An individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information and services and
the individual's competence to use such information and services in ways that advance health are called:
(A) Medical informatics
(B) Health literacy
(C) Health education
(D) Patient education correct answersB
Which of the following terms refers to a consumer-driven application of sales and promotional
techniques to the analysis (including the review of background information and formative work),
planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to encourage positive health behaviors
within intended audiences?
(A) Health communication
(B) Health promotion
(C) Focus group testing
(D) Social marketing correct answersD
Which of the following terms from the social cognitive theory refers to the dynamic interaction among
the person, environment, and behavior?
(A) Behavioral norms
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