BBH 316 Exam #1
What is health promotion? - correct answer ✔the field of study and practice
concerned with the complex nature of health
What are communities? - correct answer ✔places where people live --
neighborhoods, towns, cities, suburbs
group of people who come together for a common purpose -- community
agency, program, initiative, human services, projects, schools
What are some examples of health education? - correct answer ✔P.E. and
health class
What are the characteristics of health? - correct answer ✔a balance between
resources and challenges to have well being/functional growth
What does the health of individuals and communities depend on? - correct
answer ✔cultural, economic, and political environments --> food dessert?
safe area?
What are the ecological health perspective levels of influence (Social-
Ecological Model)? - correct answer ✔1. Intrapersonal/Individual Level
2. Interpersonal Level
3. Population Level
What is the intrapersonal level of the social-ecological model? - correct
answer ✔personal outlook and skills one has; knowledge, attitudes, beliefs,
motivation, self-efficacy, and skills
,What is the interpersonal level of the social-ecological model? - correct
answer ✔social factors, communities, family
What is the population level of the social-ecological model? - correct answer
✔institutions (Penn State), organizations, social capital factors
(resources/wealth of a community), public policy factors (FDA, ACA,
nutritional labels)
Note: policy often defines what is/not healthy - correct answer ✔
What is primary prevention? - correct answer ✔programs that take action
PRIOR to the onset of a health problem to intercept it's causation or to modify
its course
ex: sunscreen, vaccines, birth control before 1st pregnancy
What is secondary prevention? - correct answer ✔programs to to ITERRUPT
a health problem and correct it
What is tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔programs to improve quality
of life; people ALREADY HAVE the issue
"WHO" developed the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion in 1986. What
were there 5 strategies for health promotion? - correct answer ✔1. develop
healthy public policy
2. develop personal skills
3. strengthen community action
4. create supportive environments
5. reorient health services
, What is Healthy People 2020? - correct answer ✔- a report that gets updated
every decade since 1980
- guidelines to define a healthy person
What are the main goals of Healthy People 2020? - correct answer ✔-
eliminate preventative disease
- promote good health
- eliminate health disparities
What is a social determinant? - correct answer ✔social condition that affects
health status through human capital and social capital
Why is religion a social determinant of health? - correct answer ✔because a
person's beliefs can positively (less sex, less STDs) or negatively (oppressive
feelings) affect them
- for social capital, many faiths/religions have schools, food centers (i.e., St.
Vincent de Paul), and homeless shelters --> could help health for people with
lower incomes
What are the 6 main social determinants? - correct answer ✔- race and
ethnicity
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Where do racial and ethnic minorities experience health disparities in access
and outcomes? - correct answer ✔- cancer screening management
- CVD
- HIV infection/AIDS
- immunizations
- Infant mortality (up to 1yr of age)
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