Determinants of Health and Health Determinants

Question 1

What 4 words can be used to describe health

Answer 1

Multi-determined, Dynamic, Subjective, Multidimensional

Question 2

What are the principles for Health promotion according to WHO

Answer 2

Empowerment, Participation, Holistic, Equity, Intersectoral, Sustainable, Multiple Statergies

Question 3

What level of prevention is associated with the Health status no risk to population

Answer 3

Primordial

Question 4

What level of prevention is associated with the Health status Healthy (no signs or symptoms of disease)

Answer 4

Primary

Question 5

What level of prevention is associated with the Health status Disease, illness, injury

Answer 5

Secondary

Question 6

What level of prevention is associated with the Health status Disability impairment or dependence

Answer 6

Disability impairment or dependence

Question 7

What are the levels in which Health can be impacted

Answer 7

Intrapersonal/Individual
Interpersonal
Institutional/Organizational
Community
Public Policy

Question 8

Give examples of an interpersonal and intrapersonal level in which Health can be impacted

Answer 8

Health Literacy
Health behaviours
Significant others
Team approach

Question 9

What are some of the issues with low literacy patients

Answer 9

Think in concrete/immediate terms
Often interpret information literally
Have insufficient language fluency needed to comprehend and apply information from written materials
Have difficulty with information processing such as medical instructions, reading labels

Question 10

What are the different dimensions of Health Literacy according Zarcadoolas, 2005

Answer 10

Fundamental literacy
Scientific literacy
Civic literacy
Cultural literacy

Question 11

True or False, Literacy skills in one domain contribute to developing literacy skills in another

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False, Competencies in one area doesn’t compensate for lack of competencies in another

Answer 12

False

Question 13

What Health Literacy level is associated with The ability to read, write, speak and work in numbers

Answer 13

Fundamental literacy

Question 14

What Health Literacy level is associated with being the cornerstone to health literacy

Answer 14

Fundamental literacy

Question 15

What Health Literacy level is associated with Finding the right educational materials to reinforce learning is often difficult

Answer 15

Fundamental literacy

Question 16

What Health Literacy level is associated with Skills and abilities to understand and use science and technology

Answer 16

Scientific literacy

Question 17

What Health Literacy level is associated with Awareness of public issues and ability to discuss these issues
Judging the sources of information
Judging the quality of information
Knowing when and where to access information
Knowing how to advocate for oneself and others

Answer 17

Civic literacy

Question 18

What Health Literacy is associated with the example:
The parent who understands that keeping a child with chicken pox at home is for the greater good of the class and school even though it may be inconvenient to do so.

Answer 18

Civic literacy

Question 19

What Health Literacy is associated with the abilities to recognize, understand and use collective beliefs, customs and social identity of diverse individuals to interpret and act on information.

Answer 19

Cultural literacy

Question 20

True or false, If I give patients easy to read materials, they’ll be offended, thinking I am putting them down, is an example of a Health myth

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Examples of identifying low literacy

Answer 21

Individual makes excuses for not reading forms etc (glasses)
Nods yes to questions instead of answering
Asks to take forms home
Doesn’t accept, glance at or read materials given
Fills out forms incompletely or incorrectly
Is accompanied by family member and passes written materials or questions to this person.
Demonstrates agitation, anger or indifference when presented with forms or other written materials.
Focuses attention on something else other than written materials when the provider refers to them.