extra HP questions Flashcards
What is the closet model to the WHO?
Ecological model
Family, communities, and health care services are identified as what?
Social institution
What is a person who follows the guidelines of a society called?
Conformist
Health disparities attribute to what?
To environmental threats
e.g. educational inequalities, behavioral factors, accessibility to health services, social disadvantages or poverty, and acceptability to health services.
How do we get the greenhouse effect (how is it created)?
Man’s activities, like cutting down plants, increases CO2 in the atmosphere. CO2 and greenhouse gases absorb heat from the sun leading to trapped heat in the atmosphere
What are the consequences of exercising after having a large meal?
Nausea, stomach cramps, and discomfort
What is O3? And how can we measure it?
It is ozone, and it is measured by Dobson units (DU)
What is the effect of CO on people with CVD?
They are at a higher threat of this gas as it impairs blood oxygenation. CO may also impair vision, work capacity, manual dexterity, learning ability, and the ability to perform complex tasks.
Since when has physical activity (PA) been under decline in Kuwait?
Since the 60’s and earlier when 8 hours a week were devoted to PA classes
According to the WHO, how many people in the world are physically inactive?
One third of the world’s population is PIA (Physically Inactive), reaching two thirds of the population in the EMR
What are the good consequences of greenhouse revolution?
The green revolution of the 70’s and 80’s averted (stopped) the imminent famine of the 60’s
What is a baby norm called?
Expectation
Which health behavior has the greatest influence in reducing morbidity and mortality?
Changing behavior
When did O3 start to decline?
Three years after the discovery of the O3 hole over Antarctica, the depletion has
gone down. However, it reached its peak in the mid 1990’s and decreased since then. In 1991, the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in Philippines decreased O3 depletion.
What did the World Health Assembly (WHA) propose in 2004?
A global strategy on diet, PA, and health (Resolution WHAS7.17) to promote PA.
Which scientist produced the theory of psychological model?
Albert Bandura
Which one is direct and which one is indirect?
HE is direct and HP is indirect
Which one is optimistic and which one is pessimistic?
HE is optimistic and HP is pessimistic.
What influences health status the most?
Mass media
Variation in population health is related to what?
socioeconomic position was the most powerful predictor of social inequalities in health
How can we encourage the community to attend HE?
Giving away gifts or monetary prizes may increase the attendance and also food
describe each model 1-Medical model 2-KAP Model 3-Psychological Mode 4-Health Belief Model (HBM)
1-Medical model= you are sick, so we give you the treatment.
2-KAP Model= you are given knowledge that will change your attitude. (KAP is knowledge, attitude, practice)
3-Psychological Model= the mechanism of socialization is involved
4-Health Belief Model (HBM)= usually for the rich people
When you formulate a policy, what is required from you?
Knowledge and evidence
What are the steps for making a policy?
1-Survey
2-Scientific evidence.
3-Support from the public, health care professionals, and government
4-Evaluate the process and the outcome.
5-Publicize the adaption
How high do we need to go up in the air to notice the changes in the weather?
5 meters or more from the surface of the earth
other answers also say 6 ft. (2m.)
What is desertification?
Losing fertile land to desert
What are the two major diseases connected to obesity?
CVD, diabetes, as well as weakened immune
system leading to increased chances of infections
Since 1975, how many diseases re-emerged?
About 30 infectious diseases
Healthy working environment decreases absences by
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 30%
d. 35%
b. 25%
What does CFC stand for?
Chlorofluorocarbons
What does SS stand for?
Stratosphere
What does UV light do?
It contributes in increasing skin cancer and impaired immune system
When did they discover that the ozone layer depleted?
O3 depletion has been confirmed when a large hole in the layer was reported in 1985 over Antarctic
Why didn’t the level of the ocean flow over dry land in the last 30 years?
Evaporation
How do people in the West measure the age of particular things?
By carbon 14
What is the time given for developing countries to clean up?
They have been given extra 10 years
Who called the world orthomolecular? And what does it mean?
Linus Pauling. It means the right molecules in the right amounts.
For what reason was the Vienna convention held?
For the protection of the ozone layer. (O3 depletion)
What does EPA stand for?
(American) Environmental Protection Agency. Under the
control of the U.S. Clean Air Act (USCAA), this agency embarked on regulating the production and importation of O3 depleting chemicals.
In congested cities, what % does CO reach?
a. 30%
b. 40%
c. 95%
c. 95%
What are some conditions that are caused by CO2?
Physiological effect= ventilatory stimulation
Toxic effect= cardiac arrhythmias and seizures
Anesthetic-like effect= depressed CNS activity
Lethal effect= severe acidosis and anoxia
What will happen when O2 is below 16%?
Asphyxia signs will present. If the O2 levels reach 10-13%, immediate unconsciousness will result.
What does the relationship between O2 and CO2 depend on?
On the concentration of each
If CO2 is greater than O2, what will happen?
It may lead to narcosis, unconsciousness, and eventual death.
What are the determinants of health?
1-Personal (heredity, behavior, gender)
2-Social
3-Economic
4-Environmental
Differentiate between the “North” and “Kous” winds in Kuwait
“North Wind”: It is a cool dry wind that blows from the north-west and originates from the Siberian peaks (north Asian). During the summer, it has a cooling
effect, but it becomes bitterly cold in the winter.
“Kous Wind”: It is a moist, warm wind that blows from the south-west and originates in the Sudanese bottoms (north-west of the Indian Ocean) During the summer, it increases temperature and humidity. in winter moderate, pleasant weather and may carry some rain.
