Health Promotion

Question 1

What are the goals for healthy people 2030

Answer 1

1. Increase the quality and years of healthy life
2. Eliminate health disparities

Question 2

What is Healthy People 2020-2030 focus?

Answer 2

Identifying, measuring, tracking and reducing health disparities through the six determinants of health

Question 3

What is the purpose of health promotion?

Answer 3

To help individuals make personal choices about their lifestyle that will have a positive outcome on their health

Question 4

What does “USPSTF” stand for?

Answer 4

United States Preventative Task Force

Question 5

What is the role of USPSTF?

Answer 5

To meet and review scientific evidence for each of the current health care screening guidelines as well as preventative medications, vaccines, and counseling

Question 6

How does the USPSTF work?

Answer 6

through census the task force assigns a grade to each recommendation based on net benefits for the patient population

Question 7

What is the goal of primary prevention?

Answer 7

to PREVENT disease BEFORE it occurs

Question 8

What are some examples of primary prevention?

Answer 8

1. Legislation to enforce or ban hazardous products
2. No smoking campaign
3. Seat belt campaign
4. Education about healthy safe habits
5. immunizations
6. stress reduction
7. Eliminate allergen exposure
8. Skin cancer preventative measures

Question 9

What is the goal of secondary prevention?

Answer 9

SCREENING and DETECTION of disease (interventions towards early diagnosis)

Question 10

What are some examples of secondary prevention?

Answer 10

1. Screening for TB
2. Low dose aspirin to prevent MI
3. Diet programs
4. Regular exams (mammogram, pap smear)
5. Quantiferon Gold
6. Lead screening
7. anemia screening
8. Height, weight, BMI

Question 11

What is the goal of tertiary prevention?

Answer 11

the RESTORATION of health AFTER an illness or disease has occurred

Question 12

What are some examples of tertiary prevention?

Answer 12

1. Rehab
2. Chronic disease management
3. Support groups
4. Vocational rehab

Question 13

Prevalence

Answer 13

number of EXISTING cases of a disease in a population a single period of time

Question 14

Prevalence rate

Answer 14

Number of cases of a disease at a point in time/ the percentage of the population at that point in time

Question 15

Incidence

Answer 15

number of NEW cases of a diagnosis that develops in a population at risk during a specific time period

Question 16

Morbidity

Answer 16

state of having poor health (illness)

Question 17

Mortality

Answer 17

number of DEATHS due to disease divided by the total population

Question 18

Sensitivity

Answer 18

ability of a test to correctly identify individuals WITH a disease
true positive rate

Question 19

“SNOUT”

Answer 19

A sensitive test with a NEGATIVE results rules out the disease

Question 20

Specificity

Answer 20

Ability of the test to correctly identify those WITHOUT a disease
true negative rate

Question 21

“SPIN”

Answer 21

Specific test a positive rules IN the disease

Question 22

Endemic

Answer 22

Presence of illness/diagnosis CONSTANTLY present at a rate that is expected based on history

Question 23

Epidemic

Answer 23

Diagnosis of an illness or OUTBREAK of an illness that is present at a much higher rate than normal expected

Question 24

Pandemic

Answer 24

An epidemic that occurs over a wide area such as multiple continents in a short period of time.

Question 25

Example of Endemic

Answer 25

mosquitos born disease

Question 26

Example of Epidemic

Answer 26

Zika virus

Question 27

Example of pandemic

Answer 27

1. HIV
2. FLU
3. SARS- COV2