Vocab Words

Question 1

Community Assessment

Answer 1

using clinical judgement to assess the community

Question 2

What dimensions need to be assessed in a community assessment

Answer 2

people place and function

Question 3

community health nursing

Answer 3

part of public health nursing, could include nurses providing secondary or tertieary care in homes, schools and clinics

Question 4

epidemiology

Answer 4

the study of the distribution of determinants and antecedents of health and disease in human populations.

Question 5

Hospice care

Answer 5

caring and supporting life to its fullest until death

Question 6

Wellness

Answer 6

life satisfaction or gratification in living

Question 7

Well being

Answer 7

happiness and self realization

Question 8

What is primary prevention and give example

Answer 8

interventions aimed at preventing a disease or injury like education

Question 9

What is secondary prevention and give example

Answer 9

intervention designed to mitigate the effects of a disease or injury like screening

Question 10

What is tertiary prevention

Answer 10

interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation

Question 11

What is the natural history of a disease

Answer 11

the course of the disease process from onset to resolution

Question 12

population focused practice

Answer 12

an approach to health care that addresses the population level of the ecological level

Question 13

Does duration of experience with a disease affect the prevalence rate

Answer 13

no

Question 14

Global burden of disease

Answer 14

combines losses from premature death and losses of healthy life that result from disability.

Question 15

What is health inequality

Answer 15

the generic differences and disparities of individuals and groups

Question 16

What is inequity

Answer 16

the inequalities that come from unfairness or injustice

Question 17

What are some examples of social determinants

Answer 17

income, education, occupation, class, social support

Question 18

What are some examples of physical determinants

Answer 18

air and water quality, lead exposure, the design of neighborhoods

Question 19

What are some health care determinants

Answer 19

access, quantity, and quality of health care services

Question 20

What are some behavioral determinants

Answer 20

diet
exercise
substance abuse

Question 21

What are some biological determinants

Answer 21

the role of endocrine and immunologic processes in stress

Question 22

What does HPSA stand for

Answer 22

health pro shortage areas

Question 23

What are HPSA’s

Answer 23

areas without enough professionals

Question 24

What do school based health center include

Answer 24

mental health
dental care
traditional health care

Question 25

What does case management do

Answer 25

helps to acheive better health outcomes by connecting people to the services they need more quickly

Question 26

What are the core functions of public health

Answer 26

assessment
assurance
policy development

Question 27

What essential services of public fall under assessment

Answer 27

monitor health status to ID and solve community health problems
Diagnose and investigate health probs and health hazards in the comm

Question 28

What essential services of pub health fall under policy dev

Answer 28

inform,edu, and empower about health issues
mobilize comm partnerships and action to ID and solve health probs
dev policies and plans that support health efforts

Question 29

What essential services of pub health fall under assurance

Answer 29

enforce laws and regs that protect health and safety
link people to need services
ensure provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
assure competent health care force
evaluate effectiveness, accessability, and quality health services
research solutions to health probs