Wk 2 - Health Promotion, Focused Exam, Comp Exam

Question 1

Primary prevention

Answer 1

interventions designed to prevent disease

Question 2

Secondary prevention

Answer 2

screening tests designed to find disease or disease processes at an early, asymptomatic stage

Question 3

Critical Appraisal - 3 questions

Answer 3

1. Are the results valid (can you believe them)?
2. What are the results (magnitude and precision)?
3. How can you apply the results to patient care?

Question 4

Bias is…

Answer 4

…a systematic error in conducting a study that threatens the validity of the results

Question 5

Health Promotion has three key elements:

Answer 5

1) Good governance
2) Health literacy
3) Healthy cities

Question 6

Three activities in Health Promotion / Disease Prevention:

Answer 6

1) Communication
2) Education for behavioral change
3) Policy, systems, environment

Question 7

Health Promotion has 3 key elements

Answer 7

1) Good governance
2) Health Literacy
3) Healthy Cities

Question 8

Four types of bias affecting evidence:

Answer 8

Selection bias
Performance Bias
Detection Bias
Attrition Bias