PUBH 320 Final
culture - correct answer ✔✔integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts
communication, actions, customs, beliefs, values and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious or social
groups
culture competency - correct answer ✔✔the capacity to provide effective care to persons of varied
backgrounds through the use of appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors.
From the video, what were examples of culture sensitivity? - correct answer ✔✔-the doctor included
everyone in the rooms opinions and ideas
-showed compassion
-respectable manner
-had a reliable translator
-provided alternatives to help with the issue
-created a sense of teamwork
culture competency in public health - correct answer ✔✔A culturally competent health care system can
help improve health outcomes and quality of care, and can contribute to the elimination of racial and
ethnic health disparities. Examples of strategies to move the health care system towards these goals
include providing relevant training on cultural competence and cross-cultural issues to health
professionals and creating policies that reduce administrative and linguistic barriers to patient care.
history and development of Healthy People.gov - correct answer ✔✔Healthy People 2020 is based on
the accomplishments of 4 previous Healthy People initiatives:
-1979 Surgeon General's Report: Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention
-Healthy People 1990: Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation
-Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives
-Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health
, Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of
individuals and organizations.
foundation health measure of Healthy People.gov - correct answer ✔✔-Global, cross-cutting summary
measures of population health have been included in Healthy People since the initiative's second decade
-Healthy People 2020, the cross-cutting summary measures are called Foundation Health Measures
-they reflect the impact of actions and interventions implemented to achieve the Healthy People
objectives and goals. The measures are used to monitor improvement in population health in the
broadest sense.
-2 tiers: The first tier measures are ordered to form a hierarchy, with an indicator of participation in
society—activity limitation—at the top, followed by a measure of disability, and, finally, a measure of
respondent-assessed health. The second tier of Foundation Health Measures disaggregates the
measures of healthy life expectancy into their component parts, namely: life expectancy; activity
limitation; disability; and respondent-assessed health.
organization of topic areas - correct answer ✔✔organized into 42 topic areas.
In the topic areas, you'll find 4 tabs: Overview, Objectives, Interventions & Resources, and National
Snapshots.
-Overview tab, you'll find a brief introduction to the topic along with information about why it's
important to our Nation's health.
-Objectives tab—each measurable objective includes a baseline, target, and data source.
-Interventions & Resources tab for topic-specific evidence-based intervention strategies, clinical
recommendations, and links to consumer health information.
-National Snapshots tab to view graphs and images that represent current data for selected objectives in
the topic area.
Proper APA reference Page citation - correct answer ✔✔Last Name, Initial(s). (year). Title of article. Title
of Periodical/Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers.
-Title of article - only things capitalized: 1st word of title, 1st word after a colon, and proper nouns
-Only things Italicized: Title of Periodical and volume number
-if there are 1-7 authors list all names
-if there are more than 8, After the 6th author's name, use an ellipses in place of the author names. Then
provide the final author's name.
(ex: Miller, F. H., Choi, M. J., Angeli, L. L., Harland, A. A., Stamos, J. A., Thomas, S. T., . . . Rubin, L. H.)
culture - correct answer ✔✔integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts
communication, actions, customs, beliefs, values and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious or social
groups
culture competency - correct answer ✔✔the capacity to provide effective care to persons of varied
backgrounds through the use of appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors.
From the video, what were examples of culture sensitivity? - correct answer ✔✔-the doctor included
everyone in the rooms opinions and ideas
-showed compassion
-respectable manner
-had a reliable translator
-provided alternatives to help with the issue
-created a sense of teamwork
culture competency in public health - correct answer ✔✔A culturally competent health care system can
help improve health outcomes and quality of care, and can contribute to the elimination of racial and
ethnic health disparities. Examples of strategies to move the health care system towards these goals
include providing relevant training on cultural competence and cross-cultural issues to health
professionals and creating policies that reduce administrative and linguistic barriers to patient care.
history and development of Healthy People.gov - correct answer ✔✔Healthy People 2020 is based on
the accomplishments of 4 previous Healthy People initiatives:
-1979 Surgeon General's Report: Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention
-Healthy People 1990: Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation
-Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives
-Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health
, Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of
individuals and organizations.
foundation health measure of Healthy People.gov - correct answer ✔✔-Global, cross-cutting summary
measures of population health have been included in Healthy People since the initiative's second decade
-Healthy People 2020, the cross-cutting summary measures are called Foundation Health Measures
-they reflect the impact of actions and interventions implemented to achieve the Healthy People
objectives and goals. The measures are used to monitor improvement in population health in the
broadest sense.
-2 tiers: The first tier measures are ordered to form a hierarchy, with an indicator of participation in
society—activity limitation—at the top, followed by a measure of disability, and, finally, a measure of
respondent-assessed health. The second tier of Foundation Health Measures disaggregates the
measures of healthy life expectancy into their component parts, namely: life expectancy; activity
limitation; disability; and respondent-assessed health.
organization of topic areas - correct answer ✔✔organized into 42 topic areas.
In the topic areas, you'll find 4 tabs: Overview, Objectives, Interventions & Resources, and National
Snapshots.
-Overview tab, you'll find a brief introduction to the topic along with information about why it's
important to our Nation's health.
-Objectives tab—each measurable objective includes a baseline, target, and data source.
-Interventions & Resources tab for topic-specific evidence-based intervention strategies, clinical
recommendations, and links to consumer health information.
-National Snapshots tab to view graphs and images that represent current data for selected objectives in
the topic area.
Proper APA reference Page citation - correct answer ✔✔Last Name, Initial(s). (year). Title of article. Title
of Periodical/Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers.
-Title of article - only things capitalized: 1st word of title, 1st word after a colon, and proper nouns
-Only things Italicized: Title of Periodical and volume number
-if there are 1-7 authors list all names
-if there are more than 8, After the 6th author's name, use an ellipses in place of the author names. Then
provide the final author's name.
(ex: Miller, F. H., Choi, M. J., Angeli, L. L., Harland, A. A., Stamos, J. A., Thomas, S. T., . . . Rubin, L. H.)
