Population Health correct answers the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group
medical model correct answers the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to ps...
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Population Health correct answers the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the
distribution of such outcomes within the group
medical model correct answers the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to psychological disorders, the
medical model assumes that these mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their
symptoms and cured through therapy, which may include treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
Policymaking correct answers The process through which government decisions about policy
proposals are made
Social and Physical Surroundings correct answers Affect a consumer's motives for product usage
and product evaluation
Individual Behavior correct answers attitudes, personality, perception, learning, and motivation
biology and genetics correct answers Genetically inherited traits, conditions, and disposition to
diseases
Health services correct answers Both access to health services and the quality of health services
can impact health.
Healthy People 2020 directly addresses access to health services as a topic area and incorporates
quality of health services throughout a number of topic areas.
Lack of access, or limited access, to health services greatly impacts an individual's health status.
(For example, when individuals do not have health insurance, they are less likely to participate in
preventive care and are more likely to delay medical treatment.)
health literacy correct answers knowledge of health information needed to make good choices
about your health
a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services, and to
use these resources to promote one's health and wellness
Why is health literacy important? correct answers it affects peoples ability to:
-navigate the healthcare system, including locating providers and services and filling out forms.
-share personal and health information with providers
-engage in self care and chronic disease management
-adopt health-promoting behaviors, such as exercising and eating a health diet.
, -act on health related news and announcements.
B/c adults with LOW literacy:
- less likely to comply with prescribed treatment and self care regiments
- make more medication treatment errors
- fail to seek preventative care
- at higher risk for hospitilazation than most people with adequate health literacy skills
- remain in hospital two day longer
- lack the skills needed to navigate the healthcare
low health literacy correct answers refers to the condition in which individuals are unable to
comprehend health-related information or instructions and may fail to make appropriate
decisions regarding their care
What are the red flags of health literacy? correct answers
teach back method correct answers technique for confirming that a client has understood what
has been taught by asking the client to repeat the information in their own words
allows patient to repeat back key concepts from teaching session to confirm understanding
Cultural Competency correct answers the enabling of health care providers to deliver services
that are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and cultural and linguistic
needs of diverse patients
an appreciation for cultural differences that affect communication and the ability to adjust one's
communication style to ensure that efforts to send and receive messages across cultural
boundaries are successful
Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964 Amended 1972 correct answers Bans discrimination based on a
person's race, color, religion, sex or national origin in hiring, retaining, promoting, or laying off
employees in organizations with 15 or more meployees. This act created the Equal Employment
Opportunity Act and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
What is implicit bias? correct answers attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding,
actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner
four types of hospitals correct answers
all-inclusive descriptor correct answers
majority of community hospitals status correct answers Failing
Non-Profit Hospitals correct answers the hospital must provide some defined public good, such
as service, education or community welfare
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