Glph 271 - test 1 questions with
complete solutions
mental, disease - correct answer ✔✔ health is a state of physical, ________, and social wellbeing and
not simply an absence of _______ or infirmity.
spiritual - correct answer ✔✔ WHO doesn't explicitly include __________ in their definition, but there
are a number of cultures that believe it contributes to health
housing, working - correct answer ✔✔ health promoting social conditions are needed for good health
including: the availability of health services, adequate _________, safe ___________ conditions,
nutritious foods
race, political, economic - correct answer ✔✔ according to the constitution of the WHO, "the enjoyment
of the highest attainable standard and physical and mental health is one of the fundamental rights of
every human being without distinction of ______, religion, _________ belief, ___________, or social
condition."
leadership, research, trends - correct answer ✔✔ some of the things that WHO does:
- provides ________ on global health matters
- shaping the health _________ agenda
- setting norms and standards
- articulating evidence-based policy options
- providing technical support to countries
- monitoring and assessing health ________
language, national - correct answer ✔✔ december 10, 1948, the UN general assembly adopted and
proclaimed the universal declaration of human rights, these freedoms included the right to health which
should be available to everyone regardless of race, colour, sex, ________, religion, political or other
opinion, ________ or social origin, property, birth or other status
, war, power - correct answer ✔✔ according to the UN there are 30 human rights. it took many years of
_____ to let human rights exist. a long time ago only rich people in _________ had access to human
rights.
health - correct answer ✔✔ everyone has the right to a standard of living that promotes _______
assistance, protection - correct answer ✔✔ motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and
____________; all children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social __________
security - correct answer ✔✔ everyone should have the right to __________ in the event of health
impacting circumstances.
resiliency - correct answer ✔✔ the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations
and satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.
resources, support, coping - correct answer ✔✔ resiliency often involves social and personal ________
and physical capabilities (these strengthen ones ability to cope with adversity), they often include social
__________ networks, personal health practices, personal __________ skills and social environments
data, populations, prevention - correct answer ✔✔ the discipline of global health was established on the
basis of 4 factors:
- decision making based on ______ and evidence
- a focus on ___________ rather than individuals
- a goal of social justice and equity
- an emphasis on __________ rather than curative care
equity, collaboration - correct answer ✔✔ global health: is an area for study, research, and practice that
places a priority on improving health and achieving _________ in health for all people worldwide. global
health emphasizes transitional health issues, determinants, and solutions; it involves many disciplines
within and beyond the health sciences and promotes interdisciplinary _____________; and is a synthesis
of population based prevention with individual-level clinical care