Questions and Answers
Public Health 3 components - answer assessment (needs)
assurance (resources)
policy (intervention)
PH is prevention and promotion of population health at the - answer federal and
state level
A public service announcement is an example of - answer nursing intervention
Community health focuses on which type of issues - answer sociocultural issues
example: food bank at local church (serves health and social needs at the community
level and is privately funded)
Four important aspects of community - answer people
place
interactions
commonalities
Population vs. Aggregate - answer Population- group of people with common
personal or environmental characteristics
ALL elders in a community
Aggregate- subgroup of people within a population
PREGNANT teenagers within a school district
Goals of Healthy People 2020 - answer Focus on achieving health among
community
20% smoking
50% premature death
What are leading health indicators that help keep track of progress towards meeting
Healthy People 2020 goals - answer life expectancy, infant mortality, age-adjusted
death rates, and cancer incidence rates
Determinants of health - answer biology
behavior
social environment
physical environment (what is experienced by the senses)
policies and interventions
, Health Promotion - answer activities directed towards improving the well0being and
reaching the best health potential. Health education, groups, community outreaches
Health Protection - answer intent
First visiting nurse - answer Francis Root
The Henry Street Settlement was a model comprehensive health care center that
provided many services, including - answer home visits to mothers and children,
support services for immigrants, the first school health and industrial health programs,
and many other services
Stage 1 NPD - answer exposure
host and environment influence vulnerability
Stage 2 NPD - answer exposure
invasion of causative agent
Stage 3 NPD - answer pre-clinical stage
pathological changes
asymptomatic
Stage 4 NPD - answer Culmination
Disease and condition established
Who was involved in the Henry Street Settlement - answer Lilian Wald and Mary
Brewster
Upstream thinking - answer actions focus on modifying economic, political, and
environmental factors which are precursors to poor health
Political and economic interventions are the most effective way to address - answer
public determinants of health
Nursing Theory improves community nursing by - answer guiding data collection
help interpret data
easier to diagnose problems
Upstream thinking is - answer A conceptual model to assist the nurse in community
health planning.
Helps to focus the time, energy, and programmatic resources available to community
health nursing clients.