NUR 440
Community & Public Health
Midterms Exam (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key component of community
health assessment?
- a) Diagnosing individual patients
- b) Conducting laboratory tests
- c) Collecting and analyzing population health data
- d) Performing surgical procedures
- ANS: c) Collecting and analyzing population health data
- Rationale: Community health assessment involves
collecting and analyzing population health data to identify health
needs and priorities.
©2024/2025
,2. Which of the following is an example of a social determinant
of health?
- a) Genetic predisposition
- b) Access to healthcare services
- c) Blood pressure levels
- d) Body mass index (BMI)
- ANS: b) Access to healthcare services
- Rationale: Social determinants of health include factors
such as access to healthcare services, which influence health
outcomes.
3. Which public health intervention aims to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases through vaccination?
- a) Primary prevention
- b) Secondary prevention
- c) Tertiary prevention
- d) Quaternary prevention
- ANS: a) Primary prevention
- Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent the onset of
disease, and vaccination is a key example of such an intervention.
©2024/2025
, 4. Which of the following is a key principle of health promotion
according to the Ottawa Charter?
- a) Providing medical treatment
- b) Building healthy public policy
- c) Conducting laboratory research
- d) Performing diagnostic tests
- ANS: b) Building healthy public policy
- Rationale: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
emphasizes building healthy public policy as a key principle of
health promotion efforts.
5. Which of the following is a common method for assessing the
health needs of a community?
- a) Randomized controlled trial
- b) Focus group
- c) Case-control study
- d) Cohort study
- ANS: b) Focus group
- Rationale: Focus groups are a common method for
assessing the health needs of a community by gathering
qualitative data from community members.
©2024/2025
Community & Public Health
Midterms Exam (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key component of community
health assessment?
- a) Diagnosing individual patients
- b) Conducting laboratory tests
- c) Collecting and analyzing population health data
- d) Performing surgical procedures
- ANS: c) Collecting and analyzing population health data
- Rationale: Community health assessment involves
collecting and analyzing population health data to identify health
needs and priorities.
©2024/2025
,2. Which of the following is an example of a social determinant
of health?
- a) Genetic predisposition
- b) Access to healthcare services
- c) Blood pressure levels
- d) Body mass index (BMI)
- ANS: b) Access to healthcare services
- Rationale: Social determinants of health include factors
such as access to healthcare services, which influence health
outcomes.
3. Which public health intervention aims to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases through vaccination?
- a) Primary prevention
- b) Secondary prevention
- c) Tertiary prevention
- d) Quaternary prevention
- ANS: a) Primary prevention
- Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent the onset of
disease, and vaccination is a key example of such an intervention.
©2024/2025
, 4. Which of the following is a key principle of health promotion
according to the Ottawa Charter?
- a) Providing medical treatment
- b) Building healthy public policy
- c) Conducting laboratory research
- d) Performing diagnostic tests
- ANS: b) Building healthy public policy
- Rationale: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
emphasizes building healthy public policy as a key principle of
health promotion efforts.
5. Which of the following is a common method for assessing the
health needs of a community?
- a) Randomized controlled trial
- b) Focus group
- c) Case-control study
- d) Cohort study
- ANS: b) Focus group
- Rationale: Focus groups are a common method for
assessing the health needs of a community by gathering
qualitative data from community members.
©2024/2025
