Health is best described as a resource that allows a person to have:
A.
A social and spiritual life
B.
A productive social and economic life
C.
Economic well-being
D.
Physical capacity
2.
Primary prevention is concerned with:
A.
Preventing disease or illness occurring
B.
Delaying the progress of an existing disease or illness
C.
Maintaining current health status
D.
Treatment of an existing disease or illness
3.
The main aim of public health is to improve health by:
A.
Providing medical intervention appropriate for the individual
B.
Performing research to compare the effectiveness of treatments
C.
Promoting health and preventing disease in populations
D.
Providing advice on risk markers and genetics to families
4.
A person working as a health educator uses an approach that views health as related to:
A.
Pathological processes
B.
Behavioural change
C.
Health screening
D.
Minimising complications
5.
Which approach to health is most concerned with the social causes of disease, injustice and inequity?
A.
Biomedical
B.
Behavioural
C.
Ecological
D.
New public health
6.
Sustainability refers to the ability of a program to:
A.
Be uncompromising when disturbances occur in social and environmental systems
B.
Identify and reduce risk factors and lifestyle behaviours affecting health
C.
Meet current needs without affecting the ability of people in the future to meet their needs
D.
Focus on the social, political, economic and ecological dimensions of health
7.
Primary health care focuses on:
A.
Providing early diagnosis and treatment
B.
Performing health surveillance measures
C.
Exploring the relationship between determinants of health
D.
Reducing inequity and improving effects of disadvantage
8.
An example of primary health care is an:
A.
Nurse Practitioner clinic
B.
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
C.
Outpatient clinic for a specific disease process
D.
Aged Care Services Organisation
9.
Which of the following models of health is the primary health care approach based on?
A.
Behavioural
B.
Economic
C.
Social
D.
Education
10.
Which of the following best describes the principles that underlie the social health model?
A.
Individualised technologies and responsibilities
B.
Separation of health from the environment and spiritual beliefs
C.
Reduction of individual risk factors and individual or community-based education
D.
Reduction of inequality and empowerment within individuals and communities
11.
What does the term selective primary health care mean?
A.
Care focused on individual technology rather than equity
B.
An emphasis on promoting equity and justice
C.
A plan to confront determinants of illness
D.
Care focused on identifying causes of disease
12.
Comprehensive primary health care is characterised by activities that work to change:
A.
Social and political determinants of illness
B.
Economic and educational well-being
C.
Health status in communities, regions or cities
D.
All of the above
13.
The key elements the World Health Organization sees as necessary to achieve better health for all include:
A.
Decreasing inclusion in health care coverage
B.
Increasing stakeholder participation
C.
Centralising and standardising health service delivery
D.
Reducing use of collaborative models
14.
Health care is predominantly:
A.
The province of the diagnostician
B.
Community focused
C.
Political in nature
D.
Independent in nature
15.
Social determinants of health:
A.
Are constant between similar populations
B.
Refer specifically to the characteristics of health
C.
May vary between similar populations
D.
Refer specifically to methods that can be used to measure health
16.
The Ottawa Charter described health in terms of:
A.
The presence of disease
B.
The presence of health
C.
The objective for living
D.
Physical capabilities
17.
Legislation enacted by the Federal Government with the aim of reducing health-related risk factors, such as increasing taxation on harmful products, has been due to:
A.
Public health advocacy
B.
Primary care
C.
Health education
D.
Product manufacturers
18.
Predictors of future population health include factors such as:
A.
People’s circumstances
B.
Childhood lifestyle factors
C.
Geographic location of people
D.
All of the above
19.
A determinant that is clearly related to a change in health status is defined as a:
A.
Distal determinant
B.
Social determinant
C.
Proximal determinant
D.
Ecological determinant
20.
Understanding of health determinants is essential for:
A.
Primary health care interventions and assessment
B.
Effective programs to enable people to maintain good health
C.
Organisation of health services in regions or cities
D.
Acute care service provision
21.
Most people view health based on their:
A.
Personal knowledge and experience
B.
Life situations
C.
Cultural background
D.
All of the above
22.
For primary health care to improve health, people must first have:
A.
Access to medical services
B.
Their basic needs met
C.
A health promotion program
D.
Electronic medical records
23.
Primary health care is usually practised in:
A.
Community health services and NGOs
B.
Community and acute care clinics
C.
Aboriginal health services and NGOs
D.
Health education units
24.
What distinguishes primary health care from primary care?
A.
A focus on primary, secondary and tertiary intervention
B.
Provision of interventions specific to the health need
C.
Works within a multidisciplinary framework
D.
Planning and operation of services is centralised
25.
Health equity refers to the:
A.
Right to fair distribution of health services
B.
Disparities in health status among individuals
C.
Discrimination inherent in health care
D.
Statistical differences in health between groups
26.
The term used to describe measurable differences in attaining health is:
A.
Health equity
B.
Health inequity
C.
Health gradient
D.
Health inequality
27.
Allocation of health resources to one geographic area or group is an example of:
A.
Health inequity
B.
Health equity
C.
Health inequality
D.
Health justice
28.
Health literacy is best defined as the capacity of a person to:
A.
Read health-related literature
B.
Follow medical instructions for a specific health care problem
C.
Recognise and know how to find information about a health problem
D.
Access the internet
29.
Social justice refers to:
A.
Ensuring the punishment fits the crime
B.
An ethical concept based on human rights and fairness
C.
Social inclusion
D.
An ethical concept based on autonomy
30.
Which of the following is the best description of life expectancy?
A.
The number of years people in a specific group or population can expect to live
B.
The number of years all people in all populations expect to live
C.
The minimum number of years people in a specific group expect to live
D.
The maximum number of years people in a specific group or population expect to live
