Chapter 3 Quiz - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Which HHS agency conducts disease surveillance and prevention and keeps track of national health statistics

CDC

Which of the following actions is an example of primary prevention

eating a nutritious diet

During their senior years, women should

get regular exercise, have routine mammography as recommended by their healthcare provider

fall-related injuries are of special concern to elderly women suffering from

osteoporosis

What are the largest behavior-related causes of death in the United States

tobacco use, poor diet, and inactivity

Which of the following actions is an example of tertiary prevention

treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers

in 2018, approximately 100,000 people died in a small country that had a total population of about 1 million people. During that year, the incidence of cancer in this country was 0.5% and the prevalence of heart disease was 3%. What was this country's approximate mortality rate for that year?

10%

T or F? Depression is a chronic disease that occurs almost exclusively during or after menopause

False

Which organization conducts most federally funded medical research

NIH

Here is data for the hypothetical disease D, which lasts 3 days Day1 1st case Day2 2 new cases Day3 4 new cases

On Day 3, the incidence is 4 On Day 2, the prevalence is 3

Health promotion is

any planned education, political, social, or other campaign to help a person or population improve or maintain health

Which of the following actions is an example of secondary prevention

being screened for HIV/Aids

What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations

epidemiology

What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations?

epidemiology

T or F? Rates of depression fall sharply for women older than the age of 65 years

false

Women older than the age of 65 years should obtain which type of screening annually

high blood pressure

Which of the following actions is an example of primary prevention

quitting smoking to prevent lung disease

If the prevalence of a disease in an area is high but the incidence is low

the disease rate is probably stable

T or F? A woman's behavior can often determine whether she gets a chronic disease, as well as the chronic disease's course of infection

true

People will generally only attempt things they believe they can accomplish and won't attempt things they believe they can't accomplish or will fail at. this summarizes the:

Self-Efficacy theory