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