Exam 1 Study Guide
There will be multiple choice and select all that apply approx. 50 questions and will cover chapters 1, 3,
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What is public health and the art and science of it
What are risk and protective factors
What is holistic care? What all do we need to consider as nurses?
What are some challenges and trends in public health
Know the socio-ecological model: what are the four levels and what can go into those levels (ie
individual could be age and gender)
What is population focused care
What is the definition of population and community
What are social determinants of health and why are they important in public health
a. Social determinants of health: health is a complex state that truly reflects a cellular to
global model
b. Environmental conditions in which they live and work: neighborhood, built
environment, levels of economic stabil2ity, availability of education
What are health disparities, how do the effect health outcomes and why is it important to know
and understand them
a. Poverty and lack of access to resources are important r/for infant death and help to
explain the differences seen among racial groups with a higher percentage living in
poverty
Importance of culture, ethnicity and race in public health
The 8 principles of public health nursing
Public health roles and responsibilities
What are the duties of the CDC
What is a community health assessment, why is it important, why would we conduct one, and
what can we do with it
What involves the health of the community
What is effective community functioning
What are the 6 different types of assessments know what they are and the differences between
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Know the different types of frameworks that can be utilized in public health
What is a primary community assessment
How do you conduct a survey
What is secondary and qualitative data
What is epidemiology
What are the three elements of epidemiology
Know the science of epidemiology
Know environmental and genetic risk factors
Be familiar with the epidemiological frameworks
What are the 7 questions for epidemiology
What is a casual relationship
What is life expectancy, biostatistics, types of rates, prevalence, incidence
30. What are breakout investigations, risk factors, and surveillance
31. Health equity vs. equality
32. What is vulnerability and what are some vulnerable populations
a. Vulnerability: the degree to which and individual, population or organization is unable
to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the impact of disease and disasters
b. Based on race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, exposure of
violence, lack of permanent residence, gender
33. What are health and social gradients
a. Health Gradients: a series of progressively increasing or decreasing differences between
populations
i. Reflects the relationship between health and income at the population level
with health gradually improving as income improves
b. Social Gradient: health inequities effect everyone
34. Know the differences in homelessness and impact on health
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35. Know the impact on health for those in poverty, incarcerated and the LGBTQ communities