Which of the following skills are required for Health Literacy?

Accessing and comprehending health information

Which of the following statements about morbidity is correct?

It is the term given to an unhealthy status due to sickness.

Which of the following are Social Determinants of health?

Social exclusion, work, early life and transport

Values can be described as:

Moral justifications people use to validate their actions.

The media is a powerful tool to transmit and promote social norms because:

It is influential in subtle ways

Which of the following factors influence the use of health products

Media, cost and consumer confidence

Health can best be described as:

State of complete physical well-being and absence of disease

Restriction of smoking in workplaces is an example of which action area of the Ottawa charter?

Creating supportive environments

What is the role of Health Promotion?

To reduce the burden of disease

What economic determinants of health will improve health outcomes for a community the most

Reducing inequality of income between community members

Despite advancements in medical technologies, why do some people still experience poor health?

Existence of social and environmental health determinants.

Which of the following is not an ethical issues presented by IVF:

The parental status of the father

Low birth weight babies have increased risk of which health related conditions later in life?

Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure

The media can cause changes in belief by:

Encouraging healthy and unhealthy values

Beliefs can best be described as:

Assumptions made about things that are believed to be true

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1
Which of the following skills are required for Health Literacy?
Learning how to read and write
Negotiation and mediation skills
Having a vaccination
Accessing and comprehending health information
2
Addressing the seriousness of a disease that person is susceptible of developing is perceived
Self-efficacy
Severity
Susceptibility
Benefits
3
Which of the following statements about morbidity is correct?
Used to link environmental conditions to specific diseases.
It is the term given to an unhealthy status due to sickness.
The number of cases of disease divided by the population
It refers to the occurrence of death
4
Which of the following are Social Determinants of health?
Food, addiction, stress and sexuality
Drugs, housing, political climate and age
Social exclusion, work, early life and transport
Gender, social status and marital status
5
Values can be described as:
Convictions that something is real or true
Constant feelings directed towards something or someone
An attitude that always contain an evaluative dimension.
Moral justifications people use to validate their actions.
6
According to the Ottawa Charter, pre-requisites for health include
All of the above
Sustainable resources
Education
Shelter
7
The media is a powerful tool to transmit and promote social norms because:
It always reflects a balanced point of view
It is influential in subtle ways
Most people reject media messages
It is expensive
8
Life expectancy is a measure of
The expected number of years a population it to live
The health population
Variation in health status between population
All of the above
9
Which of the following factors influence the use of health products
Health literacy. English literacy skill and alcohol use
Media, cost and consumer confidence
Tradition, preference and drug use
Family, friends and diet
10
Health can best be described as:
State of complete physical, mental and social well-being.
A state of partial physical, mental and social health.
State of complete physical well-being and absence of disease
The absence of disease and infirmity.
11
Restriction of smoking in workplaces is an example of which action area of the Ottawa charter?
Creating supportive environments
Strengthening community action
Re-orienting health services
Developing personal skills
12
What is the role of Health Promotion?
To reduce the burden of disease
To increase the burden of disease
To reduce life expectancy
To save money
13
Arranged marriage would be an example of what?
Cognitive dissonance
Social norm
Cultural myth
Cultural norm
14
What economic determinants of health will improve health outcomes for a community the most
Increase taxes to pay for health care
Reducing inequality of income between community members
Increasing the income of all community members
Reducing unemployment within the community
15
How much death and disease is in a community is known as:
Individual health status
Burden of disease
Disability adjusted life years
Social status
16
Despite advancements in medical technologies, why do some people still experience poor health?
Existence of social and environmental health determinants.
There is a lack of clear information about healthy choices
People see health as having a low priority in their lives.
They continue to make poor health-related decisions.
17
Which of the following is not an ethical issues presented by IVF:
The idea that scientists profit from creating life
The age considerations of the mother
The parental status of the father
The question of what to do with “left over” embryos
18
Low birth weight babies have increased risk of which health related conditions later in life?
Speech and hearing problems
Asthma and reduced coordination
Sleep apnoea and osteoarthritis
Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure
19
The media can cause changes in belief by:
Encouraging healthy and unhealthy values
The media doesn’t cause changes in beliefs
Changing the behaviour of viewers
Drawing on existing values
20
Beliefs can best be described as:
Important principles that guide how we live our lives
Assumptions made about things that are believed to be true
Facts that have been proven by science
Myths that need to be dispelled to enable healthy living

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