Question 1

Which health promotion strategy is consistent with making a healthy nutrition choice the easy choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restricting trans fats in baked goods 
B)  Labelling high sugar and fat content in food products 
C)  Having equity-oriented nutrition policies in schools and workplaces 
D)  Marketing of healthy food to children and their parents 
A)  Restricting trans fats in baked goods 
B)  Labelling high sugar and fat content in food products 
C)  Having equity-oriented nutrition policies in schools and workplaces 
D)  Marketing of healthy food to children and their parents C

Question 2

Which "heart health" community-based interventions could help to shift the distribution of risk factors and foster primary prevention and protective factors for heart disease in a population? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Support active community transportation 
B)  Ensure availability of cardiac rehabilitation services 
C)  Adjust the density of fast food outlets 
D)  Suspend unhealthy food marketing to children 
E)  Attend to equity concerns 
A)  Support active community transportation 
B)  Ensure availability of cardiac rehabilitation services 
C)  Adjust the density of fast food outlets 
D)  Suspend unhealthy food marketing to children 
E)  Attend to equity concerns A, C, D, E

Question 3

Which preventable type of intentional injury is increasingly being identified as an important public health concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miscommunication 
B)  Community violence 
C)  Equipment failure 
D)  Over-prescription of antibiotics 
A)  Miscommunication 
B)  Community violence 
C)  Equipment failure 
D)  Over-prescription of antibiotics B

Question 4

Why are injuries an important area of health care concern in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the reason for increased fall risks among seniors. 
B)  They are responsible for increasing transportation risks. 
C)  They limit hospital capacity. 
D)  They are associated with large economic and social costs. 
A)  They are the reason for increased fall risks among seniors. 
B)  They are responsible for increasing transportation risks. 
C)  They limit hospital capacity. 
D)  They are associated with large economic and social costs.

Question 5

What is the leading cause of disability in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ischemic heart disease 
B)  Substance use among youth 
C)  Unintentional injuries 
D)  Low back and neck pain 
A)  Ischemic heart disease 
B)  Substance use among youth 
C)  Unintentional injuries 
D)  Low back and neck pain

Question 6

Why are the rates of cancer screening lower for Indigenous than for non-Indigenous groups in Canada as well as inconsistent with the screening practices recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limited knowledge of risks among Indigenous people in Canada 
B)  Barriers to accessing health care for Indigenous people in Canada 
C)  Delays in accessing health care for Indigenous people in Canada 
D)  Lower literacy levels among Indigenous people in Canada 
A)  Limited knowledge of risks among Indigenous people in Canada 
B)  Barriers to accessing health care for Indigenous people in Canada 
C)  Delays in accessing health care for Indigenous people in Canada 
D)  Lower literacy levels among Indigenous people in Canada

Question 7

What risk factor is becoming increasingly associated with changes to the brain and organ systems as well as a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, cognitive impairment, and depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of clean water supply 
B)  Nutrition deficiencies 
C)  Family genetics 
D)  Chronic toxic stress 
A)  Lack of clean water supply 
B)  Nutrition deficiencies 
C)  Family genetics 
D)  Chronic toxic stress

Question 8

Globally, what are the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Limited clinic access 
B)  Physical inactivity 
C)  Poor nutrition 
D)  Low socioeconomic status 
E)  Substance misuse 
A)  Limited clinic access 
B)  Physical inactivity 
C)  Poor nutrition 
D)  Low socioeconomic status 
E)  Substance misuse

Question 9

Why is analysis using the Haddon matrix helpful for addressing injury prevention opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent community factors are considered. 
B)  Equipment and environment are reviewed. 
C)  Injury events are epidemiologically analyzed. 
D)  Human unintentional factors are considered. 
A)  Independent community factors are considered. 
B)  Equipment and environment are reviewed. 
C)  Injury events are epidemiologically analyzed. 
D)  Human unintentional factors are considered.

Question 10

What is a key consideration for developing individual and community-based strategies that are intended to address noncommunicable diseases within an entire geographic community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lifestyle factors 
B)  Government resources 
C)  Equity challenges 
D)  General approaches 
A)  Lifestyle factors 
B)  Government resources 
C)  Equity challenges 
D)  General approaches

Which health promotion strategy is consistent with making a healthy nutrition choice the easy choice?

Which "heart health" community-based interventions could help to shift the distribution of risk factors and foster primary prevention and protective factors for heart disease in a population? (Select all that apply.)

Which preventable type of intentional injury is increasingly being identified as an important public health concern?

Why are injuries an important area of health care concern in Canada?

What is the leading cause of disability in Canada?

Why are the rates of cancer screening lower for Indigenous than for non-Indigenous groups in Canada as well as inconsistent with the screening practices recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care?

What risk factor is becoming increasingly associated with changes to the brain and organ systems as well as a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, cognitive impairment, and depression?

Globally, what are the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases? (Select all that apply.)

Why is analysis using the Haddon matrix helpful for addressing injury prevention opportunities?

What is a key consideration for developing individual and community-based strategies that are intended to address noncommunicable diseases within an entire geographic community?

Foundational Concepts in Population and Public Health

Methods of Investigation of Population Health Issues

Approaches to Achieving Health for All

Health Indicators and the Health Status of Canadians

Determinants of Health and Disease

Groups Experiencing Health Inequities

Indigenous Health

Mental Health and Substance Use

Communicable Diseases

Environmental Health

Occupational Health and Disease

The Evolution of National Health Insurance

Federal and Provincial Health Organizations

Funding, Expenditures, and Resources

Delivery of Health Care Services

Human Resources for Health

Looking Forward

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Exam 8: Noncommunicable Diseases

Which health promotion strategy is consistent with making a healthy nutrition choice the easy choice?

Which "heart health" community-based interventions could help to shift the distribution of risk factors and foster primary prevention and protective factors for heart disease in a population? (Select all that apply.)

Which preventable type of intentional injury is increasingly being identified as an important public health concern?

Why are injuries an important area of health care concern in Canada?

What is the leading cause of disability in Canada?

Why are the rates of cancer screening lower for Indigenous than for non-Indigenous groups in Canada as well as inconsistent with the screening practices recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care?

What risk factor is becoming increasingly associated with changes to the brain and organ systems as well as a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, cognitive impairment, and depression?

Globally, what are the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases? (Select all that apply.)

Why is analysis using the Haddon matrix helpful for addressing injury prevention opportunities?

What is a key consideration for developing individual and community-based strategies that are intended to address noncommunicable diseases within an entire geographic community?

Foundational Concepts in Population and Public Health

Methods of Investigation of Population Health Issues

Approaches to Achieving Health for All

Health Indicators and the Health Status of Canadians

Determinants of Health and Disease

Groups Experiencing Health Inequities

Indigenous Health

Mental Health and Substance Use

Communicable Diseases

Environmental Health

Occupational Health and Disease

The Evolution of National Health Insurance

Federal and Provincial Health Organizations

Funding, Expenditures, and Resources

Delivery of Health Care Services

Human Resources for Health

Looking Forward

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