Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Quiz

Which health education approach uses the media to reach a large amount of people?

• Individual approach

• Group approach

• Mass audience approach

• Singular approach

Public health aims to prevent a community or population from getting sick in the first place.

• False

• True

Which preventative medical approach aims to recognise a disease that is present but in its early stages?

• Tertiary prevention

• Secondary prevention

• Primary prevention

• Vaccination

Which of the following best describes disease prevalence?

• The total number of deaths from a disease

• The number of new cases of a disease within a population

• The number of people within a population who have a specific disease

• The risk of getting a specific disease

In December, the disease prevalence of Coronavirus was 16,480 and the disease incidence was 8,500. How many new cases of Coronavirus was there in December?

• 8,500

• 16,480

• 85,220

• 110,200

When planning a health promotion campaign. What is the first thing you should do?

• Measure the results

• Needs assessment

• Design materials and posters

• Target setting

Which of the following is a disease prevention strategy used by public health professionals?

• All of the above

• Community vaccination

• Disinfection programmes

• Health education

Healthcare professionals should educate patients on how to properly manage their illness.

• False

• True

Which of the following headings would you find in the Ottawa Charter for Health promotion?

• Socio-environmental

• Primary prevention

• Behavioural change

• Develop personal skills

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

• Health screening

• Vaccination against disease

• Laws to keep people safe

• All of the above