Public Health Quiz for 2098 Module

What do we mean by health promotion?

• Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health.

• Health promotion is the advertisement of health-related products.

What platform of the NMC Standards of Proficiency specifically relates to the role of the NA in Public Health?

• Platform 5

• Platform 2

What is the title of the platform relating to public health?

• Improving Safety and Quality of Care

• Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health

Can you remember the 3 P's of Public Health?

• Prioritise, Plan and Promote

• Promote, Prevent and Protect

• Planning, Population and Promote

What do we mean by epidemiology?

• Epidemiology is the study of how often disease occurs in different groups of the population and why.

• Epidemiology is the study of how people feel about health and illness.

• Epidemiology is the study of health related behaviour change.

What factors are we referring to when discussing the wider determinants of health? Remember the Rainbow model?

What do we mean by biopsychosocial?

• The combined study of biology, psychology and sociology.

• Viewing a person as a whole taking into account their physical and mental health and wellbeing alongside their social and environmental circumstances.

Why is public health important?

Answer explanation

To improve the health of individuals

To improve the health of communities/populations

To reduce health inequalities

To protect people from communicable disease

To reduce the burden of ill-health on the NHS and Social Care