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?

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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?

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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