Deck 6: Essentials of Population Health in Canada

Question 1

Which of the following are determinants of health?

A)Medication, education, gender, and physical environment
B)Physical environment, education, religion, and gender
C)Birth order, income, education, and gender
D)Income, education, gender, and physical environment

Answer 1

Income, education, gender, and physical environment

Question 2

According to Statistics Canada (2017) which of the following statements is true?

A)The percentage of Canadians living in poverty is just below twenty-five percent.
B)The percentage of Canadians living in poverty is just below fifteen percent.
C)The percentage of Canadians living in poverty is just below five percent.
D)There are no Canadians living in poverty.

Answer 2

The percentage of Canadians living in poverty is just below fifteen percent.

Question 3

What research data is used in evidence-informed decision making?

A)Qualitative and clinical trials
B)Qualitative and experimental
C)Qualitative and quantitative
D)Clinical trials and experimental

Answer 3

Qualitative and quantitative

Question 4

Which of the following agencies takes the lead role in Canada's population health approach?

A)National Health Agency
B)Medicare
C)Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
D)The World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 5

What is generally found to be the relationship between socioeconomic status and health?

A)Socioeconomic status does not significantly impact level of health.
B)Those living in the highest socioeconomic bracket enjoy the highest level of health.
C)Those living in the lowest socioeconomic bracket enjoy the highest level of health.
D)Those living in a lower-class environment tend to be as healthy than those in a middle-class group.

Question 6

What is the aim of a population health approach?

A)To transform public health research into action.
B)To focus on improving the health status of an individual.
C)To focus on improving the health status of a targeted group.
D)To develop an illness-focused health care system.

Question 7

Which of the following lists best describes a person's ethnicity?

A)Religion, behaviours and social systems
B)Ancestry, behaviours, belief systems
C)Race, origin, language
D)Values, attitudes, political beliefs

Question 8

Which key elements of the public health agency of Canada (PHAC) template are considered particularly important as they reflect the very definition of population health?

A)Focusing on the health of populations and addressing the determinants of health and their interactions.
B)Basing decisions on evidence and increasing upstream investments.
C)Focusing on the health of populations and applying multiple interventions and strategies.
D)Basing decisions on evidence and employing mechanisms for public involvement.

Question 9

Why has the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) developed a template for implementing population health?

A)To obtain funding for health care
B)To ensure statistical analysis of health
C)To fulfill requirements of the World Health Organization (WHO)
D)To facilitate the population health process

Question 10

Which report was first in being instrumental in the development of population health in Canada?

A)The Lalonde Report
B)The Epp Report
C)The Trudeau Report
D)The Romanow Report

Question 11

What are three factors considered in determining the Socioeconomic Status (SES) of a group or individual?

A)Culture, happiness, income
B)Education, occupation, income
C)Nutrition habits, income, confidence
D)Alcohol intake, education, culture

Question 12

Which 1996 report was the first to officially recognize and incorporate the determinants of health into its findings and recommendations?

A)Report on the Health of Canadians
B)The Epp Report
C)The Lalonde Report
D)The Romanow Report

Question 13

What has been a significant contributing factor to Canada's aging population?

A)Post-World War II baby boom.
B)Increased immigration.
C)Decreased longevity.
D)Increased birth rates ongoing since the 1970's.

Question 14

Which of the following lists best describes attributes of culture?

A)Values, origin, ancestry
B)Language, identity, religion
C)Origin, ancestry, race
D)Behaviours, values, attitudes

Question 15

On what principle did the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) identify determinants of health?

A)Individuals should have equal access to health care facilities.
B)Health is influenced by the interaction of multiple determinants.
C)Socialized medicine is costly.
D)Health promotion should be a priority activity.

Question 16

What type of care did the Declaration of Alma-Ata put particular emphasis on?

A)Tertiary health care
B)Primary health care
C)Private health care
D)Socialized health care

Question 17

Name one aspect of public health that differs from population health.

A)Public health focuses on the implementation of health promotion initiatives.
B)Public health is government funded; population health is not.
C)Public health focuses on a scientific approach to health promotion.
D)Public health deals with health information.

Question 18

Introduction of the Gardasil vaccine that prevents infection of certain types of the human papilloma virus (HPV) is an example of what type of investment?

A)Intersectoral
B)Upstream
C)Reactive
D)Passive

Question 19

What was one of five principles to emerge from the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion in 1986?

A)Day care costs are a responsibility of families.
B)Individuals need to assume responsibility for their own health.
C)Health promotion needs to be the exclusive responsibility of provinces.
D)Primary care nurse practitioners should be the main contact for health care.

Question 20

Which of the following is considered to be the most important determinant of health?

A)Income and social status
B)Gender identity
C)Social environment
D)Personal health practices and coping skills