Question 1

According to Health Canada, which of the following is NOT considered a social determinant of health?

Accepted Answer

Access to recreational facilities

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the Wellbeing Approach as outlined in the study materials?

Accepted Answer

A strengths-based approach integrating Western and Indigenous frameworks, considering current and future generations

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy using an active approach?

Accepted Answer

Wearing a seat belt

Question 4

The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986) identified five key strategies. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

Expanding acute care hospital services

Question 5

Which report marked a shift from a medical to a holistic perspective on health in Canada, recognizing the dynamic nature of health?

Accepted Answer

The Lalonde Report (1974)

Question 6

A breast cancer screening program is an example of which level of prevention?

Accepted Answer

Secondary prevention

Question 7

Which of the following best defines 'empowerment' in the context of health promotion?

Accepted Answer

Giving people information and skills to feel control resides within them

Question 8

Which of the following is a key principle of health promotion according to the WHO Ottawa Charter?

Accepted Answer

Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates tertiary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A person attending a rehabilitation program after a stroke

Question 10

Healthy Public Policy (HPP) is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Government rules and decisions across all sectors that create supportive environments for health

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the four key areas identified in the Lalonde Report (1974)?

Accepted Answer

Cultural beliefs

Question 12

A smoke detector in a home is an example of which type of prevention and approach?

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention, passive approach

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the socioenvironmental approach to health?

Accepted Answer

Considers social determinants and looks beyond the individual

Question 14

According to the Ottawa Charter, which strategy involves 'enabling, mediating, and advocating'?

Accepted Answer

Health promotion

Question 15

Which of the following is a central indicator in the Quality of Life Framework for Canada?

Accepted Answer

Life satisfaction

Question 16

Which milestone event brought health promotion into the political arena and emphasized healthy public policy and healthy cities?

Accepted Answer

Beyond Health Care Conference (1984)

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a social determinant of health?

Accepted Answer

Access to health services

Question 18

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of 'health inequity'?

Accepted Answer

Systematic differences in health that are avoidable and unjust

Question 19

Which of the following is a key challenge identified in the Epp Report (1986)?

Accepted Answer

Disadvantaged groups have lower life expectancy and poorer health

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the difference between health promotion and disease prevention?

Accepted Answer

Health promotion enables people to increase control over their health, while disease prevention focuses on reducing risk factors for specific diseases

N1015 Introduction to Health Promotion - Class 1

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