Health Promotion And Health Communication

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People's Health: An Introduction
Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
Assessment for Community Oral Health Program Planning
Measuring Oral Health Status and Progress
Population Health
Oral Health Programs in the Community
Applied Research
Health Promotion and Health Communication
Social Responsibility
Cultural Competence
Service-Learning: Preparing Dental Hygienists for Collaborative Practice

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Question 1

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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health promotion as which of the following?

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The absence of disease or infirmity

The process of empowering (enabling) people and communities to increase their control over various determinants of health and, therefore, to improve their own health

Not needing to take medications to survive

A personal resource that permits people to lead productive lives

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Question 2

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The Ottawa Charter identifies three basic health promotion strategies: advocacy for health, enabling people to achieve their full health potential, and which of the following?

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Reducing disparities in the health care delivery system

Mediating different societal interests in pursuit of health

Removing the barriers that deny access to the health care system

Thriving as citizens

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Question 3

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the view that oral health problems are primarily the patient's problem and that the patient must be educated on how to improve oral health?

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This approach is doomed to failure because it skips directly to a generic intervention.

This approach is recommended because it is a cognitive approach.

This approach does not assess or validate the patient's point of view or health beliefs.

This approach is doomed to failure because it skips directly to a generic intervention and does not assess or validate the patient's point of view or health beliefs.

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Question 4

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Behavior that leads to improved oral health can be affected at three levels-intrapersonal, interpersonal, and which of the following?

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Community

Global

Universal

Relational

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Question 5

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Which theory assumes that at any point in time everyone is at a different stage of readiness to make lifestyle changes and that people cycle through the various stages over time?

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Community organization theory

Social learning theory

Stages of change theory

Diffusion of innovations theory

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Question 6

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Which theory states that understanding people's perceptions is necessary in order to motivate an individual to take preventive action?

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Social learning theory

Diffusion of innovations theory

Health Belief Model

Organizational change: stage theory

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Question 7

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The social learning theory posits that people learn primarily in four ways: direct experience, vicarious experience, inferred knowledge, and which of the following?

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Social pressure to conform

Modeling authority figures

Judgments voiced by others

Desire for new experiences

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Question 8

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The following scenario is an example of which theory of health promotion?
A church pastor noticed that elders of the church have stopped coming to church suppers because they were mostly edentulous and appeared to be embarrassed. The pastor called the dental school for help, which provided appropriate care, and gradually the elders became comfortable eating and resumed their attendance at the suppers.

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Diffusion of innovations theory

Community organization theory

Social learning theory

Stages of change theory

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Question 9

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Which concept of the diffusion of innovations theory helps us tailor innovation to the intended audience's values, norms, or situation?

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Relative advantage

Compatibility

Complexity

Observability

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Question 10

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Which of the following health promotion theories functions at the community level?

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Stages of change theory

Organizational change: stage theory

Social learning theory

Health Belief Model.

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Question 11

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The essential strategic planning steps for effective health communication, in correct order, are which of the following?

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Analyze and segment the target audience, set communication objectives, review the background information, and develop a promotion plan.

Set communication objectives, develop a promotion plan, pretest the message, and conduct an outcome evaluation.

Develop a promotion plan, analyze the target audience, pretest the message, and conduct an outcome evaluation.

Review the background information, analyze the target audience, develop and pretest message concepts, and develop a promotion plan.

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Question 12

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Increased knowledge will result in meaningful changes in behavior. Health messages that cover a number of concepts reach the greatest number of people.

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Both statements are true.

Both statements are false.

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

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Question 13

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The most effective way to reach individuals to increase their knowledge or to change behavior is which of the following?

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Send generic messages

Use targeted materials

Personalize messages

Tailor messages

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Question 14

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Decision/determination

Action

Precontemplation

Contemplation

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