week 1: chapter 4

Question 1

“The organized efforts of society to keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness, and premature death” is the definition of which term?
a. Public health nursing
b. Public health
c. Social determinants of health
d. Vaccination campaigns

Answer 1

b. public health

Question 2

What is the mission of the Public Health Agency of Canada?
a. To apply international research and development to Canada’s public health programs
b. To strengthen intergovernmental collaboration on public health
c. To facilitate national approaches to public health policy and planning
d. To promote and protect the health of Canadians though leadership, partnership, innovation,
and action in public health

Answer 2

d. To promote and protect the health of Canadians though leadership, partnership, innovation,
and action in public health

Question 3

What was the significance of the Public Health Agency Act (2006)?
a. It confirmed the agency as a legal entity and appointed a chief public health officer
b. It served as a central point for sharing Canada’s expertise in health promotion
c. It helped to increase the lifespan of all Canadians through various initiatives
d. It helped to secure funding for chronic diseases and illness and injury prevention

Answer 3

a. It confirmed the agency as a legal entity and appointed a chief public health officer

Question 4

What type of community health nurse applies public health science, the principles of primary health care, nursing science, and the social sciences to promote, protect, and preserve the health of populations?
a. Outpost nurse
b. Forensic nurse
c. Public health nurse
d. occupational health nurse

Answer 4

c. Public health nurse

Question 5

The first public health activities in Canada occurred in 1831 with the arrival of immigrants to Upper Canada who had contracted which disease?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Spanish influenza
c. Cholera
d. The black plague

Answer 5

c. cholera

Question 6

One of the first types of public health legislation in Canada provided detailed regulations for which of the following?
a. Personal and environmental cleanliness
b. Water and sanitation pipeline initiatives
c. Mandatory vaccination of school children
d. Water fluoridation initiatives

Answer 6

a. Personal and environmental cleanliness

Question 7

When were the responsibilities for health and social welfare matters delegated to the provinces?
a. After World War I
b. After World War II
c. After the British North American Act
d. After Canadian confederation

Answer 7

d. After Canadian confederation

Question 8

In what year and in what province was the first Public Health Act passed?
a. In Ontario in 1884
b. In Saskatchewan in 1910
c. In British Columbia in 1896
d. In Manitoba in 1927

Answer 8

a, in Ontario in 1884