Week 2

Question 1

Healthy People Initiative primarily helps which groups improve national health outcomes?

Answer 1

Individuals, organizations, and communities

Question 2

What is the main purpose of the Healthy People Initiative?

Answer 2

Identify public health priorities and measurable objectives to improve national health

Question 3

Healthy People objectives are designed to be achieved over how many years?

Answer 3

10 years

Question 4

What are the overarching goals of Healthy People 2030?

Answer 4

Eliminate health disparities, improve health literacy, promote healthy behaviors across life stages, and support environments that promote health

Question 5

Healthy People 2030 focuses on which key concepts?

Answer 5

Health equity, social determinants of health, and health literacy

Question 6

What are Leading Health Indicators (LHIs)?

Answer 6

A subset of high-priority Healthy People objectives used to measure and improve national health

Question 7

How many Leading Health Indicators are included in Healthy People 2030?

Answer 7

23

Question 8

What is the purpose of Leading Health Indicators?

Answer 8

To drive action toward improving major national health outcomes

Question 9

Leading Health Indicators focus on factors affecting what?

Answer 9

Major causes of death and disease

Question 10

Which Healthy People objective focuses on reducing drug overdose deaths?

Answer 10

SU-03

Question 11

What medication is used to reverse opioid overdoses?

Answer 11

Naloxone

Question 12

What is the goal of the Healthy People drug overdose initiative?

Answer 12

Reduce or maintain lower drug overdose deaths

Question 13

What screening tool assesses tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and drug misuse?

Answer 13

TAPS (Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medications, and other Substance use tool)

Question 14

What does the CAGE screening tool assess?

Answer 14

Alcohol misuse

Question 15

What is one CAGE screening question?

Answer 15

Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?

Question 16

Which tobacco product is most commonly used among adolescents?

Answer 16

E-cigarettes

Question 17

Which Healthy People objective focuses on reducing adolescent tobacco use?

Answer 17

TU-04

Question 18

What strategies help reduce adolescent tobacco use?

Answer 18

Increasing tobacco prices, mass media campaigns, smoke-free policies, and nicotine replacement therapy

Question 19

Which medication is used for smoking cessation?

Answer 19

Varenicline (Chantix)

Question 20

What is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States?

Answer 20

Tobacco use

Question 21

What is food insecurity?

Answer 21

Lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life

Question 22

Which Healthy People objective focuses on reducing food insecurity?

Answer 22

NWS-01

Question 23

What is a food desert?

Answer 23

An area with limited access to grocery stores or nutritious foods

Question 24

Which program provides nutrition assistance using an EBT card?

Answer 24

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

Question 25

What federal program provides nutrition assistance to pregnant women and young children?

Answer 25

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)

Question 26

What program provides emergency food assistance to low-income Americans?

Answer 26

TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program)

Question 27

What program provides healthy meals and snacks to children in childcare programs?

Answer 27

CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program)

Question 28

How much did U.S. healthcare spending reach in recent estimates?

Answer 28

About $4.9 trillion

Question 29

What are major contributors to rising healthcare costs?

Answer 29

Advanced technology, medical innovation, aging population, and chronic disease

Question 30

Why is preventive care important in healthcare?

Answer 30

It reduces long-term healthcare costs and prevents disease

Question 31

Healthy behaviors can reduce risk for what?

Answer 31

Chronic diseases

Question 32

People without health insurance are more likely to do what?

Answer 32

Skip preventive and routine healthcare

Question 33

Approximately what percentage of people in the U.S. had health insurance in 2023?

Answer 33

About 92%

Question 34

Which Healthy People indicator focuses on increasing health insurance coverage?

Answer 34

AHS-01

Question 35

Which age group is most likely to be uninsured?

Answer 35

Adults ages 18-64

Question 36

The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid eligibility to what level of poverty?

Answer 36

138% of the federal poverty level

Question 37

What are complementary therapies?

Answer 37

Treatments used together with conventional medical care

Question 38

What are alternative therapies?

Answer 38

Treatments used instead of conventional medical care

Question 39

What is integrative healthcare?

Answer 39

Combining conventional medicine with complementary therapies

Question 40

Which therapies provide physical and psychological benefits?

Answer 40

Yoga, acupuncture, meditation, massage therapy, and probiotics

Question 41

Which therapy is often described as meditation in motion?

Answer 41

Tai Chi

Question 42

Relaxation therapy is primarily used to manage what?

Answer 42

Stress

Question 43

What is progressive relaxation?

Answer 43

Sequentially tightening and relaxing muscle groups

Question 44

When is passive relaxation used?

Answer 44

When a client cannot tolerate muscle contraction

Question 45

Stress and relaxation are considered what type of states?

Answer 45

Opposite physiological states

Question 46

What is the purpose of meditation?

Answer 46

Increase mindfulness and relaxation

Question 47

What conditions are needed for effective meditation?

Answer 47

Quiet environment, comfortable position, focused attention, and receptive attitude

Question 48

What physiological changes occur during meditation?

Answer 48

Decreased respiratory rate, decreased oxygen consumption, and decreased heart rate

Question 49

What is imagery therapy?

Answer 49

Using mental images to promote relaxation and healing

Question 50

What is guided imagery?

Answer 50

Visualization led by a practitioner

Question 51

What does imagery therapy often focus on?

Answer 51

Breathing patterns and mental images

Question 52

How are herbal supplements regulated in the U.S.?

Answer 52

They are not regulated as drugs by the FDA

Question 53

What law allowed herbs to be marketed as dietary supplements?

Answer 53

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994

Question 54

Why should patients inform providers about herbal supplement use?

Answer 54

Herbs may interact with medications

Question 55

What are common herbal supplements used for health purposes?

Answer 55

Garlic, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, melatonin, and cranberry

Question 56

Which herb is commonly used to stimulate the immune system?

Answer 56

Echinacea

Question 57

Which herb is commonly used for sleep disorders and anxiety?

Answer 57

Valerian root

Question 58

Which herb may help improve memory?

Answer 58

Ginkgo biloba

Question 59

Which herb may accelerate wound healing?

Answer 59

Aloe

Question 60

Garlic may increase the effects of what medications?

Answer 60

Anticoagulants

Question 61

Ginseng may interact with what medications?

Answer 61

Anticoagulants, NSAIDs, and MAO inhibitors

Question 62

Echinacea may interfere with medications used for what conditions?

Answer 62

HIV treatment, organ transplant rejection, and tuberculosis

Question 63

Which herb is known to cause severe liver toxicity?

Answer 63

Chaparral

Question 64

Ephedra is dangerous for patients with what condition?

Answer 64

Hypertension

Question 65

Which herb contains carcinogenic properties and may damage the kidneys?

Answer 65

Calamus

Question 66

What is biofeedback therapy?

Answer 66

A technique that helps individuals learn to control physiological responses

Question 67

Biofeedback devices may measure what?

Answer 67

Muscle tension, heart rate, and brain waves

Question 68

What is therapeutic touch?

Answer 68

A practice that manipulates the body’s energy fields to promote healing

Question 69

What is spinal manipulation commonly called?

Answer 69

Chiropractic therapy

Question 70

What is the goal of chiropractic therapy?

Answer 70

Realign the spine to improve healing and body function

Question 71

Using meditation and relaxation in patient care demonstrates what nursing approach?

Answer 71

Holistic nursing care

Question 72

Holistic health focuses on caring for what?

Answer 72

The whole person (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health)

Question 73

Teaching stress-management techniques supports what type of nursing care?

Answer 73

Holistic care

Question 74

Community health programs should prioritize what Healthy People tools?

Answer 74

Leading Health Indicators

Question 75

Helping a patient access SNAP benefits addresses what factor?

Answer 75

Social determinants of health

Question 76

Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors supports which Healthy People goal?

Answer 76

Promote healthy behaviors across the lifespan