Health promotion differs from illness prevention in that health promotion
a. addresses identified health problems.
b. occurs before the identification of disease risk factors.
c. identifies and ameliorates a health problem.
d. returns an individual to optimal functioning after an illness.
Which of the following is an example of diagnosis and treatment?
a. Attending smoking cessation classes
b. Computerized tomography (CT) scan to rule out gallbladder inflammation
c. Screening in the workplace for tuberculosis
d. Prenatal classes
Which of the following is an example of rehabilitation and disease management?
a. Prompt treatment for hypertension
b. Attending weight loss classes
c. Teaching patients with newly diagnosed diabetes the signs of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
d. Taking an antibiotic for a sinus infection
Which of the following is not included as an overarching goal of Healthy People 2020?
a. Eliminating health disparities
b. Creating environments that promote good health
c. Lengthening the average lifespan by a decade
d. Attaining longer lives free of preventable diseases and injury
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