Chapter 21: Promoting health

Multiple choice

1. Which of the following form part of the WHO Ottawa Charter?

  1. reorient health services
  2. build healthy public policy
  3. develop personal skills
  4. all of these

Answer: D

2. Which of the following is not part of Tannahill’s model?

  1. health education
  2. prevention
  3. health development
  4. health protection

Answer: C

3. Where would the practice of helping a patient to understand how they could follow a weight-reducing diet suitable for their lifestyle fit into Beattie’s map of health education models?

  1. health persuasion
  2. personal counseling
  3. legislative action
  4. community development

Answer: B

4. How much alcohol (in units per day) is regarded as the safe limit for women and men?

  1. 4 units for women and 3 for men
  2. 4 units for men and 3 for women
  3. 5 units for women and 4 for men
  4. 5 units for men and 4 for women

Answer: B

5. Which of the following is the main reason for the 5-a-day message?

  1. prevents osteoporosis
  2. anti-ageing
  3. prevents cancers and heart disease
  4. improves memory and cognition

Answer: C

6. What is the maximum recommended total gram weight of salt an adult should eat in a day?

  1. 0.06
  2. 0.6
  3. 6.0
  4. 60.0

Answer: C

7. What does BMI measure?

  1. height and weight
  2. body fat level
  3. weight and size
  4. fat distribution

Answer: A

8. Which of the following is not prevented by using a condom?

  1. pregnancy
  2. HIV
  3. chlamydia
  4. pubic lice

Answer: D

9. How much physical activity Is recommended for good health?

  1. an hour every day
  2. half an hour a day
  3. an hour a day for five days of the week
  4. half an hour a day for five days of the week

Answer: D

10. What is the most important advice to give someone who needs to protect themselves and their family from skin cancer?

  1. use a high-factor sunscreen lotion
  2. protect your skin in hot climates
  3. cover up arms, legs and body
  4. sit under a sunshade

Answer: A