Types of Immunity
This type of immunity occurs when antibodies are transferred from mother to infant through the placenta or breast milk.
What is passive immunity?
This vaccine is recommended annually for everyone over 6 months of age.
What is the influenza vaccine?
Health education promoting exercise and nutrition is an example of this level of prevention.
What is primary prevention?
This role involves identifying community health problems and risk factors.
What is assessment?
This model explains disease as the interaction between host, agent, and environment.
What is the epidemiologic triangle?
Immunity that develops after vaccination or exposure to a disease is known as this type of immunity.
What is active immunity?
Adults age 45 to 75 should undergo this screening test to detect colorectal cancer.
What is colon cancer screening (colonoscopy or stool test)?
Screenings such as mammograms and blood pressure checks are examples of this level of prevention.
What is secondary prevention?
Developing goals and strategies to improve community health occurs in this phase.
What is planning?
This part of the epidemiologic triangle refers to the microorganism that causes disease.
What is the agent?
This occurs when a large percentage of the population becomes immune, reducing disease spread.
What is herd immunity?
At age 11 to 12, adolescents are recommended to receive this vaccine to prevent cervical and other cancers.
What is the HPV vaccine?
Rehabilitation after a stroke is an example of this level of prevention.
What is tertiary prevention?
Carrying out health education programs or vaccination clinics represents this phase.
What is implementation/intervention?
Factors such as sanitation, climate, and crowding fall under which component of the epidemiologic triangle?
What is the environment?
Receiving immune globulin after exposure to Hepatitis A is an example of this type of immunity.
What is artificially acquired passive immunity?
This screening is recommended every 1 to 2 years for women aged 40 to 74 to detect breast cancer.
What is a mammogram?
Providing immunizations and parenting programs are examples of which prevention level?
What is primary prevention?
Determining whether a health program reduced disease rates occurs during this phase.
What is evaluation?
This model explains disease using multiple interconnected factors rather than a single cause.
What is the web of causation?
A community with vaccination rates high enough to protect vulnerable individuals demonstrates this public health concept.
What is herd immunity?
Adults aged 50 and older receive this to protect against varicella-zoster virus
What is the shingles vaccine?
Teaching diabetic patients foot care to prevent complications is this level of prevention.
: What is tertiary prevention?
This community health nurse role involves advocating for policies that improve population health.
What is advocacy?
Obesity, socioeconomic status, diet, and physical activity interacting to produce diabetes illustrates this model.
What is the web of causation?