KPER 1200 midterm #1 ( with questions & 100% verified correct answers)

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KPER 1200 midterm #1 ( with questions & 100% verified correct answers)what are the 4 broad reasons on why physical activity is important? - ✔✔-our design -environmental mismatch -physical activi... ty is important for physical health -physical activity goes beyond physical health (mental) describe selective pressure - ✔✔environmental factor that affects the reproduction capabilities of a species (think of the giraffe example) what were some of the selective pressures that favoured movement-friendly capabilities in humans? - ✔✔-finding food/water -finding/ building shelter -escaping predation -transportation describe environmental mismatch - ✔✔-the selective pressures that favoured a capacity for physical activity no longer exist -we have designed our environment to minimize physical activity what are the five pillar of public health? - ✔✔-epidemiology and disease control -environmental health -health promotion and education -health administration and policy -biostatistics describe epidemiology and disease control (public health pillar) - ✔✔-the study of distributions and determinants of disease and disability in populations -distributions: where are diseases/disabilities located? -determinants: what causes specific diseases/disabilities? describe environmental health (public health pillar) - ✔✔the study of how our environment influences our health describe promotion and education (public health pillar) - ✔✔asks the question about how can we enhance the health of the population describe health administration and policy (public health pillar) - ✔✔delivery of health services through by-laws, rules and regulations that are designed to promote health -ex: outdoor smoking bans describe biostatistics (public health pillar) - ✔✔analysis of health data (focuses on statistics toward biology) [Show More]

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