PUBH 201 Quizzes
Infants are more likely to develop respiratory infections or die of SIDS when family members smoke in
the home. - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following are most commonly involved in unintentional deaths? - correct answer
✔✔Opioid pain medications
The "Three Es" of injury prevention—education, enforcement, and engineering—were first applied in
which industry? - correct answer ✔✔Auto
True or False? A number of studies, including the study of six cities, suggest that the largest particles are
the most dangerous because they can invade the body's natural defenses and penetrate deeply into the
lungs, becoming a chronic source of irritation. - correct answer ✔✔false
Which of the following interferes with testosterone synthesis in males, causing low sperm count and
abnormalities in the development of male sex organs? - correct answer ✔✔Phthalates
Over the past three decades, evidence has accumulated that even low levels of _______________ can
slow a child's development and cause learning and behavior problems. - correct answer ✔✔lead
While Americans support most measures to ensure cleaner air, they consistently resist efforts to move
them out of their private automobiles. - correct answer ✔✔True
Arsenic, "the king of poisons," has been well known as a common means of homicide through the
centuries. - correct answer ✔✔True
Increased injury and cardiovascular disease is related to climate change. - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the goal of the Clean Power Plan? - correct answer ✔✔To reduce carbon pollution by a large
percentage by 2030.
, Which of the following is the biggest drawback of using sanitary landfills as a method of waste disposal?
- correct answer ✔✔Take up a lot of space
Iodine in table salt helps prevent a condition called goiter. - correct answer ✔✔True
In a preliminary meeting in July 2015, what new field of science was discussed to develop ways to limit
the risks and encourage communities, industries, and governments to make progress with or without a
treaty? - correct answer ✔✔Adaptation science
In which state does the law allow health care institutions to withdraw life support when further
treatment is judged futile, even against the wishes of the patient as expressed in an advance directive? -
correct answer ✔✔California
Predictions about the Earth's carrying capacity for HUMANS have typically centered on which of the
following? - correct answer ✔✔Food
The health status of the American population is poor in international comparison, which is evidence that
all the spending on medical care cannot compensate for failures in the public health system. - correct
answer ✔✔True
In what State has nearly 70 percent of the children had their tonsils removed by the time they were 15
years old. - correct answer ✔✔Vermont
The Born Alive Infant Protection Act mandated that infants born with any signs of life be treated as
suffering from an emergency medical condition. - correct answer ✔✔True
The United Nations issued the Framework of Reaction, which reaffirmed the importance of sexual and
reproductive health and rights of all people as a critical foundation for sustainable development. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Prevention of injury, like the prevention of most diseases, is based on what? - correct answer
✔✔Epidemiology
Infants are more likely to develop respiratory infections or die of SIDS when family members smoke in
the home. - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following are most commonly involved in unintentional deaths? - correct answer
✔✔Opioid pain medications
The "Three Es" of injury prevention—education, enforcement, and engineering—were first applied in
which industry? - correct answer ✔✔Auto
True or False? A number of studies, including the study of six cities, suggest that the largest particles are
the most dangerous because they can invade the body's natural defenses and penetrate deeply into the
lungs, becoming a chronic source of irritation. - correct answer ✔✔false
Which of the following interferes with testosterone synthesis in males, causing low sperm count and
abnormalities in the development of male sex organs? - correct answer ✔✔Phthalates
Over the past three decades, evidence has accumulated that even low levels of _______________ can
slow a child's development and cause learning and behavior problems. - correct answer ✔✔lead
While Americans support most measures to ensure cleaner air, they consistently resist efforts to move
them out of their private automobiles. - correct answer ✔✔True
Arsenic, "the king of poisons," has been well known as a common means of homicide through the
centuries. - correct answer ✔✔True
Increased injury and cardiovascular disease is related to climate change. - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the goal of the Clean Power Plan? - correct answer ✔✔To reduce carbon pollution by a large
percentage by 2030.
, Which of the following is the biggest drawback of using sanitary landfills as a method of waste disposal?
- correct answer ✔✔Take up a lot of space
Iodine in table salt helps prevent a condition called goiter. - correct answer ✔✔True
In a preliminary meeting in July 2015, what new field of science was discussed to develop ways to limit
the risks and encourage communities, industries, and governments to make progress with or without a
treaty? - correct answer ✔✔Adaptation science
In which state does the law allow health care institutions to withdraw life support when further
treatment is judged futile, even against the wishes of the patient as expressed in an advance directive? -
correct answer ✔✔California
Predictions about the Earth's carrying capacity for HUMANS have typically centered on which of the
following? - correct answer ✔✔Food
The health status of the American population is poor in international comparison, which is evidence that
all the spending on medical care cannot compensate for failures in the public health system. - correct
answer ✔✔True
In what State has nearly 70 percent of the children had their tonsils removed by the time they were 15
years old. - correct answer ✔✔Vermont
The Born Alive Infant Protection Act mandated that infants born with any signs of life be treated as
suffering from an emergency medical condition. - correct answer ✔✔True
The United Nations issued the Framework of Reaction, which reaffirmed the importance of sexual and
reproductive health and rights of all people as a critical foundation for sustainable development. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Prevention of injury, like the prevention of most diseases, is based on what? - correct answer
✔✔Epidemiology
