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EHST 2110 Test 1 Questions and
Answers (Graded A)
Kwashiorkor - ANSWER - In many tropical nations, pediatricians often worry when mothers give
birth while they are still breastfeeding a child under 2 years old. This is because there is a
danger of the weaning child developing the deficiency disease of
Link to services - ANSWER - After an outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, horse owners
were looking for ways to keep their equines safe. After a vectorborne disease workshop, a QR
code was created to help owners find out more information about the disease and vaccines that
may keep their horses safe. Providing this QR code is an example of what essential of
environmental health __________
Biotic Potential - ANSWER - Houseflies may produce 120 eggs in each generation. If there are
no stressors, after 7 generations the housefly population may number over 6 trillion! This crazy
increase in population is an example of _________________
Environmental science - ANSWER - ACME incorporated is working on a project that may
increase housing opportunities for veterans in a by possibly changing the land use classification
of a particular location. This project may be partially funded by a grant if they can come up with
a great proposal. After speaking with persons in the fields of environmental engineers,
ecologists and economists, ACME corp. submitted a proposal detailing how they would protect
the habitat already on the land while building veteran housing. The project was awarded
funding. This collective group working together may be classified as what subdivision of
environmental health.
Explanatory study - ANSWER - While growing up in Oklahoma, Mason Wolf noticed a number
of people near his reservation developed thyroid tumors. As part of his thesis, he sought to
understand why persons observed living within a particular radius had a higher incidence of
these tumors. This is an example of what type of study?
Total fertility rate - ANSWER - number of average children per mother during her reproductive
lifetime
Sir Percival Pott - ANSWER - First person to make association between environmental
contaminant (soot) and health outcome (cancer)
, Environmental Epidemiology - ANSWER - concerned with determining how environmental
exposures impact human health (surveillance, risk assessment, risk communication)
Environmental and occupational medicine - ANSWER - study effects upon human beings of
external physical, chemical and biological factors in environment. evaluation, management, and
study of detectable human disease
Environmental Toxicology - ANSWER - concerned with harmful effects of various chemical,
biological, and physical agents on living organisms (testing drugs)
Vitamin A Deficiency - ANSWER - During the current tension with Russia, children in the
Ukraine have had dietary deficiencies of dairy and eggs and there is a rise in childhood
blindness. They may be experiencing _____________ a leading cause of Childhood blindness
Iron Deficiency Anemia - ANSWER - Wanda Maximoff is partaking in a yearly fast. During this
time, she spends a month adhering to a meatless diet. Recently, she has become fatigued,
experienced an elevated heartbeat , and shortness of breath (it feels like she can't get enough
oxygen). Her physician has informed her that upwards of half the population experiences this
deficiency. Additionally, her doctor has advised her to eat foods such spinach and lentils. Wanda
probably has _________________.
Health - ANSWER - state of complete physical, mental, social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
Environmental health - ANSWER - aspects of human health, including quality of life determined
by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial process in the environment.
Relationship between people and their environment.
M.C. Marsh - ANSWER - found out we shouldnt be polluting rivers and streams
Rachel Carson - ANSWER - wrote Silent Spring (pesticides killing bird population but helping
with malaria). Started the word environment.
April 22, 1970 - ANSWER - First earth day celebrated.
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