Global Health Figures
Who founded the international organization Partners in Health?
Paul Farmer
The Flint Water Crisis is an example of a public health crisis caused by what social determinant of health?
Geography, local climate, or built environment
What is the term for identifying and notifying people who may have been exposed to someone with an infectious disease?
Contact Tracing
Where is the CGHE located?
Corner Building
What was the first disease to be eradicated globally through vaccination?
Smallpox
What is the name of the nurse credited with leading the way for modern-day sanitation practices?
Florence Nightingale
What is the term for when a patient's zip code is a stronger predictor of their health than their genome?
The Zip Code Effect
What is the term for the public health method used primarily to combat substance use that reduces the risk of mortality through safer practices?
Harm reduction
What is one event that the CGHE has put on?
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What does the MMR stand for in the MMR vaccine?
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
Who invented the smallpox vaccination?
Edward Jenner
What is the term for the systematic denial of financial services to residents of certain neighborhoods?
Redlining
What kind of public health intervention would school hearing tests count as?
Screenings
What is the year-long virtual collaborative global health research course offered by the CGHE pairing UVA students with students from the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda?
eGlobal Rwanda
What is the term used to describe a geographic area that lacks access to healthy and fresh food options?
Which scientist discovered penicillin in 1928?
Alexander Fleming
Name one social determinant of health.
Answers will vary
What is achieved when a high percentage of a specific population is vaccinated:
What CGHE event takes place at the end of February?
The Global Health Case Competition!
What international agreement, adopted in 2003, aims to reduce tobacco use worldwide?
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Name the man credited with founding the field of epidemiology by connecting a cholera outbreak in London to a local water pump.
John Snow
Which of the following is not a social determinant of health?
A. socioeconomic status
B. life expectancy
C. race
D. social support systems
B. life expectancy
Screening at-risk populations for early signs of mental illness is an example of this level of prevention:
Secondary
Who is the director of the CGHE?
Dr. Scott Heysell
Where are the National Institutes of Health (NIH) headquarters located?