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Which Massachusetts Governor passed a healthcare reform bill that was a framework for Obamacare?
Mitt Romney
What is the highest rated roast beef restaurant on the North Shore (according to Google Maps)?
Modern Butcher
What is the leading cause of death in Massachusetts?
Cancer (Heart Disease is a close second)
What federal public health agency is under the department of Health and Human Services?
CDC
What does the acronym TCS stand for?
Time/temperature control for safety
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Where is the Northeastern University Marine Science Center located?
Nahant
It was recently announced that Massachusetts deaths by what cause fell to below 1,000 for the first time in over a decade?
Opioid related overdose
What U.S. agency is responsible for biomedical and public health research?
NIH
What is the temperature range of the Temperature Danger Zone?
41°F to 135°F
What year was Medicare created?
1965
Marquis de Lafayette, French general and friend of Alexander Hamilton, supported the U.S. in the revolutionary war in which town?
Marblehead
Massachusetts saw 362 deaths from what infectious disease during the 2026 season?
Influenza
What association advocates for foundational public health services across the Commonwealth?
MHOA
What version of the food code was the term TCS first introduced?
2013 Food Code
Which U.S. president is credited as the "Father of Medicare" and passed the National Mental Health Act?
Harry Truman
Where was Manchester by the Sea Filmed?
Swampscott
How many people are approximated to have died in the Salem Witch Trials?
25 people
What association publishes the Journal of Environmental Health?
NEHA
Name 2 raw plant based food items that are TCS
Cut melon, cut leafy greens, cut tomatoes, raw sprouts, garlic (in oil)
What is the name of the "non-profit organization that
promotes a healthy Massachusetts through advocacy,
community organizing, and coalition building?"
Massachusetts Public Health Alliance
The first electric streetcar was powered in which North Shore town in 1888?
Lynn
What is the life expectancy age gap between Back Bay and Roxbury, according to the Boston Public Health Commission in 2023?
23 years (92 vs. 69 respectively)
(point given if +/- 2 or 3 years)
What state bureau tracks, tests for, and combats infectious disease?
BIDLS
List all criteria that would require a food product to be date marked
TCS, ready to eat, prepared or opened on site, held for over 24 hours