EVERYDAY
HISTORY
ISSUES
WELLNESS
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
100

You should wash your hands for at least this many seconds.

What is 20 seconds?

100

This deadly pandemic in 1918 killed millions worldwide.

What is the Spanish Flu?

100

This chronic disease is often linked to high sugar intake and insulin resistance.

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

100

This vitamin, often called the "sunshine vitamin", supports bone health.

What is Vitamin D?

100

This state agency oversees public health in NC.

What is the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)?

200
This is the safest internal cooking temperature for chicken.

What is 165 degrees F?

200

This organization was established in 1948 to promote global health.

What is the World Health Organizations (WHO)?

200

This substance is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.

What is tobacco?
200

Adults should aim for at least this many minutes of moderate physical activity per week.

What is 150 minutes?

200

This system is used in North Carolina to track immunizations across providers.

What is NCIR (North Carolina Immunization Registry)?

300

This common household item should be replaced every 3-4 months.

What is a toothbrush?

300

This vaccine, introduced in 1955, helped eliminate a once-feared childhood disease in the U.S.

What is the polio vaccine?

300

This condition has increased significantly in children and is linked to diet and physical activity.

What is childhood obesity?

300

This lifestyle factor, along with diet, is one of the most important modifiable contributors to chronic disease prevention.

What is physical activity?

300

This factor-like income, education, or housing- greatly influences health outcomes in NC Communities.

What are Social Determinants of Health?

400

This type of infection is commonly caused by bacteria and can result from improper hand hygiene.

What is a gastrointestinal (foodborne) infection?

400

This public health milestone involved adding ______ to salt to prevent deficiencies.

What is iodine?

400

This mental health condition is characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest.

What is depression?

400

This type of fat is considered heart-healthy and is found in foods like avocados and olive oil.

What is unsaturated fat?

400

These departments make up Bladen County Health and Human Services.

What is Health, Division on Aging, and Social Services?

500

This habit helps prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses besides handwashing.

What is covering your cough/sneeze?

500

This U.S report in 1964 linked smoking to lung cancer.

What is the Surgeon General's Report?

500

This epidemic has involved opioid misuse and overdose deaths across the U.S.

What is the opioid crisis?

500

This mineral helps regulate fluid balance and muscle contractions.

What is potassium?

500

This economic factor significantly impacts health outcomes in Bladen County and similar rural counties.

What is poverty (low income)?

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