Protecting the Community
What public health measure protects people from diseases like polio and measles?
Vaccination
What everyday activity is one of the best ways to prevent spreading germs?
Handwashing
What famous Boston patriot also served as the city's first health officer?
Paul Revere
What type of city infrastructure makes it safer for people to walk to school, work, and grocery stores, encouraging physical activity?
In 2020, schools closed and people began wearing masks worldwide because of what disease?
COVID-19
What is added to drinking water in many communities to prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride
A new infectious disease begins spreading across several continents, affecting millions of people. This is an example of what?
Pandemic
What Boston hospital grows vegetables on its own rooftops to help feed patients?
Boston Medical Center (right next door!)
What service helps patients who speak different languages communicate with doctors, reducing the risk of medical errors?
medical interpretation
During the 1980s, an epidemic of this disease spread worldwide. It is caused by HIV, a virus that weakens the immune system and makes people vulnerable to serious infections.
AIDS
What is the process of identifying people who may have been exposed to an infectious disease?
Contact tracing
What bacteria is commonly associated with food poisoning from undercooked chicken and raw eggs?
Salmonella
What is Boston's largest park/green space?
Franklin Park in Roxbury
What term describes a neighborhood with limited access to affordable, healthy food, increasing the risk of poor nutrition?
food desert
In 1918, during World War I, a deadly pandemic infected approximately one-third of the world's population. What disease was this?
Influenza
What type of screening is used to detect breast cancer?
Mammogram
What is the term for an organism that carries and transmits diseases, such as a mosquito?
Vector
What Boston neighborhood is especially vulnerable to extreme heat because of its dense buildings and limited greenery?
Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, Mattapan, and Roxbury
What type of pollution can affect people living near busy highways or airports, increasing their risk of sleep disturbances and high blood pressure?
Noise pollution
In 2014, a major outbreak in West Africa caused severe illness and bleeding. What virus was responsible?
Ebola
What toxic metal was once commonly used in paint and can cause developmental problems in children?
Lead
Before milk reaches grocery store shelves, it undergoes what process to reduce harmful microorganisms?
Pasteurization
What Boston Harbor island is home to the wastewater treatment plant that played a major role in cleaning up Boston Harbor?
Deer Island
What discriminatory housing practice began in the 1930s and contributed to racial segregation and long-lasting health inequalities, including greater exposure to pollution in certain neighborhoods?
Redlining
In 1854, physician John Snow traced a deadly London outbreak to a contaminated water pump. What disease was spreading?
Cholera