Factors that Affect People Worldwide
What is a major health issue in Canada?
Diabetes
What two imaginary lines do geographers use to form a grid system around the earth?
Latitude and Longitude
What outbreak started in Mexico that caused thousands of Canadians to become ill in 2009?
H1N1 flu
True or False: Global health issues include mental health disorders such as depression
True
What three things should everyone have a right to?
Food, shelter, and healthcare
Who created the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The United Nations (in 1948)
What is the definition of equator?
The line running east and west around the middle of the earth
What agency was created in response to an outbreak with the purpose of promoting health and preventing diseases and injuries?
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
What does CPAR stand for?
Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief
What do all of the projects of the young Canadian students your age have in common?
They all have projects that focus on clean water
What is one of the most important goals of the WHO (coded orange) and demonstrated in Canada?
Promoting universal healthcare. Access for everyone, not just the rich
What are the imaginary lines that runs parallel to the equator?
Latitude
Name three things that the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS) provides in the event of a health outbreak?
medicine, blankets, protective gear, beds for healthcare professionals
What NGO helps communities build clinics and health centres in remote villages and deliver supplies and healthcare?
Canadian Red Cross
Name one of the four projects that the young Canadians are known for?
founding Children in Action, creating a water purifying system, inventing a wastewater filtration system, owners of Truffler (raising money for a good cause)
What disease kills many people worldwide that proper healthcare cannot prevent?
Ebola
What are the imaginary lines that run perpendicular to the equator?
Longitude
What health issue killed 44 Canadians in 2003?
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
Which NGO contributes to the reduction of poverty in India?
Save a Family Plan
What were students at St. John Vianney Catholic Elementary School known for?
Raising funds for Autism Ontario to increase public awareness.
What are the four factors that affect the health of large populations? One of them leads to famine, explain why.
Climate change, flooding, drought, lack of access to treatment. Drought means a lack of rain over long periods and can cause crops to fail which leads to famine.
In what city and country does the prime meridian run through? (Bonus points if you can name the exact place where it is marked)
London, England
Bonus answer: Greenwich
What two things were avoided in the Catholic church service during an outbreak?
People did not drink from the chalice or shake hands when they exchanged the sign of peace
What agreement did the Canadian government sign in 2007 and what does it require them to do?
International Health Regulations agreement and they are required to report any disease outbreaks to the World Health Organization
In 2000, what happened in the community of Walkerton, Ontario? What changed after the tragedy?
2000 people became sick and 7 people died from E. coli bacteria consumed from the town's drinking water. There were changes introduced for protecting our drinking water