PUBLIC HEALTH
The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems
Epidemiology
DC stands for
District of Columbia
The main location of GWU’s campus
Foggy Bottom
What is the name of DC’s baseball team?
Nationals
(We hope to see you at the game!!)
What animal has the highest blood pressure?
Giraffe
Clinical care focuses on the health of the individual, and public health focuses on the health of ______
Populations
Admissions to these museums, located mostly all around the National Mall, are free
Smithsonian
What circle does Milken face?
Washington Circle
What star was born on December 13, 1989?
Taylor Swift
DMV stands for
DC, Maryland, & Virginia
This model/framework involves a multilevel conceptualization of health that includes intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, environmental, and public policy factors.
Socioecological model/framework
These two are the airports located near DC, and which one is closer to the city?
DCA & IAD
DCA is closer
GWSPH students have access to Gelman Library and the ____ Library
Himmelfarb
This TV actress who plats Olivia Pope in The Scandal graduated from GWU
Kerry Washington
This is GWSPH’s dean
Dean Lynn Goldman
John Snow conducted investigated on the 1854 cholera outbreak in England and found this to be the source of infection
Broad Street Pump
The Washington Monument is also referred as the
The Pencil
These 3 lines are at Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station
Orange, Silver, Blue
Marketed as salves to poor posture and long-term health issues, Flexispot, Vivo, Fezibo, and SHW are four of the companies selling the most popular version of what piece of equipment?
Standing desk
What federal government official is the leading spokesperson for public health matters in the United States?
Surgeon General
An epidemic of what Aedes mosquito-borne virus was reported in the Americas in 2015 and 2016, leading the CDC to issue an advisory on travel to certain areas in Central and South America
Zika
Washington, D.C. is divided into four quadrants that conjoin at this building
Capitol building
This new GWU moniker was declared in May 2023
Revolutionaries
This 2011 global pandemic move highlighted the impact of not following basic hygiene guidelines. The CDC stated “ The simple act of frequent handwashing has the ability to save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention.”
Contagion
This act requires emergency departments to provide a medical screening examination to any individual who comes to the emergency department and requests such an examination and prohibits hospitals with emergency departments from refusing to examine or treat individuals with an emergency medical condition.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)