Healthy Habits
The recommended daily amount of this essential nutrient is crucial for maintaining healthy bones and preventing rickets.
Vitamin D
What are the three main companies that produce the COVID-19 vaccine?
Pfizer, Moderna, J&J
Social determinants of health can contribute to disease spread/risk. Name 3 social determinants of health.
healthcare access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment.
What does CDC stand for?
Center for Disease Control
How many general body meetings does CGH have this semester?
5
Experts from the NIH recommend that adults sleep between __ and ___ hours a night
7 and 9
The MMR vaccine protects against which three diseases?
Measles, Mups, Rubella
Name 2 mosquito borne diseases
Zika, dengue, malaria, etc.
Recognized for her advocacy in women’s health and education, the Pakistani activist and Nobel laureate survived an assassination attempt in 2012. Who is she?
Malala
Where is the rural clinic that CGH is fundraising for?
Zambia
A vape with 50mg of nicotine is equivalent to how many cigarettes?
50
Edward Jenner is credited with developing the first successful vaccine for which disease?
Smallpox
Name an infectious disease that can be spread via infected water
Cholera
Which organization created the sustainable development goals (SDGs)? How many SDGs are there?
United Nations, 17
For the Glasses fundraiser, does it matter what prescription glasses you give?
No! The frames are the most important part.
To maintain a healthy heart, you should consume how many grams of fiber a day? 15-10 , 25-40 , 45-55, 55-60
25-40
What animal’s eggs are used to produce the flu shot?
Chicken
Roughly, what percentage of the Earth’s population was infected with influenza during the 1918 pandemic? (15% ,25%,33%,66%)
33%
Paul Farmer delivered antiviral medicines door to door, in addition to treating patients in a teaching hospital in Hatati. What disease was he helping to treat?
HIV
When is the Global Health Surgery conference?
April 27th
What condition is characterized by the loss of bone density and strength?
Osteoporosis
Immunization currently prevents between __ - ___ million deaths every year
2 - 3 million
Hands spread 1,000 times MORE germs when they are damp than when they are dry. True or False?
True
University of Miami’s president, Julio Frenk has held leadership positions at which 3 global health organizations?
Mexican Health Foundation, WHO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, (also Carso Health Institute)
Who is the CGH advisor?