Public Health Organizations
If you need to help people during a natural disaster, you'll want to enlist the help of the Federal ________ Management Agency (FEMA).
Emergency
What was the pandemic disease that killed 3/4 of Europe and Asia's population?
Bubonic plague
What LU Dept of Public and Community Health professor is known as "Mama Epi"?
Dr. Anderson
Antibiotics are widely used as a preventative measure against bacterial diseases. For how many years have antibiotics beed used?
a. 1000 years
b. 500 years
c. 100 years
d. > 50 years
c. 100 years
What is the leading cause of death in the US?
a. heart disease
b. AIDS
c. cancer
d. stroke
a. heart disease
What does the CDC stand for?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The most rapid advances in healthcare occurred during this period. (century)
20th century
Who is widely considered to be the "Father of Modern Epidemiology"?
John Snow
Which type of infectious agent causes skin disease in humans such as ringworms, athletes' foot, and thrush?
Fungus
What are the "3 P's" of public health?
Prevention, protection, & promotion
What non-profit foundation, founded in 2000 by a tech giant and his now ex-wife, has funded a variety of public health initiatives around the world? Looking for two names, they are headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
1940s
Who developed a process of heat-based milk sterilization?
Louis Pasteur
The varicella-zoster virus causes skin outbreaks in children, and in 1995 the FDA approved a vaccine to prevents its infection. What's the common name for the disease this virus causes?
Chicken pox
Which Chinese invention played an early role in improving sanitation and hygiene?
a. chopsticks
b. sewers
c. fireworks
d. rice steamers
a. chopsticks
Established in 1871 and first held by John M. Woodworth, what federal government official is the leading spokesperson for public health matters in the United States?
Surgeon general
Dr Edward Jenner created the world's first successful vaccine. This vaccine provided protection against what disease?
Smallpox
What British woman who worked in a military hospital at Scutari, Turkey was BOTH a statistician and the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
The Tdap vaccine protects against Tetanus, Whooping Cough (Pertussis), and what other disease?
Diphtheria
Which term describes a pathogen that spreads disease by infecting a host through close contact? (Hint: Also the title of a 2011 thriller starring Kate Winslet)
Contagion
Both the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross are headquartered in what country?
Switzerland
What year was the World Health Organization (WHO) founded?
1948
Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What tickborne disease causes symptoms in humans including bulls-eye rash, fever, lethargy, and enlarged lymph nodes, among others?
Lyme Disease
Alcohol dependency reduces one’s lifespan by ____ years. (Hint: it's a multiple of 5)
10