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100
Which will not protect against food borne disease (a.k.a. food poisoning)? A. wash produce before eating B. thoroughly cook meats and eggs C. store perishable items in a cool, dry environment D. purchase organic produce
What is purchase organic produce. Organic produce can contain the same food borne contaminants as other produce. "Organic" only means that pesticides were not used in growing the produce, and does not refer to the absence of pathogens.
100
What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? A. heart disease B. AIDS C. cancer D. stroke
What is heart disease. In 2003: Heart disease caused approximately 655,000 deaths Cancer -- 550,000 Stroke -- 150,000 In 2004, AIDS -- 15,800
100

Having health insurance is the best predictor of your health. (True or false)

What is false!

100
What is one of the fastest growing public health concerns in the world? A. Cancer B. SARS C. Diabetes D. Workplace accidents
What is diabetes. In 2006, according to the World Health Organization, at least 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Its incidence is increasing rapidly, and it is estimated that by the year 2030, this number will double.
100
A word that means a disease can be transmitted from one person to another? A. Sickness B. Infectious C. Immunity D. Genetic disposition
What is infectious.
200

This condition is defined as a household-level economic and social condition, in which people have limited or uncertain access to adequate food.

What is food insecurity?

200

This disease was eliminated from the US in 2000, but is now returning.

What is measles?

200

The gap between white American and Black American infant mortality rates has changed in this way over the last 50 years. 

A. Improved, B. Stayed the same, C. Widened

What is widened?

200

This theory suggests that exposures and experiences in infancy and childhood are critically important for adult health.

What is the lifecourse theory?

200
What is a communicable disease? A. A disease that has a long duration and is not easily cured. B. A disease that can be spread from one person to another. C. A disease that is publically and scientifically understood. D. A disease that is related to eating and drinking.
What is a disease that can be spread from one person to another. A communicable disease is an infectious disease that spreads directly from one person to another.
300
What is the process of sterilizing milk called? A. purification B. pasteurization C. clostridization D. refrigeration
What is pasteurization. Although Louis Pasteur's process of pasteurization was first applied in wine preservation, mild producers adopted the process of pasteurization in the 1920's and thereby eliminated a substantial vector of food borne disease
300
What two diseases account for over 50% of all deaths in the United States? A. cancer and heart disease B. stroke and tuberculosis C. AIDS and cancer D. old age and infant mortality
What is cancer and heart disease. Cancer and heart disease accounted for 54% of all deaths in the United States in 1997. Pneumonia, influenza and AIDS account for another 4.5% of all deaths. Were you paying attention? :)
300

On average, this is the best predictor of one’s health.

A. whether or not you smoke, B. what you eat, C. whether or not you are wealthy, D. how often you exercise

What is C - whether or not you are wealthy?

300

Antibiotics are widely used to treat bacterial infections. This STI is increasingly resistant to antibiotics.

What is gonnorhea?

300

Epidemiology is the study of: A. immunization B. patterns of disease in populations C. genetic disease D. skin ailments

What is outbreak of disease in populations. Epidemiology is defined as the study of distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human populations.

400

This federal agency recently upgraded the recall of tomatoes to its highest warning level, due to the risk of serious complications or death from salmonella contamination.

What is the FDA?

400

This common infectious agent can cause cancer, and there is a vaccine to prevent it.

What is HPV? 

400

Life expectancy in the US is ranked...

A. 1st, B. 6th, C. 28th, D. 49th

What is 49th?

400

This societal level intervention is considered a milestone in dental public health. A. fluoridation of drinking water B. introduction of mouth wash C. development of the electric toothbrush D. health insurance

What is fluoridation of drinking water. Fluoridation of tap water has, in part, led to a 68% decrease in dental caries in children under 12 from 1970 to 1994. The American Dental Association, the American Medical Association, and the World Health Organization endorse water fluoridation.

400

The percent of people in a population who must be vaccinated to prevent spread of a disease.

What is herd immunity?

500

This disease was spread to hundreds of people through a cook who was an asymptomatic carrier of the bacteria.

What is typhoid (Typhoid Mary)?

500

This risk factor has been linked to cancer, as well as other chronic diseases, and new warning labels may soon be added to packaging.

What is alcohol consumption?

500

Chronic stress increases the risk of all of the following except:  A. hypertension, B. obesity, C. sickle cell anemia, C. Sickle cell anemia, D. pre-term birth,  E. diabetes

What is C. sickle cell anemia?

500

This behavior change theory embraces the idea of "meeting people where they're at" - interventions work best when they match people's readiness to change.

What is the stages of change (or transtheoretical) model?

500

What is an epidemic? A. The first time a disease is documented B. When more than 50% of a population has a specific illness. C. When more than 25% of a population has a specific illness. D. When the occurrence of a disease exceeds the normal rate.

What is when the occurrence of a disease exceeds the normal rate. An epidemic is when the occurrence in a community or geographic area of a disease at a rate that clearly exceeds the normally expected rate.