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WorksheetsIntro & History of Public Health
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Early explanations of the cause of disease focused on
superstition, myths, and religion
superstition
myths
religion
Which of the following was the major cause of death for the hunter-gatherers?
heart disease
cancer
homicide
starvation
The agricultural revolution experienced mostly which type of health problem?
disease transmission from food and animals
cancer
heart disease
farm accidents
The Hippocratic Corpus believed that disease was caused by . .
imbalance of body fluids and environment
evil spirits
imbalance in the environment-diet and behavior
imbalance of body fluids, leading to bloodletting
Lack of knowledge about disease lead to the spread of the Black Plague.
True
False
What is the practice of separating people that may be sick or infected from the healthy?
triage
bloodletting
vetting
quarantine
300 years prior to germ theory of disease, Fracastoro theorized disease spread through
evil spirits
vapors
direct contact
seeds
Who discovered the microscope
Anton van Leewenhouk
Girolamo Fracastro
John Graunt
Robert Koch
Typhus or "jail fever" was prevented primarily through
vaccinations
antibiotics
quarantine
good hygiene and sanitation
Scurvy is due to a deadly deficiency in of which vitamin?
C
Calcium
A
D
True or False? Doctors used leeches to bleed diseases out of patients (Bloodletting)
True
False
The industrial revolution can be described as a paradox, meaning it was a time
It was a very progressive time of history
of great progress to human civilization
of problems such as poor food, water sanitation and hygiene
of both progress and poor implications for human civilization and our planet
What was a major theme to improvements in health during the Age of Enlightenment?
role of government control
role of democracy, scientific discovery, and education
role of war
role of the church to enforce its powers
A “controversial medical position” at the time to hold in 1843 about Puerperal Fever?
disease is not treatable
doctors contaminate patients during surgery due to poor hygiene.
disease is caused by evil spirits or vapors
disease is treatable through antibiotics
What was John Snow's contributions to preventing cholera transmission?
He proposed and tested a hypothesis between two populations.
He did each of these answers.
He provided evidence of his findings comparing drinking sources
He experimented with an intervention (removal of the pump handle).
What was Chadwick's central argument regarding the best ways to improve public health.
use of quarantine
need public health policy to promote sanitation of water/food
more medicine
more physicians
Process of heating foods to about 130 degrees in order to kill off deadly microorganisms.
pasteurization
fluoridation
vaccination
chlorination
What enabled accomplishments of immunization, pasteurization, chlorination, and fluoridation?
public education and science
democracy, public health policy, science, and public education
public health policy
democracy, public health policy
Health is characteristic of being . . .
A balance
Holistic
Ever-changing
Each of these answers
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of health?
Ever-changing
Personal
Personal and Multidimensional
Perfection
Which of the following is considered the most preventable health behavioral risk factor and contributes to the most premature deaths in the United States?
Lack of sleep
Lack of exercise
Smoking
Poor nutrition
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for which population(s) in the United States?
Women
Men and Women
Teenagers
Men
Humans are living longer due mostly to . . .
Medicine
Public policies that protect access to food, environmental sanitation, and water
Better trained physicians
Medical technology
Which of the following interventions were instrumental to improving public health?
Fluoridation and Immunization
Pasteurization and Chlorination
Fluoridation, Immunization, Pasteurization, and Chlorination
According to Maslow's Hierachy of Needs which needs must be satisified first before you have your self-esteem needs met?
Physiological Needs, Safety Needs, and Love Needs
Physiological Needs and Safety Needs
Physiological Needs, Safety Needs, and Self Actualized Needs
Physiological Needs and Self Actualized Needs
Which of the following factors influence your health the most according to research?
Environment
Genetics
Behavior/The Choices that You Make
Chance
What approximate percentage of the human brain is developed at birth?
50%
20%
10%
100%
The prefrontal cortex of the brain in teens is not fully developed until their early twenties. This is the part of the brain that controls
speech
balance and coordination
impulses/decision making
emotions
An example of tertiary prevention is . . .
not smoking
eating a diet rich in antioxidants
taking long term medication for high blood pressure
breast cancer screening
An example of secondary prevention is . . .
exercise
breast cancer screening
chemotherapy to treat cancer
eating a diet rich in antioxidants
An example of primary prevention is . . .
Eating a nutrient-rich diet
chemotherapy for treating cancer
Taking insulin to manage diabetes
testicular cancer screening
Most lifelong addictions start before the age _____.
10
10
25
30
40
The most ideal means to instill healthy lifelong behavior is . . .
Taught at a young age
Becomes a habit where there little thinking is involved ("just do it")
Reinforced socially through modeling
Each of these answers
The behavioral risk factors to promote a health life include
Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep and Genetics
Stress Management, Smoking and Substance Abuse, Genetics
Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Genetics, Maintaining a healthy weight
Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Stress Management, Smoking /Substance Abuse, and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
The school policy that offers breakfast and delays the start of the school day is based which need according to Abraham Maslow?
Safety needs
Physiological needs
Love Needs
Self-Esteem
