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Role of the government in public health

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During which time period has the government been the most important for medicine and health?

a)

Medieval (1250-1500)

b)

Renaissance (1500-1700)

c)

Industrial (1700-1900)

d)

Modern (1900-Present)

2.

What is a laissez faire attitude?

a)

The government raising taxes to fund health

b)

The government not getting involved

c)

The government helping people

d)

The government creating the NHS

3.

What was the first mass vaccination of the 20th century?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Polio

c)

Diphtheria

d)

HPV

4.

When was the last case of polio in the UK?

a)

2002

b)

1984

c)

1890

d)

1959

5.

What does "legislation" mean?

a)

Government

b)

Laws

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Health

6.

What was introduced in 1956 and 1968?

a)

Clean Water Acts

b)

Smoking ban

c)

Clean Air Acts

d)

Quarantines

7.

What diseases can smoking lead to? Tick all the right answers.

a)

Lung cancer

b)

Heart disease

c)

Gum disease

d)

High blood pressure

8.

Which of these is a government healthy lifestyle campaign?

a)

Change2day

b)

ChangeYrMind

c)

Change4Me

d)

Change4Life

9.

What is Stoptober?

a)

A campaign to get people to stop eating unhealthy food

b)

A campaign to encourage exercise

c)

A campaign to stop people drinking alcohol

d)

A campaign to encourage people to stop smoking

10.

What do you need for a 16 mark question?

a)

Three paragraphs with a TWIB

b)

One paragraph with specific detail

c)

NOPCAT

d)

Both sides with detailed knowledge, TWIBs and a conclusion