WorksheetsEnviro Health, Toxics & Environmental Justice
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 9mins
Health has 3 components, name them.
US law about environmental justice requires that the burdens of pollution be shared equally by all Americans.
True
False
Usually
Environmental causes result in approximately what percent of annual human mortality?
10-25%
26 - 40%
41 - 50%
50 - 60%
Disease can be caused by disruptions in proper functioning of a person's
mind
body
social networks and community
dreams
In general, _____________ are most vulnerable to toxics.
0-5 year old kids
elementary and middle school kids
high school and college students
young adults
older adults, post 65 years old
Emergent diseases are often initiated from what part of the environment?
air pollution
plastics
contaminated food
wildlife populations
The global disease burden has shifted in this century. The leading causes of disease (morbidity) and death (mortality) now are (pick two)
infections and nutritional deficiencies
pneumonia and diarrhea
depression and heart disease
stroke and traffic accidents
perinatal (birth related) conditions and stroke
Malaria and West Nile disease are both
caused by parasites spread by mosquitoes
caused by female mosquito bites
unusual in the United States
caused by parasites and rarely result in mortaity
The "cures" for childhood diseases are (pick 3)
donating money to poor families
clean water & sanitation
childhood inoculations
better nutrition
using GMOs to change the bacteria that cause diseases
The connection between emergent diseases and ecosystem health
emergent diseases are are the result of wildfires and climatic catastrophes
emergent diseases are not actually related to ecosystems but more related to human health issues
habitat destruction always leads to emergent diseases
emergent diseases are triggered by changes that upset normal ecological relationships
Microbes (bacterial and critters that cause disease) choose 2
develop resistance to antibiotic drugs naturally
are usually successfully controlled by antibiotic drugs
can never be controlled by antibiotic drugs
require the development of new antibiotic drugs
