Prev Med-Environmental Health

Question 1

25% of the global burden of disease is attributable to what?

Answer 1

Environmental factors: air, food and water pollution, wast disposal, natural disasters, nutrition

Question 2

Environmental health factors

Answer 2

Chemical (pesticides, fuels), physical (radiation, temperature), biological (microbes), social/psychological (SES, stress).

Question 3

Environmental health threats

Answer 3

Air pollution, water pollution, waste management and food contamination

Question 4

2 main sources of air pollution

Answer 4

Stationary (coal power plants) and mobile (automobiles)

Question 5

Sources of indoor air pollution

Answer 5

Paint, building supply, wood-burning stoves, mold/bacteria, smoking, pet dander, radon

Question 6

Uses of water

Answer 6

Agricultural, domestic and industrial

Question 7

Clean water act

Answer 7

Regarding water discharged into environment

Question 8

Safe drinking water act

Answer 8

Regarding water we take into our body

Question 9

Drinking water hazards

Answer 9

Disinfection byproducts increase cancer risk. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products end up in waste water system.

Question 10

Categories of hazardous wastes

Answer 10

Characteristic wastes (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity) and listed wastes (F, K, P, U)

Question 11

What are sources of food-borne illness?

Answer 11

Microbial, toxins, environmental contamination, pesticides and food additives.

Question 12

What are the two portions of the public health assessment?

Answer 12

Exposure evaluation and health effects evaluation