Public Health Final Chapter 18,19

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Chapter 18
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true
2. Which of the is NOT a method of preventing congenital anomalies
3. The most important public health intervention for preventing infant mortality is:
4. Which of the following statements is true
5. All of the public health measures instituted by fedral,state or local governments are widespread and effective except:
6. Which of the following statements about infant mortality is true
7. All of the following factors contribute to preterm birth and low birthweight Except:

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1. C The IMR in the US is lower than that in most western democracies
2. D Advising pregnant women to sleep on their backs
3. B prenatal care
4. B The US has a higher rate of adolescent pregnancies than other Western democracies
5. A Preventive care to control asthma
6. D Much of the recent progress in lowering IMRs in the US comes from technological advances in intensive care nurseries
7. C Prenatal care

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8. Which of the following maternal exposures is Not known to cause congenital anomalies
9. Which of the following statements about SIDS is NOt True
10. Which of the following statements about adolescent pregnancy is Not true
11. All of the following are effective methods of birth control Except

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8. A Folic acid
9. C it is more common in African Americans than in whites
10. B Adolescent pregnancy is not good for the health of her infant
11. A Spermicides

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12.All of the following are governmental programs to provide nutrition to women and children Except
13. Which of the following statements is not true about childhood immunization:
14. Which of the following statements about childhood asthma is not true
15. Which of the following statements about the National Childrens Study is NOt True

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12. B HPV
13. D Virtually all children are vaccinated against asthma before they enter school.
14. C Asthma can generally be controlled by vaccinations
15. A It will study children starting soon after birth

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Chapter 19
1. Which of the following statements is not true of environmental health?

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1. B People would be able to judge the safety of their food without governmental medding

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2. Who must ultimately be responsible for environmental health
3. Which of the following is nto known to be true of environmental pollutants?
4. Which of the following statements is not true of occupational exposures?
5. Which of the following statements is not true?
6. Current sources human exposure to harmful radiation include all of the following except

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2. D The fedral governmental, because pullution can spread widely and those harmed by it are often not those that produce it.
3. A Most human cancer is caused by pesticieds in the environment
4. B Workers today are more likely to die of occupational diseases than workers of the past century.
5. A. Pesticides may legally be released into the environment have not being tested.
6. D Glow in the dark watch dials

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7. Metals with harmful health effects include all of the following except
8. Asbestos exposure has documented cansers in all except
9. Rachel Cason book, Silent Spring, focused on the harmful environmental effect of which of the following substances

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7. C BPA
8. B School Children
9. DDT

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10. Which of the following substances was responsible for the Yusbo and Yu-cheng illnesses:
11. Which of the following statements about BPA and phthalates is not true
12. Workers arre considered to be guinea pigs for all the following reason except

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10. A PCB
11. D They have been proven to cause obesity and diabetes
12. A They are purposely used for laboratory experiments

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13. Which of the following statements about factory farms is not true
14. All of the following governmental afencies the are responsible for setting standards to protect human health from environmental hazards except:
15 Which of the following is not a factor in why regulation of toxic chemicals has progrecced slowly

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13. D They are regulated under the Clean Air Act
14. C NTP
15. B Minimizing red tape