Public Health Exam 2 - Questions and Answers

Public Health Exam 2 - Questions and Answers Which of the following is clearly the nation's most significant public health issue? A) Bioterrorism B) Teen pregnancy C) Illicit drug use D) Cigarette smoking Which agency imposes requirements that cigarette packages contain warning labels? A) Federal Trade Commission B) Federal Communications Commission C) World Health Organization D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention What component of tobacco smoke provides the flavor in cigarette smoke and is also a major source of its carcinogenicity? A) Nicotine B) Carbon monoxide C) Tars D) Benzene _______________________ provided the first solid evidence that smoking caused cancer and heart disease and has continued to yield information on the health effects of this very human habit. Epidemiology In __________, Camel, followed by other brands, began mass marketing campaigns. 1913 In _________, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a report that declared environment tobacco smoke to be a carcinogen causing 3000 lung cancer deaths a year. 1992 Over the past four decades, new awareness of the harm cause by ________________________ smoke has led to some of the most effective actions against smoking. second-hand True or False? Damage to cilia and irritation of respiratory tract lining by components of smoke increase susceptibility to infectious diseases. True True or False? Until recently, Congress provided subsidies to tobacco growers and has been very reluctant to pass legislation opposed by the industry. True True or False? A 1991 study found that 91 percent of 6-year-olds recognized Joe Camel, the same percentage that recognized the Mickey Mouse logo of the Disney Channel. True True or False? Even though many people want to be thinner, getting people to lose weight seems to be even more difficult than getting them to quit smoking. True True or False? U.S. government policy subsidizes industrial agriculture, which produces high-calorie commodities at the expense of more nutritious produce. True True or False? Males with fewer than 12 years of education are nearly twice as likely to be overweight than male college graduates. False The report of what agency states, "It is paradoxical that obesity is increasing in the United States while more people are dieting than ever before, spending, by one estimate, more than $33 billion per year on weight-reduction products and services"? A) Institute of Medicine B) Food and Drug Administration C) World Health Organization D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Which of the following are especially unlikely to have a high BMI? A) Caucasian girls B) Hispanic girls C) African American girls D) Asian girls Obese children are, for the first time, being diagnosed with what medical condition that was believed to occur almost exclusively in adults? A) Hypertension B) Hypercholesterolemia C) Type 1 diabetes D) Type 2 diabetes