PHWM 2110 Public Health Ecology Exam #1 || with
Confirmed Answers.
Agricola correct answers father of mineralogy, mining, and health effects, penned De Re
Metallica
Paracelsus correct answers father of toxicology, dose-response relationship
Ramazzini correct answers father of occupational medicine, penned Diseases of Workers
Percival Pott correct answers father of occupational epidemiology, connected chimney sweeps to
scrotal cancer
Rachel Carson correct answers modern-day environment movement, Silent Spring
muckrakers correct answers writers who were bringing attention to horrible working conditions
of the Industrial Revolution
what is the natural history of a public issue? correct answers identification --> politicization -->
legislation --> litigation
many environmental health problems are born out of correct answers crisis
Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire correct answers fire broke out and led to many injuries and deaths,
resulted in the State Workmens' Compensation in Wisconsin and New Jersey
Gauley Bridge Disaster correct answers workers were exposed to high levels of silica causing
health problems, broadened the Workmens' Compensation to include occupational disease and
injury
Bhopal Disaster correct answers Union Carbide plant in India leaked chemicals killing many, led
to the Community Right to Know Laws
what are the phases of occupational health and safety in the United States? correct answers
accident and safety phase
occupational disease phase
health conversation phase
OSHA/EPA phase
health promotion wellness phase
ADA phase
security phase
accident and safety phase correct answers 1890s, workers experienced disease and injuries,
workers compensation programs
, occupational disease phase correct answers 1920s, occupationally related diseases came into the
picture and was added to compensation programs
health conversation phase correct answers 1940s, medical examinations and surveillance of
injuries were done by employers to converse worker health
OSHA/EPA phase correct answers 1970s, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(Williams-Steigler Act) ensured employers were providing safe working environments for
employs, National Institute of OSH was created, also EPA.
health promotion wellness phase correct answers 1980s, smoking and drugs, workplace-based
health promotion programs
ADA phase correct answers 1990s, Americans with Disabilities act, making workplaces and
public spaces accessible for disabled persons
Security phase correct answers 2000s, safe work environment took on another meaning with the
9-11 terrorist attack, public health preparedness and response to bioterrorism
natural environment correct answers air, water, soil, chemical, biological, and social features of
our surroundings
built environment correct answers buildings, roads, transportation systems, land use, pollution,
and waste management
social environment correct answers diet, exercise, socioeconomic status, and other societal
influences
which groups are more suspectible to environmental agents? correct answers poor and minority
populations, children, and the elderly
examples of indoor, non-seasonal allegerns correct answers smoke, cockroaches, dust mites,
mold, pets and pollen
what is the environmental health paradigm? correct answers pollutant source --> environmental
fate and transport --> exposure --> dose --> effect
exposure correct answers contact over time of one or more biological, chemical, or physical
agents with the skin, mouth or nose
exposure assessment correct answers identify and define exposures occurring or anticipated to
occur in the human population
in the EHP, what does the triangle depict? correct answers barrier between the inside of the body
and the outside
Confirmed Answers.
Agricola correct answers father of mineralogy, mining, and health effects, penned De Re
Metallica
Paracelsus correct answers father of toxicology, dose-response relationship
Ramazzini correct answers father of occupational medicine, penned Diseases of Workers
Percival Pott correct answers father of occupational epidemiology, connected chimney sweeps to
scrotal cancer
Rachel Carson correct answers modern-day environment movement, Silent Spring
muckrakers correct answers writers who were bringing attention to horrible working conditions
of the Industrial Revolution
what is the natural history of a public issue? correct answers identification --> politicization -->
legislation --> litigation
many environmental health problems are born out of correct answers crisis
Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire correct answers fire broke out and led to many injuries and deaths,
resulted in the State Workmens' Compensation in Wisconsin and New Jersey
Gauley Bridge Disaster correct answers workers were exposed to high levels of silica causing
health problems, broadened the Workmens' Compensation to include occupational disease and
injury
Bhopal Disaster correct answers Union Carbide plant in India leaked chemicals killing many, led
to the Community Right to Know Laws
what are the phases of occupational health and safety in the United States? correct answers
accident and safety phase
occupational disease phase
health conversation phase
OSHA/EPA phase
health promotion wellness phase
ADA phase
security phase
accident and safety phase correct answers 1890s, workers experienced disease and injuries,
workers compensation programs
, occupational disease phase correct answers 1920s, occupationally related diseases came into the
picture and was added to compensation programs
health conversation phase correct answers 1940s, medical examinations and surveillance of
injuries were done by employers to converse worker health
OSHA/EPA phase correct answers 1970s, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(Williams-Steigler Act) ensured employers were providing safe working environments for
employs, National Institute of OSH was created, also EPA.
health promotion wellness phase correct answers 1980s, smoking and drugs, workplace-based
health promotion programs
ADA phase correct answers 1990s, Americans with Disabilities act, making workplaces and
public spaces accessible for disabled persons
Security phase correct answers 2000s, safe work environment took on another meaning with the
9-11 terrorist attack, public health preparedness and response to bioterrorism
natural environment correct answers air, water, soil, chemical, biological, and social features of
our surroundings
built environment correct answers buildings, roads, transportation systems, land use, pollution,
and waste management
social environment correct answers diet, exercise, socioeconomic status, and other societal
influences
which groups are more suspectible to environmental agents? correct answers poor and minority
populations, children, and the elderly
examples of indoor, non-seasonal allegerns correct answers smoke, cockroaches, dust mites,
mold, pets and pollen
what is the environmental health paradigm? correct answers pollutant source --> environmental
fate and transport --> exposure --> dose --> effect
exposure correct answers contact over time of one or more biological, chemical, or physical
agents with the skin, mouth or nose
exposure assessment correct answers identify and define exposures occurring or anticipated to
occur in the human population
in the EHP, what does the triangle depict? correct answers barrier between the inside of the body
and the outside
