answers
Week 1: Core Functions of Public Health
3 Core Functions of Public Health Ans✓✓✓ 1. Assessment
2. Policy Development
3. Assurance
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
Examples of Global health Initiatives Ans✓✓✓ -AIDS
-TB
-immunizations
-maternal and child health
-tobacco use
-human resources
-nutrition
-health promotion
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
Health Outcomes Related to Climate Change Ans✓✓✓ -heat stress and
heat-related kidney disease
-respiratory disorders
-infectious diseases
-food insecurity
,-mental health disorders
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
High Food Security Ans✓✓✓ all household members have access at all
times to enough food for an actively healthy life
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
How Neighborhoods Impact Health Ans✓✓✓ -access to resources and
investments
-tobacco outlets, liquor stores, grocery stores -> higher BMI, obesity,
smoking
-parks and recreational areas -> physical activity levels and BMI
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
Identifying Sub-standard Housing Ans✓✓✓ Severe Housing Problems
-lack of complete kitchens, plumbing facilities
-severe overcrowding
-severe cost burden
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
IPREPARE stands for.... Ans✓✓✓ I -> investigate potential diagnosis
P -> present work exposures, use of PPE, etc
R -> residence including age, heating, recent remodeling, chemical
storage
, E -> environmental factors
P -> past work exposures
A -> activities (hobbies)
R -> referrals and resources
E -> educate patient on risk-reduction, prevention, follow-up
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
Low Food Security Ans✓✓✓ at least some household members report
reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet but not reduced food
intake
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
Marginal Food Security Ans✓✓✓ some members reported anxiety
about food sufficiency or shortage of food at home, but no indication of
changes in diet or food intake
Week 10: Living and Working Conditions and Food Availability
Types of Pollution That Impact Health Ans✓✓✓ Water Pollution
-mineral content levels, toxic chemical pollution, pathogenic
microorganisms
Air Pollution
-carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone
-decreased lung function, COPD/asthma
Radiation Pollution