HSCI 204 Midterm ( practice questions
before final exam) Questions and Answer
Latest 2026/2027 Update!!!
relationships between people and
Describe environmental health their environment. Example, how
environmental health impacts
quality of life.
New field that focuses on health of
civilians but also the system that
What is planetary health? civilians depend on (the planet).
Accounts for the importance of
natural systems
How are planetary health and Both look at human health but also
environmental health similar? exposures outside of the body
As population increases so does
Population growth and urbanization? urbanization(overcrowding). People
move from rural areas to urban
areas.
1
, Happens due to
economic
development in
less developed
regions.
Go from local
burdens to global
Describe environmental risk burdens as
transition development and
wealth increases.
Ex. poor sanitation
in poor countries
goes down as
wealth increases
but greenhouse
emissions increase
on a global level.
Community risks
like urban pollution
increase then
decrease.
What is the hierarchy of exposure Helps determine where to
controls? intervene- along the exposure
pathway or individual level?
Upside triangle that goes top(most
effective) to bottom (least effective)
1. Elimination: physically remove
hazard
2. Substitution: replace the hazard
3. Engineering Controls: make
modifications to control hazard
4. Administrative
Control:
change the way people work
2
, 5. PPE:
personal protective
equipment
Ex: traffic related air
pollution Looking at where
Give an example of hierarchy of to intervene
exposure controls? - Individual/Household
level:
Wearing masks, using air filters
-At the source: electric cars, driving
less
- Along the exposure pathway:
building homes and schools away
from roads
1. Sowe know how to intervene
when new threats arise from
Why do we study the past? past threats
2. Understand trends in burden
3. Learn why health inequities exist
Said we want to learn about the
Hippocrates health of a population we have to
look at the AIR people breathe, the
WATER people drink, and the
PLACES people live
"Dose makes the poison"
Paracelsus Said that all things are poison, but
it's only the dose that makes things
poison.
First environmental carcinogen? Soot
3
before final exam) Questions and Answer
Latest 2026/2027 Update!!!
relationships between people and
Describe environmental health their environment. Example, how
environmental health impacts
quality of life.
New field that focuses on health of
civilians but also the system that
What is planetary health? civilians depend on (the planet).
Accounts for the importance of
natural systems
How are planetary health and Both look at human health but also
environmental health similar? exposures outside of the body
As population increases so does
Population growth and urbanization? urbanization(overcrowding). People
move from rural areas to urban
areas.
1
, Happens due to
economic
development in
less developed
regions.
Go from local
burdens to global
Describe environmental risk burdens as
transition development and
wealth increases.
Ex. poor sanitation
in poor countries
goes down as
wealth increases
but greenhouse
emissions increase
on a global level.
Community risks
like urban pollution
increase then
decrease.
What is the hierarchy of exposure Helps determine where to
controls? intervene- along the exposure
pathway or individual level?
Upside triangle that goes top(most
effective) to bottom (least effective)
1. Elimination: physically remove
hazard
2. Substitution: replace the hazard
3. Engineering Controls: make
modifications to control hazard
4. Administrative
Control:
change the way people work
2
, 5. PPE:
personal protective
equipment
Ex: traffic related air
pollution Looking at where
Give an example of hierarchy of to intervene
exposure controls? - Individual/Household
level:
Wearing masks, using air filters
-At the source: electric cars, driving
less
- Along the exposure pathway:
building homes and schools away
from roads
1. Sowe know how to intervene
when new threats arise from
Why do we study the past? past threats
2. Understand trends in burden
3. Learn why health inequities exist
Said we want to learn about the
Hippocrates health of a population we have to
look at the AIR people breathe, the
WATER people drink, and the
PLACES people live
"Dose makes the poison"
Paracelsus Said that all things are poison, but
it's only the dose that makes things
poison.
First environmental carcinogen? Soot
3
