PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM 3 COURSEPOINT QUESTIONS
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. When considering the risks the environment presents to the human health, when does exposure to illness
occur?
Answer:
People come into contact with the environmental contaminant
Question:
2. Which science focuses on the association between the environment & human health?
Answer:
Public health science
Question:
3. Which aspect of industrialization has had the greatest impact on the general health of mankind?
Answer:
Air & water quality
Question:
4. Upstream focus addresses the root cause of disease & manufacturers of illness by taking into account
what factors?
Answer:
Socioeconomic & environmental
Question:
5. What is a major variable in the health of populations?
Answer:
Air pollution
Question:
6. Which are examples of serious environmental hazards that affect populations & communities?
Answer:
-Deforestation, wetlands destruction, & desertification
-Ozone depletion & global warming
-Unhealthy & contaminated food
-Overpopulation
-Insect & rodent control
Question:
7. What can help address & solve environmental health problems faced by populations & communities?
, Answer:
-Take action to promote the development of policies & legislation that enhance consumer protection &
promote a healthier environment
-Apply environmentally related research findings in your practice & participate in nursing research
-Collaboration with citizens & other professionals to develop protective & preventive environmental
health strategies in the community
-Take action to correct situations in which health hazards exist
Question:
8. What populations are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards?
Answer:
-Poor or low income
-Minorities
Question:
9. How is it that the risk for lead poisoning is increased for children living in poorer communities?
Answer:
State of deteriorating housing
Question:
10. A patient requests info concerning how to isolate ourselves against the exposure to environmental
contaminates. Which statement is the basis for the nurse's response?
Answer:
It is not likely to protect themselves from contact with some form of environmental contaminate
Question:
11. Which statement regarding the cause of poor health outcomes & exposure to environmental
contaminates describes the challenge associated with minimizing the risk to an individual's health?
Answer:
It is very difficult to confirm a link between a person's illness & the environment in which he or she lives
Question:
12. True or false? The use of alcohol is categorized as a lifestyle choice
Answer:
True
Question:
13. In regards to the environmental health risks, which of these spheres affects everyone & includes
general air or water pollution, exposure to natural or man-made disasters, and/or outbreaks of disease?
Answer:
Wider environment
Question:
14. Which is an example of a biological health risk?
Answer:
Contaminated drinking water
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. When considering the risks the environment presents to the human health, when does exposure to illness
occur?
Answer:
People come into contact with the environmental contaminant
Question:
2. Which science focuses on the association between the environment & human health?
Answer:
Public health science
Question:
3. Which aspect of industrialization has had the greatest impact on the general health of mankind?
Answer:
Air & water quality
Question:
4. Upstream focus addresses the root cause of disease & manufacturers of illness by taking into account
what factors?
Answer:
Socioeconomic & environmental
Question:
5. What is a major variable in the health of populations?
Answer:
Air pollution
Question:
6. Which are examples of serious environmental hazards that affect populations & communities?
Answer:
-Deforestation, wetlands destruction, & desertification
-Ozone depletion & global warming
-Unhealthy & contaminated food
-Overpopulation
-Insect & rodent control
Question:
7. What can help address & solve environmental health problems faced by populations & communities?
, Answer:
-Take action to promote the development of policies & legislation that enhance consumer protection &
promote a healthier environment
-Apply environmentally related research findings in your practice & participate in nursing research
-Collaboration with citizens & other professionals to develop protective & preventive environmental
health strategies in the community
-Take action to correct situations in which health hazards exist
Question:
8. What populations are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards?
Answer:
-Poor or low income
-Minorities
Question:
9. How is it that the risk for lead poisoning is increased for children living in poorer communities?
Answer:
State of deteriorating housing
Question:
10. A patient requests info concerning how to isolate ourselves against the exposure to environmental
contaminates. Which statement is the basis for the nurse's response?
Answer:
It is not likely to protect themselves from contact with some form of environmental contaminate
Question:
11. Which statement regarding the cause of poor health outcomes & exposure to environmental
contaminates describes the challenge associated with minimizing the risk to an individual's health?
Answer:
It is very difficult to confirm a link between a person's illness & the environment in which he or she lives
Question:
12. True or false? The use of alcohol is categorized as a lifestyle choice
Answer:
True
Question:
13. In regards to the environmental health risks, which of these spheres affects everyone & includes
general air or water pollution, exposure to natural or man-made disasters, and/or outbreaks of disease?
Answer:
Wider environment
Question:
14. Which is an example of a biological health risk?
Answer:
Contaminated drinking water
