PH 125 Midterm Clicker
Questions fully solved &
updated (graded A+)
One key ecological insight into Hippocrates' "Airs, Waters and Places" as it
relates to contemporary community health is that
a) alcohol consumption is harmful to health
b) malaria occurs more frequently near marshes
c) diseases endemic to an area can be predicted in part by its natural setting
d) no city should be built near the mountains
) planning plays less of a role in community health than does the man made
(economic) setting and individual health behaviors - answer c) diseases
endemic to an area can be predicted in part by its natural setting
Germ Paradigm no longer serves as the dominant paradigm for community
health in the U.S. because:
a. HIV is less prevalent now than in past decades
b. Recent research disproves that bacteria and viruses cause illness
c. We have effective vaccines for most illnesses that affect the poor
, d. Chronic diseases due to non-infectious hazards now rank as leading
causes of death in developed countries - answer d. Chronic diseases due to
non-infectious hazards now rank as leading causes of death in developed
countries
Why do craftsmen and artisans tend to congregate in larger towns?
a. higher wages in distant farmlands relative to work in the market center
b. In these areas, wealthy landowners prefer to spend $
c. Rents are less expensive in larger towns
d. Smaller towns support a more complex division of labor
e. The price of farm goods is lower in larger towns - answer b. In these areas,
wealthy landowners prefer to spend $
Town A's establishment of tariffs on town B's goods:
a. Encourages the highest and best use of the market
b. Tends to lower the average wage of craftsmen in town A
c. Facilitates the movement of goods across town lines
d. Lowers the cost of friction for craftsmen in town A
e. Often leads town B to enact similar tariffs on town A - answer e. Often
leads town B to enact similar tariffs on town A
Questions fully solved &
updated (graded A+)
One key ecological insight into Hippocrates' "Airs, Waters and Places" as it
relates to contemporary community health is that
a) alcohol consumption is harmful to health
b) malaria occurs more frequently near marshes
c) diseases endemic to an area can be predicted in part by its natural setting
d) no city should be built near the mountains
) planning plays less of a role in community health than does the man made
(economic) setting and individual health behaviors - answer c) diseases
endemic to an area can be predicted in part by its natural setting
Germ Paradigm no longer serves as the dominant paradigm for community
health in the U.S. because:
a. HIV is less prevalent now than in past decades
b. Recent research disproves that bacteria and viruses cause illness
c. We have effective vaccines for most illnesses that affect the poor
, d. Chronic diseases due to non-infectious hazards now rank as leading
causes of death in developed countries - answer d. Chronic diseases due to
non-infectious hazards now rank as leading causes of death in developed
countries
Why do craftsmen and artisans tend to congregate in larger towns?
a. higher wages in distant farmlands relative to work in the market center
b. In these areas, wealthy landowners prefer to spend $
c. Rents are less expensive in larger towns
d. Smaller towns support a more complex division of labor
e. The price of farm goods is lower in larger towns - answer b. In these areas,
wealthy landowners prefer to spend $
Town A's establishment of tariffs on town B's goods:
a. Encourages the highest and best use of the market
b. Tends to lower the average wage of craftsmen in town A
c. Facilitates the movement of goods across town lines
d. Lowers the cost of friction for craftsmen in town A
e. Often leads town B to enact similar tariffs on town A - answer e. Often
leads town B to enact similar tariffs on town A
