TMCC FINAL | 120 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

What was the "Sanitary Movement" and why was it a formative stage in public health history? - -Sanitary Movement: the rise of organized public movements to improve sanitation in urban Europe and the United States. -it recognized urban planning-infectious disease links; potable water, sewage & waste mgmt. systems Be familiar with policies that regulate land use: - -Building Codes (prescribe bulk, scale, massing, and style of structures, create sense of place) -Zoning Codes (prescribe certain locations for specific uses, regulate density, lot coverage, building setbacks; begun early 1900s to protect public health) -Subdivision regulations (govern layout, scale of entire communities) -Metropolitan planning organizations (continuous/cooperative planning requirement for U.S. cities of 50,000 or more; Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962) -Comprehensive plans (official documents adopted by local governments to guide land-use, transportation, community facilities, parks & recreation development) What portion of adults in the United States is currently overweight? - 2 in 3 Be familiar with examples of "Smart Growth Principles" that promote equitable, healthy, and sustainable communities: - 1. Mix land uses to reduce distances among destinations 2. Take advantage of compact building design 3. Create a range of housing opportunities and choices 4. Create walkable neighborhoods connected to multiple destinations 5. Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place 6. Create parks and preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas 7. Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities