Deck 11: Environmental Health

Question 1

Which of the following is a key component of environmental justice that can assist in addressing environmental health?

A) Disease prevention and health promotion
B) Investigation of environmental hazards
C) Food and water safety in all communities
D) Fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people

Answer 1

Fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people

Question 2

Which key consideration is important for guiding a toxicology evaluation of the potential health effects of any substance?

A) Biological response to a substance
B) Exposure to large dose of a substance
C) Duration of exposure to a substance
D) Intervening factors

Answer 2

Exposure to large dose of a substance

Question 3

What key information is important for developing an environmental protection control strategy when human exposure to a toxicant is identified or likely?

A) Environmental media
B) The exposure pathway
C) The population of concern
D) Estimates of exposure

Answer 3

The exposure pathway

Question 4

Why should the health care sector actively work toward reducing the impact of the health care system on climate change?

A) It is responsible for protecting the vulnerable in society.
B) To promote cleaner energy sources.
C) To support general social responsibility.
D) It is a large consumer of natural resources and energy.

Question 5

Which source of water contamination is known to be toxic and affect both drinking water safety and recreational water safety?

A) Snowmelt runoff
B) Blue-green algae
C) Chemicals used in water parks
D) Water fluoridation

Question 6

What is the most common source of toxic chemicals that are linked to human health concerns?

A) Chemicals used in packaging
B) Air pollution
C) Food contamination
D) Drinking water additives

Question 7

Why are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) becoming an increasing global health risk?

A) Prevalence of POPs is increasing with globalization and product importing.
B) Worksite exposure to POPs in production is increasing.
C) POPs pose a risk for pandemic outbreak management.
D) POPs biomagnify and travel away from the release source.

Question 8

Why is global action on the World Health Organization's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) important for improving and maintaining environmental public health?

A) The SDGs assist in reducing the risk of global violence.
B) The SDGs meet present and future population needs.
C) The SDGs increase investment and support the economy.
D) The SDGs increase production of goods and services.

Question 9

Which of the following are key steps that need to be followed in a toxicology assessment? (Select all that apply.)

A) Exposure assessment and monitoring
B) Hazard identification
C) Dose-response assessment
D) Subjective evaluation
E) Risk characterization

Question 10

What are the key elements of a multibarrier approach to protecting and ensuring safe water? (Select all that apply.)

A) Responding to adverse water quality reports
B) Monitoring contamination
C) Ensuring a safe distribution system
D) Instituting multiagency water monitoring
E) Treating drinking water