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Chapter 14 • Community & Public Health and the Environment • All answers are found in the textbook, do not use any other source

Textbook Title: An Introduction to Community & Public Health, 9th Edition (2018); Author(s): J. McKenzie, R. Pinger & D. Seabert; ISBN: 978-1-284-10841-5

PLEASE ANSWER EVERY SINGLE QUESTION.

1. In those (waterborne disease) outbreaks where the etiological agent was determined, the leading cause was what kind of agent at 76%? (HINT: it’s either a virus, parasite, chemical or bacteria)

2. What is the number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer overall?

3. The safety of our food supply is insured at the national level. What two foods are inspected by the Department of Agriculture?

4. Ensuring the safety of the remainder of our foods is charged to what federal agency?

5. TRUE or FALSE – Only 0.003% of the Earth’s water is available for use by humans, and much of this is hard to reach and too costly to be of practical value.

6. (In 2010), 11% of the world’s population (783 million) had no access to what?

7. Because we spend ___ to ___% of our time indoors, we need to take measures to protect the quality of our indoor air.

8. What are the major sources of lead exposure in their homes for African-American children?

9. As of September 2015, how many states (do not include the District of Columbia) have met the American Lung Association’s “SmokefreeChallenge” to pass comprehensive legislation prohibiting smoking in all public places and workplaces?

10. What two decades with steady deterioration of air quality led to the nation’s first serious attempt to regulate air pollution?

11. In 2010, more than one third of the world’s population (2.5 billion people) live with what?

12. The major source of lead intake for adults is what?

13. ______________ of community drinking water is a major factor responsible for the decline in dental caries (tooth decay) in the U.S. since ________.

14. Common food vehicles most often implicated (for foodborne disease outbreaks in 2011-2012) were _____________ and ___________ - both at 4%.

15. To prevent foodborne illness, WRITE DOWN the missing words to the four strategies that were found in the chapter:

 CLEAN: _____________ ____________ AND ______________ _____________

 SEPARATE: ______________ ______________-______________

 COOK: ______________ ______________ ______________

 CHILL: ______________ ______________ 16. About 83% of the (waterborne disease) outbreaks resulted in what kind of illness?

Answer 1

1. The leading causative agent of waterborne disease is bacteria at 76%.

2. Exposure to radon gas is the number one cause of lung cancer in non -smokers and it is also the second leading cause of lung cancer overall.

3.The foods inspected by the department of agriculture are meat ,poultry and egg products .

4. Ensuring the Safety of the remainder of our food is charged to these federal agencies :-

- FSIS = Food safety and inspection services

- FDA = Food and drug administration

- CDC = Center's for disease control and prevention