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Public Health Data and Policy: The Flu of 1918 — Quiz Answers

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What is the final step in creating a public health policy proposal?

A
Explore possible solutions.
B
Conduct research.
C
Identify the problem.
D
Make a recommendation.
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What is an example of an isolation policy that governments implemented in response to the influenza pandemic of 1918?

A
requiring open windows
B
sterilizing objects
C
banning public gatherings
D
holding school outside
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One way government policies can affect public health is by monitoring

A
the size of the homes people live in.
B
the safety of the food companies sell.
C
that people practice good hygiene.
D
that people get rest when they are sick.
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A government response is needed to evaluate new medicines to make sure the medicines

A
are safe for people to use.
B
go first to people who are the most ill.
C
reach people who need them.
D
are offered at low cost to most people.
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What would have been the primary risk if governments did not develop a policy response to the influenza pandemic of 1918?

A
Fewer people might have taken the pandemic seriously.
B
More people might have avoided public spaces.
C
More people might have become sick and died.
D
Fewer people might have known how to treat the illness at home.
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In 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan, changed its municipal water supply source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The switch caused water distribution pipes to corrode and leach lead and other contaminants into municipal drinking water. Why is lead in municipal drinking water considered a public health issue?

A
because lead causes harmful health effects that are entirely preventable
B
because removing lead from water is easier and cheaper than treating the health effects of lead exposure
C
because many people cannot afford to buy bottled water
D
because municipal drinking water is provided by the government at no cost to citizens
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During the influenza pandemic of 1918, scientists, doctors, and others urged government to take action in order to

A
stop the spread of the disease.
B
alert people to effects of the disease.
C
find the source of the disease.
D
spend money to study the disease.
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Which is an example of a public health policy?

A
a fitness center offering exercise and stress management classes
B
a state program intending to ensure children get proper nutrition
C
a company providing health insurance and sick pay to its employees
D
a pharmacy selling a medicine that prevents serious illness and death
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Why did government public policy during the influenza pandemic of 1918 include the recommendation that people wear face masks?

A
People who wore coverings recovered from the flu more quickly.
B
People who had the flu could not be identified at an early stage.
C
People spread the flu through coughing and sneezing.
D
People could relieve their flu symptoms by protecting their faces.

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