PUBLIC HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
UPDATED 2026/2027
Stress is a state that occurs when people perceive that demands exceed
their ability to cope. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Alcohol is a teratogen and fetal alcohol syndrome is a risk for children
of mothers who are problem drinkers. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Smoking increases the risk of premature birth and certain birth defects,
such as cleft lip and cleft palate. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Cancer accounts for more than 20 percent of infant deaths and are
preventable in many cases. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
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,The Constitution, in the Preamble includes among the fundamental
purposes of government, "to support the national economic welfare." -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
Congress removed the financial penalty for lack of motorcycle helmet
laws in 1976. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
As recently as the late 19th century, milk was commonly watered down,
then doctored with chalk to make it look normal. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Which of the following is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters
of public health? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>SURGEON GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES
The first published report that heralded the onset of the AIDS epidemic
appeared in what
publication on June 4, 1981? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
WEEKLY REPORT
What agency has often been attacked by Congress and often had its
policies watered down by the
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, George W. Bush administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
Individual states have total flexibility in how to administer the Medicaid
program. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>FALSE
Regulation of the food and drug industries has been difficult and
controversial since
Massachusetts passed the first American pure-food law in 1784. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Despite the lack of explicit constitutional authority, the federal
government has established a significant presence in public health. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Since only the most serious cases of food borne diseases are reported,
the extent of the problem is unclear. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
For the period 2002 to 2011, fruits and vegetables cause more cases of
illness than beef, poultry, and seafood combined. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>TRUE
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
UPDATED 2026/2027
Stress is a state that occurs when people perceive that demands exceed
their ability to cope. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Alcohol is a teratogen and fetal alcohol syndrome is a risk for children
of mothers who are problem drinkers. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Smoking increases the risk of premature birth and certain birth defects,
such as cleft lip and cleft palate. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Cancer accounts for more than 20 percent of infant deaths and are
preventable in many cases. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
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,The Constitution, in the Preamble includes among the fundamental
purposes of government, "to support the national economic welfare." -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
Congress removed the financial penalty for lack of motorcycle helmet
laws in 1976. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
As recently as the late 19th century, milk was commonly watered down,
then doctored with chalk to make it look normal. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Which of the following is the nation's leading spokesperson on matters
of public health? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>SURGEON GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES
The first published report that heralded the onset of the AIDS epidemic
appeared in what
publication on June 4, 1981? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
WEEKLY REPORT
What agency has often been attacked by Congress and often had its
policies watered down by the
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, George W. Bush administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
Individual states have total flexibility in how to administer the Medicaid
program. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>FALSE
Regulation of the food and drug industries has been difficult and
controversial since
Massachusetts passed the first American pure-food law in 1784. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Despite the lack of explicit constitutional authority, the federal
government has established a significant presence in public health. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Since only the most serious cases of food borne diseases are reported,
the extent of the problem is unclear. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
For the period 2002 to 2011, fruits and vegetables cause more cases of
illness than beef, poultry, and seafood combined. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>TRUE
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