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BPH 206 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
Housing and its Relationship to infectious and chronic diseases - answer✔poor housing
conditions are associated with a wide range of health conditions such as respiratory infections,
asthma, lead poisoning, injuries, and mental health due to damp buildings, poor water supply,
crowding, etc
In what ways is housing a public health issue? - answer✔It is a social determinant of health, and
public health involvement has focused on the quality and accessibility of housing, if they are able
to eliminate the issue of poor housing they could improve a lot of infectious and chronic
diseases; strong link between spread of disease and poor housing/ crowding makes it a public
health issue
Residential Racial Segregation - answer✔the physical separation of the races by enforced
residence in certain areas, an institutional mechanism that was designed to protect whites from
social interaction with the blacks
What have been health concerns and quality of life concerns of those who live in racially
segregated, lower income neighborhoods? - answer✔-Elevated death rates for 8 of the 10 leading
causes of death
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-Neighborhood determines school, low-income neighborhoods—> not as good of schools—>
lower test scores, uneducated teachers, less likely to go onward to higher education
-Not as many job opportunities to work in a stable and high-paying low stress job
-Studies show narrowing the black-white gap in economic status has narrowed the black-white
gap in health
-Not as likely to have good health practices, going to gym, healthy food, insurance
-Less access to medial care
-More likely to be victims of crime
Environment
Healthy People 2020 goals: - answer✔1. Air quality
2.Water
3.Toxins and Waste
4. Healthy Homes/ Communities
5. Infrastructure
6. Global Environment
Air Quality - answer✔1. Reduce the number of days the AQI exceeds 100
2. Increase use of alternative modes of transportation
12/3/2024 11:27AM
BPH 206 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
Housing and its Relationship to infectious and chronic diseases - answer✔poor housing
conditions are associated with a wide range of health conditions such as respiratory infections,
asthma, lead poisoning, injuries, and mental health due to damp buildings, poor water supply,
crowding, etc
In what ways is housing a public health issue? - answer✔It is a social determinant of health, and
public health involvement has focused on the quality and accessibility of housing, if they are able
to eliminate the issue of poor housing they could improve a lot of infectious and chronic
diseases; strong link between spread of disease and poor housing/ crowding makes it a public
health issue
Residential Racial Segregation - answer✔the physical separation of the races by enforced
residence in certain areas, an institutional mechanism that was designed to protect whites from
social interaction with the blacks
What have been health concerns and quality of life concerns of those who live in racially
segregated, lower income neighborhoods? - answer✔-Elevated death rates for 8 of the 10 leading
causes of death
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12/3/2024 11:27AM
-Neighborhood determines school, low-income neighborhoods—> not as good of schools—>
lower test scores, uneducated teachers, less likely to go onward to higher education
-Not as many job opportunities to work in a stable and high-paying low stress job
-Studies show narrowing the black-white gap in economic status has narrowed the black-white
gap in health
-Not as likely to have good health practices, going to gym, healthy food, insurance
-Less access to medial care
-More likely to be victims of crime
Environment
Healthy People 2020 goals: - answer✔1. Air quality
2.Water
3.Toxins and Waste
4. Healthy Homes/ Communities
5. Infrastructure
6. Global Environment
Air Quality - answer✔1. Reduce the number of days the AQI exceeds 100
2. Increase use of alternative modes of transportation
