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Cancer is caused purely by a person's genetic factors and is not impacted by environmental exposures.

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B) False

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Which of the following is an example of an environmental justice issue in public health?

A) People who drive their own cars to work are more likely to be obese compared to people who walk or take public transportation to work.
B) People who smoke are more likely to develop lung cancer.
C) Houses in low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have lead paint on the walls and low-income children are therefore more likely to be exposed to lead than higher income children.
D) Alcohol is capable of crossing the placental barrier so children born to women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy are more likely to experience negative physical and cognitive effects.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following diseases is a vector-borne disease transmitted by mosquitoes?

The term "environment" as used in environmental public health is broadly defined and refers to personal, occupational, global and natural environments.

Pesticide exposure can occur through multiple routes, including contact dermal), ingestion, and inhalation.

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies a dose-response relationship?

Which of the following types of radiation is the more harmful, ionizing radiation, which is capable of removing electrons from atoms?

Which of the following compounds is one of the six criteria air pollutants?

Radon is a public health concern because its decay products are common in the environment and can cause lung cancer in humans.

A zoonotic disease is one that is caused by a microorganism of animal origin that is transmitted to humans.

Asthma is a concern of environmental public health professionals because attacks of the disease often are related to environmental exposures like tobacco smoke or outdoor pollution.

Which of the following describes the highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water, a measure enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency under the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations?

The concept of "one health" relates to the fact that unlike most other public health professionals, environmental health practitioners are only concerned about the health of the environment and not the health of people.

In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has authority to regulate both criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

Which of the following sets of statements is true about the risk of developing cancer after a chemical exposure?

Which of the following types of epidemiology focuses on the effect of physical, biologic, and chemical factors in the broadly defined external environment on human health?

Which of the following weight classifications is defined as a body mass index BMI) of 30.0 or higher and is associated with high medical costs in the United States?

The built environment - the man-made objects and structures that surround people - can influence the risk of developing an infectious disease, but is not related to the development of chronic diseases.

Unlike other disciplines within public health, there are no surveillance data available for environmental exposures like pesticides in the United States so all environmental public health activities are in response to disasters rather than preventive actions.

What is the term for a chemical that causes an adverse impact during development i.e., before birth) ? Examples include lead and alcohol.