Improve Global Health: Reduce Morbility

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1. According to EarthTrends, the life expectancy in 2005 in developing countries it is ___ years.
  a. 74.9
  b. 64.9
  c. 54.9
  d. 44.9
2. What cause(s) more than 4 million deaths a year?
  a. cholesterol
  b. tobacco
  c. blood pressure
  d. each one of the above three
3. Unhealthy behaviors, such as a poor diet, lack of physical activity, and tobacco use are risk factors for ___ chronic conditions and diseases.
  a. many
  b. all
  c. some
  d. no
4. ____ remains the leading cause of preventable death and has negative health impacts on people at all stages of life.
  a. wrong eating
  b. smoking
  c. lack of exercise
  d. inadequate sanitation
5. Physically inactive people are ___ times as likely to develop coronary heart disease as regularly active people
  a. 2
  b. 3
  c. 4
  d. 5
6. One of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their ____ after their hands have been contaminated with the cold virus.
  a. nose
  b. eyes
  c. face
  d. a and b
7. To make water drinkable, with an eye dropper, add ___drops of bleach per gallon of water (16 if the water is cloudy), stir and let stand.
  a. 4
  b. 6
  c. 8
  d. 10
8. If pit latrines are used, pits shall be two feet wide with a depth of at least ___ feet
  a. 2
  b. 3
  c. 4
  d. 5
9. Consider slow and steady weight loss of about ¾ to ___ pounds per week and not more than 3 pounds per week (weight loss may be faster at the start of a program)
  a. 1
  b. 1 1/2
  c. 2
  d. 2 1/2
10. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable _____ in children and raises the risk of disease and death from severe infections.
  a. blindness
  b. scurvy
  c. heart disease
  d. lung disease
11. ORT Formula per liter of water: ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda ___ teaspoons sugar
  a. 2
  b. 4
  c. 6
  d. 8
12. The report shows that a relatively ____ number of risks cause a huge number of premature deaths and account for a very large share of the global burden of disease.
  a. large
  b. small
  c. common
  d. huge