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Psychosomatic Diseases and Stress-Related Physical Ailments Answers

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The public health agency that specializes in the tracking, study, and prevention of disease in the United States is called:

A
the World Health Organization.
B
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C
the North American Cancer Registry.
D
the National Health Promotion Agency.
7

Which combination of information is most useful to public-health officials?

A
incidence and surveillance
B
prevalence and surveillance
C
prevalence and incidence
D
bias and prevalence
8

Which group is most likely to receive the first signs that flu cases are on the rise?

A
local health departments
B
local police departments
C
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D
the World Health Organization
9

What can be learned from disease monitoring?

A
the amount of money one hospital has spent on treating a certain disease
B
the number of people who have a certain disease
C
the number of people who took part in a fund-raising walk to raise money for a certain disease
D
whether a certain person will die from a specific disease
10

What types of information are included in a cancer registry? Select all that apply.

A
three generations’ worth of heart-disease information
B
how certain cancers were treated
C
cancer patients’ names
D
types of cancer
E
why people in an area have the same rare cancer
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A
Disease tracking
B
Health promotion
C
Disease prevention
D
Incidence
13

The agency that communicates with health organizations around the world is called:

A
the Global Wellness Coalition.
B
the World Health Promotion Agency.
C
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
D
the World Health Organization.
14

Disease surveillance means:

A
doing phone surveys of the public.
B
watching for disease patterns.
C
surveying land to find mosquitoes.
D
writing unbiased research studies.
15

What is a step that health officials may decide to take if they learn that flu cases are on the rise in their area?

A
Prevent people with the flu from entering hospitals.
B
Call the World Health Organization for backup.
C
Stop offering flu shots.
D
Remind people to wash their hands often and to stay home if they become sick.
16

How can education efforts to promote healthy foods and exercise improve the quality of life of people who are obese?

A
It can help reduce their chances of developing other diseases.
B
Stores can sell the people more fruits and vegetables.
C
It can help people reduce the number of stairs they have to climb each day.
D
People can enroll in randomized research studies to study obesity.
17

Which findings could have been made from analyzing data in the cancer registry?

A
Breast cancer is the most frightening disease in the US.
B
Too much money is spent on researching cancer.
C
Obesity and lack of exercise can increase a person’s chance of developing cancer.
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A
Disease tracking
B
Health promotion
C
Disease prevention
D
Incidence
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A
Disease tracking
B
Health promotion
C
Disease prevention
D
Incidence

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