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Test your knowledge of public health and disasters. Remember that being well informed facilitates decision making to improve health conditions among populations exposed to hazards and risks.

Select the correct answer to each of the following questions:

In disaster and emergency situations, what is the health sector’s central concern and what is its focus?

The health sector’s main concern is to reduce the health risks associated with adverse events. The sector’s focus is on the people who can be affected by disasters.
The main concern is to ensure that sufficient funding for disaster response is available from the international community. The key strategy is to launch appeals for help through international organizations.
The main concern is to rebuild damaged infrastructure after the disaster. The focus is on infrastructure construction.

From a public health standpoint, how is disaster management coordinated?

The health sector repositions its human resources and builds new health infrastructure.
The health sector focuses equally on risk reduction and disaster preparedness/response.
Preparing to face disasters is the primary focus of disaster management.

What are the health effects of hurricanes on health?

Hurricanes increase the risk of air and water pollution, which impacts the health of the affected population.
The negative effects of hurricanes on health are due the fact that winds and rain cause malnutrition in the affected population
Hurricanes increase the risk of vector-borne and water-borne diseases. The impact on health services can be extensive, depending on the intensity of the winds.

The health response to disasters includes which of the following?

Safe water
Medical care for victims and proper handling of bodies
Epidemiological disease surveillance
All of the above.

Natural disasters are random killers.

True
False

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