Environmental Health and Sanitation

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What is the primary goal of sanitation?

To purify the atmosphere

To prevent sporadic outbreaks of diseases that are dangerous to public health (correct)

To ensure proper ventilation in buildings

To eliminate all insects from the environment

What is included in the environmental factors that sanitation aims to control or eliminate?

Only water supply and disposal of human excreta

Water supply, disposal of human excreta, and insects

All of the above, plus ventilation, atmospheric pollution, and plumbing (correct)

Only atmospheric pollution and methods of purification

Who are typically responsible for executing sanitation work?

Urban planners

Engineers and Health Department officials (correct)

Government administrators

Doctors and nurses

What is another term for public health engineers?

Sanitary Engineers Signup and view all the answers

Why is sanitation important?

To prevent the spread of diseases that are dangerous to public health Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of sanitation?

To eliminate environmental factors that spread diseases Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor that sanitation aims to control or eliminate?

Natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between sanitation and public health?

Sanitation is public health work executed by officials of the health department Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an environmental factor that sanitation aims to control or eliminate?

Atmospheric pollution Signup and view all the answers

Who are typically involved in executing sanitation work?

Officials of the health department or engineers Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary goal of sanitation?

What is included in the environmental factors that sanitation aims to control or eliminate?

Who are typically responsible for executing sanitation work?

What is another term for public health engineers?

Why is sanitation important?

What is the main objective of sanitation?

Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor that sanitation aims to control or eliminate?

What is the relationship between sanitation and public health?

Which of the following is an environmental factor that sanitation aims to control or eliminate?

Who are typically involved in executing sanitation work?

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