Test Your Health I. Q.

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The State of Preventive Care: Questions

1. How many deaths in the U.S. out of 100 are caused by poor eating habits, lack of physical exercise, and tobacco use (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)?
   1. 50
   2. 33
   3. 10
   4. 5 

2. According to the 2005 North Carolina Prevention Report Card, 66 out of every 100 state preventable deaths are related to tobacco, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity.
   1. True
   2. False

3. What kinds of things can people do related to preventive healthcare?   
1. Eat an apple a day.
2. Stop smoking.
3. Have regular checkups including pap smears and mammograms for women and prostrate checkups for men.
4. All of the above.

4. Men do more for preventive health than women (according to the BCBSNC Sate of Preventive Medicine Report).
1. True.
2. False

5. At what age does it start becoming more critical for you to work on preventive healthcare measures?
1. Above 20 years old
2. Above 40 years old
3. Above 50 years old
4. Above 65 years old

6. What is the leading cause of preventable death in North Carolina (according to the Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch at the North Carolina Division of Public Health)?
1. Car crashes
2. Heart attacks
3. Diabetes
4. Tobacco use

7. How much does North Carolina spend on healthcare related to tobacco use each year? 
1. $200,000
2. $500,000
3. $1.5 million
4. $50 million
5. $4.75

8. In a group of 100 North Carolinian adults, on the average how many smoke?
1. 10
2. 25
3. 50
4. 60

9. In a group of 100 North Carolinian teenagers, on the average how many smoke?
1. 15
2. 27
3. 34
4. 63

10. In North Carolina only a little more than half of the districts in the state have banned smoking on school grounds and in school buildings.
1. True 
2. False