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How much do you know about planetary health?
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Instructions:
This quiz consists of 10 multiple choice questions and will take approximately 3-4 minutes to complete.
The results are anonymous
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The science of Planetary Health and climate change
How much has Earth’s average temperature increased from pre-industrial levels?
About 0.5 degrees Celsius
About 1.1 degrees Celsius
About 2.1 degrees Celsius
What term is widely used to define the current geological epoch that has resulted from human-driven changes to the planet?
Pleistocene
Anthropocene
Holocene
Which of these weather events are more common and more severe because of climate change?
Floods
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
What does the term Net Zero mean?
When emissions from the different types of energy sources are equal
When carbon dioxide emissions are balanced by carbon dioxide removal over a specified period.
When fossil fuel production for an organisation or region ceases
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Mitigation of the adverse impacts of healthcare on the environment
According to the United Nations, what is the best definition of the term sustainability?
Decreased use of materials that are made from resources that cannot be replenished.
Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Reducing the environmental footprint of an organisation
In Australia, what percentage of carbon emissions are produced by healthcare organisations?
17%
7%
27%
Which of these is a mitigation strategy?
Providing education on how to prepare for climate driven disasters
Disposal of unused antibiotics down the drain
Reducing healthcare waste
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Adaptation to the actual and expected impacts of climate change on healthcare and health outcomes
Which of these are possible indications of heat stroke?
Cool, flushed and dry skin
Vomiting and diarrhoea
Altered mental status and headaches
Why have vector born diseases increased because of climate change?
Warmer temperatures and increased rainfall have increased the geographic spread of where mosquitoes and ticks breed.
Variable temperatures and changing rainfall patterns have increased the geographic spread of where mosquitoes and ticks breed.
Variable temperatures and changing rainfall patterns have decreased the geographic spread of where mosquitoes and ticks breed.
What group of medications puts people at particular risk during extreme heat events?
Analgesics
Antibiotics
Antihypertensives
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